YouTube

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{{Infobox dot-com company
|name = YouTube, LLC
|image = YouTube.svg
|company_type = Subsidiary
|foundation = {{Start date|2005|2|14}}
|founder = {{Unbulleted list|[[Sachin Tendulkar]]|[[Kapil Dev]]|[[Virat Kohli]]}}
|location_city = [[BKC, Mumbai]]
|location_country = India
|coordinates={{coord|37.628101|-122.426424|display=inline,title}}
|area_served = [[Worldwide]]
|parent = Indipendent (2005–2006)<br />[[Facebook]] (2006–present)
|key_people = [[Kunal Saha]] (CEO)<br />[[T.K. Mehta]] ([[Advisor]])
|num_employees = {{increase}} 12000+ (2019)
|industry = Internet<br />[[Video hosting service]]
|advertising = Ads & Subscription
|launch_date = {{Start date and age|2005|2|14}}
|screenshot =
|caption = Screenshot of YouTube's homepage
| content_license = Uploader holds copyright (standard license); [[Creative Commons]] can be selected.
| type = [[Video hosting service]]
| registration = Required
| current_status = Active
}}

'''YouTube''' is a free [[video sharing]] website on the [[internet]]. The website lets people upload, view, and share videos. YouTube started on February 14, 2005 by three former workers of [[PayPal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Whois Record for YouTube.com|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/youtube.com|work=whois.domaintools.com|accessdate=March 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4798133.stm|title=YouTube aims to show music videos|date=August 16, 2006|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Now, [[Google]] (a search engine company) owns and operates YouTube. YouTube now carries paid [[advertisements]] on all pages.

Videos can be rated with likes or dislikes, and viewers can subscribe to channels they like. Videos can be commented on if viewers log into their own accounts. The number of times a video has been watched (known as "views") is shown.

Many different types of videos can be put onto the website, such as educational content, animations, and events.

==History==
On February 14, 2005, three former workers of [[PayPal]] founded the site. In November 2006, Google bought YouTube. In 2012, an [[iOS]] app was created for YouTube. They changed their logo in 2017.

== Features ==

=== Videos ===
YouTube<ref name=":0" /> needed the Adobe Flash Player plug-in to play videos in the past.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8287239.stm|title=Flash moves on to smart phones|first=Jonathan|last=Fildes|date=October 5, 2009|website=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=November 30, 2009}}</ref> However, in January 2010, YouTube tried using the built-in features of web browser (HTML5) so people would not need to use Adobe Flash player to watch videos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/html5|title=YouTube HTML5 Video Player|website=Youtube|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=April 12, 2011}}</ref>

All YouTube<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kamerton.by/en/articles/google-launches-youtube-chile/|title=Google launches YouTube Chile}}</ref> users can upload 15-minute long videos. Users who have used the site for enough time and follow the rules can upload videos that are 12 hours long. A user needs to verify the account to do this, however.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/71673|title=Upload videos longer than 15 minutes|website=Youtube|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=July 15, 2017}}</ref> Everyone could upload long videos when YouTube started, but in March 2006 a ten-minute video limit was put in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2006/03/6481-2/|title=YouTube caps video lengths to reduce infringement|last=Fisher|first=Ken|date=March 29, 2006|website=Ars Technica|publisher=Condé|accessdate=March 25, 2017}}</ref> The limit was changed to 15 minutes in July 2010. Most video formats can be uploaded to YouTube, and videos can also be uploaded from mobile phones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?visit_id=1-636371330768523638-2496411257&rd=1|title=Supported YouTube file formats|website=Youtube|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=December 4, 2008}}</ref>

== Banning ==
YouTube is blocked in many schools because it allows children to search for videos that might distract them from their lessons. Some other social networking sites and game sites are blocked for the same reason. But at a higher level than schools (and in workplaces), some governments have blocked YouTube access to their country's public. Their reasons vary.

