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Founded
YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005 in San Bruno, California. -
Founders
Youtube was founded by 3 former PayPal employees: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. -
Services
YouTube allowed users to create and post videos as well as view the videos of other creators. -
Bought by Google
YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 Billion in stock. -
Silver Play Button
The silver play button was offered to creators for reaching a milestone of 100,000 subscribers. -
Gold Play Button
The gold play button was given to creators for reaching a mile stone of 1,000,000 subscribers. -
Diamond Play Button
The Diamond Play Button is a incentive prize for those who make it to 10,000,000 subscribers. -
Current CEO
The current CEO is Susan Wojcicki. She has been CEO ever since February 5, 2014. -
YouTube Red
YouTube Red is a purchasable service that allows users to watch shows created by YouTube and to watch videos ad-free. -
Ruby Play Button
After giving awards for creators getting to 100,000, 1,000,000, and 10,000,000 subscribers, YouTube gave an award for the first creator to ever reach 50,000,000 subscribers - Pewdiepie