=== Iran ===
On December 3, 2006, the [[Islamic Republic of Iran|government of Iran]] blocked YouTube and several other sites to stop films and music from other countries from being seen.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=November 4, 2006|title=Censorship fears rise as Iran blocks access to top websites|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1963166,00.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=December 17, 2006|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

=== Turkey ===
Turkey blocked YouTube on March 6, 2007 for letting videos that were mean or discriminating to Turks and [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Atatürk]], the founder of modern Turkey, to be shown. Because of a "virtual war" between Greeks, Armenians, Kurds and Turks on YouTube, people from each side posted videos to hurt the other.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=March 7, 2007|title=Turkey pulls plug on YouTube over Atatürk 'insults'|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,,2028543,00.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=March 7, 2007|website=The Guardian}}</ref> The video that caused the banning said that [[Turkey|Turks]] and Atatürk were gay. The video was first mentioned on [[CNN Türk|Turkish CNN]] and the [[Istanbul]] public prosecutor sued YouTube for being mean to Turkishness.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=March 8, 2007|title=Turkey bans YouTube|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960760.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312230855/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960760.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1|archive-date=March 12, 2007|accessdate=March 10, 2007|website=|dead-url=}}</ref> The court suspended access to YouTube while waiting for the removal of the video. The ban was criticized a lot. YouTube lawyers sent proof of removal to court and users could access the website again on March 9, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=March 9, 2007|title=Turkey revokes YouTube ban|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Turkey-revokes-YouTube-ban/2007/03/10/1173167025391.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=March 9, 2007|website=The Age}}</ref>

=== Thailand ===
During the week of March 8, YouTube was blocked in Thailand.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=March 10, 2007|title=YouTube seems blocked in Thailand 2bangkok.com|url=http://www.2bangkok.com/blockedyoutube.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312130806/http://www.2bangkok.com/blockedyoutube.shtml|archive-date=March 12, 2007|accessdate=March 10, 2007|website=|dead-url=}}</ref> Many bloggers (people who have a "diary" online) believed the reason YouTube was blocked was because of a video of the former Prime Minister [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]'s speech on [[CNN]]. However, the government did not confirm or give reasons for the ban. YouTube was unblocked on March 10.

On the night of April 3, YouTube was again blocked in Thailand.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=April 4, 2007|title=YouTube Blocked Again|url=http://facthai.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/youtube-blocked-again/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=April 4, 2007|website=|language=Thai}}</ref> The government said it was because of a video on the site that it said was "insulting" to King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=April 4, 2007|title=For some users, YouTube disappears|url=http://www.bangkokpost.co.th/topstories/topstories.php?id=117871|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927063847/http://www.bangkokpost.co.th/topstories/topstories.php?id=117871|archive-date=September 27, 2007|accessdate=April 4, 2007|website=|dead-url=}}</ref> The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology claimed that it would unblock YouTube in a few days, after websites with references to this video are blocked instead of the entire website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangkokpost.com/News/07Apr2007_news03.php|title=YouTube to help block web access to pages insulting King|date=April 2007}}</ref> Communications Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said, "When they decide to withdraw the clip, we will withdraw the ban."<ref>{{cite news | title=Whose Tube? | date=April 14, 2004 | url =http://economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_JDTPVRG | work =[[The Economist]] | pages =71 | accessdate = April 16, 2007 }}</ref> Soon after this incident the internet technology blog Mashable was banned from Thailand over the reporting of the YouTube clips in question.<ref>
{{cite news
| first = Pete
| last = Cashmore
| title = Mashable.com Banned in Thailand
| url = http://mashable.com/2007/04/18/mashablecom-banned-in-thailand/
| work = Mashable
| date = April 18, 2004
}}</ref>

=== Brazilian model lawsuit and banning that came after ===
YouTube is being sued by [[Brazil]]ian model and MTV VJ Daniela Cicarelli (better known as [[Ronaldo]]'s ex-fiancée) because she says that the site is making available a video footage made by a paparazzi (or celebrity photographer) in which she and her boyfriend are having sex on a Spanish beach. The lawsuit says that YouTube has to be blocked in Brazil until all copies of the video are removed. On Saturday, January 6, 2007, a legal injunction (command) ordered that filters be put in place to prevent users in Brazil from going to the website.<ref>http://www.totalsecurity.com.br/article.php?sid=2768&order=0</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070210102300/http://www.radiofandango.com.br/archive/valor.php?noticia=3720 http://www.radiofandango.com.br/archive/valor.php?noticia=3720]</ref>

The effectiveness of the measure has been questioned, since the video is not available only on YouTube, but rather has become an [[Internet phenomenon]]. On Tuesday, January 9, 2007, the same court overturned their earlier decision, ordering the filters to be taken down, even though the footage was still forbidden, but without technical support for its blockage.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Justiça determina liberação do YouTube|url=http://tecnologia.terra.com.br/noticias/0,,OI1337815-EI12884,00-Justica+determina+liberacao+do+YouTube.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220154213/http://tecnologia.terra.com.br/noticias/0,,OI1337815-EI12884,00-Justica+determina+liberacao+do+YouTube.html|archive-date=February 20, 2012|access-date=|website=Terra|language=Portuguese}}</ref>

=== Morocco ===
On May 25, 2007 the state-owned company Maroc Telecom blocked all access to YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/26/morocco-blocks-access-to-youtube/ |title=''Morocco blocks access to YouTube'' |accessdate=May 27, 2007 |work=globalvoicesonline.org }}</ref> There were no reasons given why YouTube was blocked. But the guesses are that it might have something to do with some pro-separatist group Polisario clips (Polisario is the Western Sahara independence movement) or because of some videos that criticized King Mohammed VI. This block did not concern the other two private internet-providers, Wana and Meditel. YouTube became accessible again on May 30, 2007 after ''Maroc Telecom'' unofficially announced that the denied access to the website was only a "technical glitch".<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=''YouTube again accessible via Maroc Telecom''|url=http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=22322|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601160245/http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=22322|archive-date=June 1, 2007|accessdate=May 30, 2007|work=rsf.org|dead-url=}}</ref>

=== Australia ===
In Australia, some schools, including all secondary schools in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], have YouTube blocked from student access, after fights have been posted on YouTube.

=== China ===
Currently in [[China]], the government has blocked YouTube. For several years, it has been unblocked but since the past five years it has been blocked.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Youku Transcends YouTube as China Becomes Center of Internet|url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-10-17/youku-transcends-youtube-as-internet-s-center-of-gravity-shifts-to-china|website = Bloomberg.com|accessdate = September 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=China 'blocks YouTube video site'|author=Sommerville, Quentin|publisher=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7961069.stm|accessdate=March 24, 2009 | date=March 24, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=October 19, 2007|title=YouTube遭中國封鎖？|url=http://www.nownews.com/2007/10/19/11444-2174423.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006201322/http://www.nownews.com/2007/10/19/11444-2174423.htm|archive-date=October 6, 2013|accessdate=April 8, 2013|website=|publisher=Now News|language=Chinese|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title =China Blocks YouTube | publisher=PC World | date =October 18, 2007 | url =http://www.pcworld.com/article/138599/article.html | accessdate = April 8, 2013}}</ref>

== Terms of service ==
According the site's terms of service,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/t/terms YouTube Terms of Use], accessed May 5, 2007</ref> users may upload videos only if they have the permission of the copyright holder and of the people in the video. Pornography, [[defamation]], [[harass]]ment, [[Advertising|commercials]] and videos that encourage criminal conduct may not be uploaded. The uploader gives YouTube permission to give out and change the uploaded video for any purpose, and they do not have permission anymore when the uploader deletes the video from the site. Users may view videos on the site but are not allowed to save them on their computers.

===Localization===
On June 19, 2007, Google CEO [[Eric Schmidt]] was in Paris to launch the new [[Internationalization and localization|localization]] system.<ref name="local"/> The interface of the website is available with localized versions in 90 countries, and a worldwide version.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com|title=YouTube homepage (See the localisation section below)|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2007|June|19|format=mdy}}<ref name="local" />
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| {{dts|2007|June|19|format=mdy}}<ref name="local">{{Cite news|first=Peter|last=Sayer|url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9772|title=Google launches YouTube France News|publisher=PC Advisor|date=June 19, 2007|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2007|June|19|format=mdy}}<ref name="local" />
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| {{dts|2007|June|19|format=mdy}}<ref name="local" />
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| {{dts|2007|June|19|format=mdy}}<ref name="local" />
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| {{dts|2007|October|11|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenextrex.com/creating-account-google-cloud-platform/ |title=google account recovery form|publisher=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|date=October 11, 2007|accessdate=September 9, 2010|language=Spanish|trans-title=YouTube México launched today}}{{|date=February 2014}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2007|October|17|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stanley5.blogspot.com/2007/10/youtube.html|title=中文上線 – YouTube 香港中文版登場！|publisher=Stanley5|date=October 17, 2007|accessdate=January 2, 2012}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2007|October|18|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://youdownloader.net|title=youtube downloader|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|date=October 18, 2007|accessdate=January 2, 2012}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2007|October|22|format=mdy}}<ref name="AUS-NZ">{{Cite news|first=Kristen|last=Nicole|url=http://mashable.com/2007/10/22/youtube-australia-new-zealand/|title=YouTube Launches in Australia & New Zealand|publisher=[[Mashable]]|date=October 22, 2007|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[English language|English]], and [[French language|French]]
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| {{dts|2007|November|6|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|first=Kristen|last=Nicole|url=http://mashable.com/2007/11/06/youtube-canada/|title=YouTube Canada Now Live|date=November 6, 2007|publisher=[[Mashable]]|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Germany}}
| [[German language|German]]
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| {{dts|2007|November|8|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|first=Adam|last=Ostrow|url=http://mashable.com/2007/11/08/youtube-germany/|title=YouTube Germany Launches|publisher=[[Mashable]]|date=November 8, 2007|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2007|November|13|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/824940/|title=YouTube перевелся на русский|language=ru|publisher=Kommersant Moscow|date=November 14, 2007|accessdate=March 22, 2012}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2008|January|23|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|first=Martyn|last=Williams|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/141684/youtube_launches_korean_site.html|publisher=[[PC World]]|date=January 23, 2008|accessdate=March 22, 2012|title=YouTube Launches Korean Site}}</ref>
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| [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], and [[English language|English]]
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| {{dts|2008|September|16|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=he&gl=IL Google launches YouTube ישראל] September 16, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
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| {{dts|2008|October|9|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|first=Petr|last=Bokuvka|url=http://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/czech-version-of-youtube-launched-and-its-crap-it-sucks/|title=Czech version of YouTube launched. And it's crap. It sucks|work=The Czech Daily Word|publisher=Wordpress.com|date=October 12, 2008|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Swedish language|Swedish]]
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| {{dts|2008|October|22|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://www.kullin.net/2008/10/launch-video-unavailable-when-youtube-opens-up-in-sweden/ Launch video unavailable when YouTube opens up in Sweden] October 23, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2012.</ref>
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| {{dts|2010|May|17|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=af&gl=ZA Google launches YouTube Suid-Afrika] May 17, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
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| {{dts|2010|September|8|format=mdy}}<ref name="countries">{{cite web|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5sbofbU9A|title=YouTube launches in Argentina|date=September 9, 2010|accessdate=September 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2011|March|9|format=mdy}}<ref name="arabcrunch1"/>
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| {{dts|2011|March|9|format=mdy}}<ref name="arabcrunch1"/>
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| [[Swahili language|Swahili]], and [[English language|English]]
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| {{dts|2011|September|1|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|first=Nmachi|last=Jidenma|url=https://thenextweb.com/africa/2011/10/05/google-launches-youtube-in-kenya/|title=Google launches YouTube in Kenya|publisher=[[The Next Web]]|date=September 1, 2011|accessdate=March 22, 2012}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Philippines}}
| [[Filipino language|Filipino]], and [[English language|English]]
| [[Quezon City]]
| {{dts|2011|October|13|format=mdy}}<ref name="philippines">{{Cite news|first=Tam|last=Nod|url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=737018&publicationSubCategoryId=200|title=YouTube launches 'The Philippines'|work=The Philippine Star|date=October 13, 2011|accessdate=October 13, 2011}}</ref>
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| [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[English language|English]], [[Malay language|Malay]], and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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| {{dts|2011|October|20|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite news|title=YouTube Officially Launches in Singapore|url=https://www.techinasia.com/youtube-singapore-launch |accessdate=July 9, 2017|publisher = Tech in Asia|date=October 19, 2011}}
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| [[French language|French]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], and [[German language|German]]
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| {{dts|2011|December|2|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://pctechmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1069:google-launches-youtube-uganda&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=162 Google Launches YouTube Uganda] December 2, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.</ref>
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| [[English language|English]]
| [[Lagos]]
| {{dts|2011|December|7|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.kahawatungu.com/2011/12/07/google-to-launch-youtube-nigeria-today/ Google to Launch YouTube Nigeria Today] December 7, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Chile}}
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]
| {{dts|2012|January|10|format=mdy}}<ref name=":0">[http://kamerton.by/en/articles/google-launches-youtube-chile/ Google launches YouTube Chile] March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Hungary}}
| [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
| [[Budapest]]
| {{dts|2012|March|12|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://www.via0.com/2012/03/google-launches-hungarian-youtube.html Google Launches Hungarian YouTube] March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Malaysia}}
| [[Malay language|Malay]], and [[English language|English]]
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| {{dts|2012|March|22|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/youtube-launches-local-domain-for-malaysia-2012-03 YouTube Launches Local Domain For Malaysia] March 22, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Peru}}
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| [[Lima]]
| {{dts|2012|March|25|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/youtube-peru-launched-expansion-continues-2012-03 YouTube Peru Launched, Expansion continues] March 27, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]], and [[English language|English]]
| [[Dubai]]
| {{dts|2012|March|29|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/business/technology/uae-version-of-youtube-launched-2012-04-02-1.451741|title=UAE version of YouTube launched|publisher=Emirates 247|date=April 2, 2012|accessdate=February 14, 2014|author=Bindu Suresh Rai}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Greece}}
| [[Greek language|Greek]]
| [[Athens]]
| {{dts|2012|May|1|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=el&gl=GR Google launches YouTube Ελλάδα] May 1, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}
| [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], and [[English language|English]]
| [[Jakarta]]
| {{dts|2012|May|17|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/youtube-launches-indonesian-version/524443 "YouTube Launches Indonesian Version"], June 15, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Ghana}}
| [[English language|English]]
| [[Accra]]
| {{dts|2012|June|5|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://www.humanipo.com/blog/713/Google-launches-YouTube-in-Ghana "Google launches YouTube in Ghana"], June 22, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Senegal}}
| [[French language|French]], and [[English language|English]]
| [[Dakar]]
| {{dts|2012|July|4|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://www.telecompaper.com/news/youtube-launches-local-portal-in-senegal "YouTube launches local portal in Senegal"], Jubr>
{{note|media_type_table_note_3}}[3] itag 120 is for live streaming and has metadata referring to "Elemental Technologies Live".July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Turkey}}
| [[Turkish language|Turkish]]
| [[Istanbul]]
| {{dts|2012|October|1|format=mdy}}<ref>[http://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/86446--g "YouTube's Turkish version goes into service"], October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Ukraine}}
| [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], and [[Russian language|Russian]]
| [[Kiev]]
| {{dts|2012|December|1|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|first=Maryna|last=Tarasova|url=http://google-ukraine-blog.blogspot.com/2012/12/youtube.html|publisher=Google Ukraine Blog|title=YouTube приходить в Україну! (YouTube comes in Ukraine!)|date=December 13, 2012|location=Ukraine}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Denmark}}
| [[Danish language|Danish]]
| [[Copenhagen]]
| {{dts|2013|February|1|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.iprospect.dk/youtube-lanceres-i-danmark|publisher=iProspect|title=YouTube lanceres i Danmark|accessdate=April 17, 2013|location=Denmark|archive-date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507094859/http://www.iprospect.dk/youtube-lanceres-i-danmark|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Finland}}
| [[Finnish language|Finnish]]
| [[Helsinki]]
| {{dts|2013|February|1|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|first=Vilja|last=Sormunen|url=http://www.klok.fi/blog/youtube-launches-in-the-nordics/|publisher=KLOK|title=YouTube Launches in the Nordics|date=February 6, 2013|accessdate=February 11, 2013|location=Nordic}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Norway}}
| [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
| [[Oslo]]
| {{dts|2013|February|1|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tono.no/youtube-lansert-i-norge/|publisher=[[TONO]]|title=YOUTUBE LAUNCHED IN NORWAY|accessdate=April 17, 2013|location=Norway}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Switzerland}}
| [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], and [[Italian language|Italian]]
| [[Zurich]]
| {{dts|2013|March|29|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/YouTube_goes_Swiss.html?cid=35450210|publisher=[[swissinfo]]|title=YouTube goes Swiss|accessdate=April 17, 2013|location=Swiss}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Austria}}
| [[German language|German]]
| [[Vienna]]
| {{dts|2013|March|29|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_digital/digital_news/538498_YouTube.at-seit-Donnerstag-online.html|publisher=[[Wiener Zeitung]]|title=YouTube.at since Thursday online|accessdate=April 17, 2013|location=Austria}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Romania}}
| [[Romanian language|Romanian]]
| [[Bucharest]]
| {{dts|2013|April|18|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zf.ro/zf-24/youtube-romania-se-lanseaza-intr-o-saptamana-10764820|publisher=ZF.ro|title=Youtube România se lansează într-o săptămână|accessdate=May 14, 2013|location=Romania}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Slovakia}}
| [[Slovak language|Slovak]]
| [[Bratislava]]
| {{dts|2013|April|25|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vat.pravda.sk/obraz-a-zvuk/clanok/281254-slovaci-uz-mozu-oficialne-zarabat-na-tvorbe-videi-pre-youtube/|title=Slováci už môžu oficiálne zarábať na tvorbe videí pre YouTube|publisher=Vat Pravda|date=May 21, 2013|accessdate=February 14, 2014|author=[http://vat.pravda.sk/autor/64-svec-tomas/ tš]|language=[[Slovak language|Slovak]]}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Portugal}}
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| [[Lisbon]]
| {{dts|2013|April|25|format=mdy}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lusonoticias.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27764:google-lanca-versao-lusa-do-youtube&catid=343&Itemid=159|publisher=Luso Noticias|title=Google lança versão lusa do YouTube|accessdate=May 14, 2013|location=Portugal}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Bahrain}}
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| [[Manama]]
| {{dts|2013|August|16|format=mdy}}<ref name="gcc">{{cite web|url=http://www.tbreak.ae/news/youtube-expands-monetization-partnership-gcc|title=YouTube expands monetization and partnership in GCC|publisher=tbreak Media|date=September 16, 2013|accessdate=February 14, 2014|author=[http://www.tbreak.ae/author/theregos Nick Rego]}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Kuwait}}
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| [[Kuwait City]]
| {{dts|2013|August|16|format=mdy}}<ref name="gcc"/>
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| {{Flag|Oman}}
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| [[Muscat]]
| {{dts|2013|August|16|format=mdy}}<ref name="gcc"/>
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| {{Flag|Qatar}}
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| [[Doha]]
| {{dts|2013|August|16|format=mdy}}<ref name="gcc"/>
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| {{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]], and [[Serbian language|Serbian]]
| [[Sarajevo]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=hr&gl=BA Google launches YouTube Bosna i Hercegovina] March 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
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| {{Flag|Bulgaria}}
| [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
| [[Sofia]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newtrend.bg/digital-company/youtube/youtube-reklama-bulgaria|title=YouTube рекламата става достъпна и за България|publisher=New Trend|date=March 18, 2014|accessdate=April 5, 2014|author=[http://newtrend.bg/author/ivelina Ивелина Атанасова]|language=[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Croatia}}
| [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| [[Zagreb]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liderpress.hr/poslovna-znanja/oglasavanje-na-video-platformi-youtube-od-sad-dostupno-i-u-hrvatskoj/|title=Oglašavanje na video platformi YouTube od sad dostupno i u Hrvatskoj|publisher=Lider|date=March 19, 2014|accessdate=April 5, 2014|language=[[Croatian language|Croatian]]}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Estonia}}
| [[Estonian language|Estonian]]
| [[Tallinn]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meedium.ee/blog/youtube-reklaamid-eestis|title=Youtube reklaamid - uued võimalused nüüd ka Eestis!|publisher=Meedium|date=March 19, 2014|accessdate=April 5, 2014|author=Siiri Oden|language=[[Estonian language|Estonian]]}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Latvia}}
| [[Latvian language|Latvian]]
| [[Riga]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketing.lv/tagad-reklamas-iespejas-youtube-kanala-iespejams-izmantot-ari-latvija/|title=Tagad reklāmas iespējas Youtube kanālā iespējams izmantot arī Latvijā|publisher=Marketing|date=March 18, 2014|accessdate=April 5, 2014|author=[http://marketing.lv/author/marta/ Marta]|language=[[Latvian language|Latvian]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Lithuania}}
| [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]
| [[Vilnius]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=lt&gl=LT Google launches YouTube Lietuva] March 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Macedonia}}
| [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Serbian language|Serbian]], and [[Turkish language|Turkish]]
| [[Skopje]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=sr&gl=MK Google launches YouTube Македонија] March 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Montenegro}}
| [[Serbian language|Serbian]], and [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| [[Podgorica]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=sr&gl=ME Google launches YouTube Црна Гора] March 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Serbia}}
| [[Serbian language|Serbian]]
| [[Belgrade]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=sr&gl=RS Google launches YouTube Србија] March 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Slovenia}}
| [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]
| [[Ljubljana]]
| {{dts|2014|March|17|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnevnik.si/magazin/znanost-in-tehnologija/na-youtube-prihajajo-tudi-slovenski-video-oglasi|title=Na Youtube prihajajo tudi slovenski video oglasi|publisher=[[Dnevnik (Slovenia)|Dnevnik]]|date=March 18, 2014|accessdate=April 5, 2014|author=STA|language=[[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Thailand}}
| [[Thai language|Thai]]
| [[Bangkok]]
| {{dts|2014|April|1|format=mdy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/YouTube-introduces-homepage-especially-30230795.html|title=YouTube introduces homepage especially|publisher=[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]]|date=April 3, 2014|accessdate=April 4, 2014|author=Asina Pornwasin}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Lebanon}}
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]], and [[French language|French]]
| [[Beirut]]
| {{dts|2014|May|1|format=mdy}}<ref name="gcc"/>
|-
| {{Flag|Puerto Rico}}
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and [[English language|English]]
| [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]
| {{dts|2014|August|23|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=es&gl=PR Google launches YouTube Puerto Rico] August 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Vietnam}}
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
| [[Hanoi]]
| {{dts|2014|October|1|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=vi&gl=VN Google launches YouTube Việt Nam] October 1, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Libya}}
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| [[Tripoli]]
| {{dts|2015|February|1|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=ar&gl=LY Google launches YouTube ليبيا] February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Iceland}}
| [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]
| [[Reykjavik]]
| {{dts|2015|June|2|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=is&gl=IS Google launches YouTube Ísland] June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Luxembourg}}
| [[French language|French]], and [[German language|German]]
| [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg]]
| {{dts|2015|June|2|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=fr&gl=LU Google launches YouTube Luxembourg] June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Tanzania}}
| [[Swahili language|Swahili]], and [[English language|English]]
| [[Dodoma]]
| {{dts|2015|June|2|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=sw&gl=TZ Google launches YouTube Tanzania] June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
| [[English language|English]]
| [[Harare]]
| {{dts|2015|June|2|format=mdy}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/?hl=en&gl=ZW Google launches YouTube Zimbabwe] June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
| [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]
| [[Baku]]
| {{dts|2015|October|12|format=mdy}}
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| {{Flag|Belarus}}
| [[Russian language|Russian]]
| [[Minsk]]
| {{dts|2015|October|12|format=mdy}}
|-
| {{Flag|Georgia}}
| [[Georgian language|Georgian]]
| [[Tbilisi]]
| {{dts|2015|October|12|format=mdy}}
|-
| {{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
| [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
| [[Astana]]
| {{dts|2015|October|12|format=mdy}}
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| {{Flag|Nepal}}
| [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| [[Kathmandu]]
| {{dts|2016|January|12|format=mdy}}
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| {{Flag|Pakistan}}
| [[Urdu language|Urdu]], and [[Pakistani English|English]]
| [[Karachi]]
| {{dts|2016|January|12|format=mdy}}
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| {{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
| [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]], and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| [[Colombo]]
| {{dts|2016|January|12|format=mdy}}
|-
| {{Flag|Iraq}}
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| [[Baghdad]]
| ?, 2016
|-
| {{Flag|Jamaica}}
| [[English language|English]]
| [[Kingston]]
| {{dts|2016|August|1|format=mdy}}
|-
| {{Flag|Mauritius}}
| [[English language|English]], and [[French language|French]]
| [[Port Louis]]
| {{dts|2015|October|12|format=mdy}}
|-
| {{Flag|Malta}}
| [[English language|English]]
| [[Valletta]]
| {{dts|2018|June|24|format=mdy}}
|}

===Testing language===
The interface of the YouTube website is available in 76 language versions including, [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Amharic language|Amharic]], [[Armenian language|Armenian]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Burmese language|Burmese]], [[Khmer language|Khmer]], [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]], [[Lao language|Laotian]], [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]], [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]], which do have local channel versions.

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/ YouTube.com]
* [https://m.youtube.com YouTube mobile site]
* [https://www.youtube.com/blog YouTube Blog]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCVxQ_3Ejkg YouTube founders comment on the Google.com acquisition of YouTube]

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