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CEO

Susan Wojcicki

CEO Approval Rating

67/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

2005

Headquarters:

San Bruno, California

Status:

Product/Brand/ServiceSubsidiary of Google, LLCHong Kong Stock Exchange

Industry Sector:

Internet Software,
Digital Marketing & Publishing,
IT Services

SIC Code:

7372NAICS listing »

7374NAICS listing »

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Trending News for YouTube and YouTube's Competitors

April 2, 2020

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Netflix is seen as one of YouTube's biggest rivals. Netflix was founded in 1997 in Los Gatos, California. Netflix operates in the Movies & Entertainment industry. Netflix generates $5.2B more revenue than YouTube.

Hulu is one of YouTube's top competitors. Hulu was founded in 2007, and its headquarters is in Santa Monica, California. Hulu operates in the Broadcasting industry. Hulu has 1,779 more employees than YouTube.

Vimeo is one of YouTube's top rivals. Vimeo was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in New York, New York. Like YouTube, Vimeo also operates in the Internet Software space. Vimeo generates $14.9B less revenue vs. YouTube.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Susan Wojcicki

CEO

- -
1,121
$8M
$15B
1

Reed Hastings

Chairman & CEO

78/100
7,100
$1.9B
$20.2B
2

Kelly Campbell

President

72/100
2,900
$100M
$1.6B
3

Anjali Sud

CEO

63/100
550
- -
$50M
4

Daniel Ek

Chairman & CEO

72/100
4,405
$11.3B
$6.8B
5

David Nevins

Chairman & CEO

74/100
925
- -
$986M
6

Jeffrey A. Hirsch

President & CEO

69/100
1,500
$125M
$1.7B
7

CEO

- -
2,488
$921.2M
$1.5B
8

Maxime Saada

Chairman & CEO

71/100
370
$68.9M
$27.2M
9

Jeff Bezos

Chairman & CEO

73/100
10,000
- -
$1.7B
10

Andy Forssell

CEO

67/100
275
$7.8M
$75M
The top 10 competitors in YouTube's competitive set are Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo, Spotify, Showtime, Starz, Pandora, Dailymotion, Prime Video and Fullscreen. Together they have raised over 14.4B between their estimated 31.5K employees. YouTube has 1,121 employees and is ranked 7th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 2,875.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
BandPage, Inc.

Feb 2016

Source »
$8M
BandPage operates an online platform for musicians to share music, videos, photos and touring schedules.
Vidmaker

Dec 2014

Source »
undisclosed
Vidmaker develops online video editing tool.

These are all the companies that YouTube has acquired. YouTube has acquired 2 companies and its latest acquisition was BandPage, Inc. in Feb 2016. BandPage operates an online platform for musicians to share music, videos, photos and touring schedules.

YouTube Funding History

Since YouTube was founded in 2005, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total YouTube has raised $8.0M. YouTube's funding round was on Apr 2006 for a total of $8.0M

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

Unattributed
Apr 2006
$8M

Sequoia Capital

Total Funding: $8M

Since YouTube was founded in 2005, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total YouTube has raised $8.0M. YouTube's funding round was on Apr 2006 for a total of $8.0M

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Vevo is an online platform that curates and provides music and live performance video contents on Youtube.
-
Jul 03, 2013
Unattributed
-

These are all the companies that YouTube has invested in. YouTube has invested 2 companies and its latest investment was BandPage, Inc. in Feb 2016. BandPage operates an online platform for musicians to share music, videos, photos and touring schedules.

YouTube News

April 2, 2020HotHardware

YouTube Shorts Is Reportedly Google's Late Response To Millennial-Magnet TikTok

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April 2, 2020Gizmodo UK

Youtube Wants a Piece of the Tiktok Pie and is Making its Own Version of the App

The platform will call its video shorts "Shorts". Creative.... See more »
April 2, 2020The Tech Portal

YouTube reportedly developing a Tik Tok rival called 'Shorts'

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April 2, 2020MySmartPrice

YouTube Plans to Take on TikTok with New 'Shorts' Video Feed within the App

The massive success of the video-sharing platform TikTok seems to have ruffled quite a few feathers a... See more »
April 2, 2020MediaNama

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April 2, 2020Engadget

YouTube may counter TikTok with a feed of video 'Shorts'

YouTube may be worried that TikTok is luring away its viewers. Sources talking to The Information cla... See more »
April 1, 2020TechCrunch

YouTube sellers found touting bogus coronavirus vaccines and masks

YouTube has been criticized for continuing to host coronavirus disinformation on its video sharing pl... See more »

YouTube Blogs

July 11, 2019YouTube Blog

Live from VidCon: Creating new opportunities for creators

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June 19, 2019YouTube Blog

YouTube Music and Universal Music Group change the way you see music

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June 6, 2019YouTube Blog

Taking a harder look at harassment

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June 4, 2019YouTube Blog

More ways to buy tour tickets on YouTube

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May 2, 2019YouTube Blog

2019 Brandcast stage highlights: Primetime is now personal

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April 22, 2019YouTube Blog

Trending on YouTube: Sustainable Fashion, Living and Clean Beauty

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March 8, 2019YouTube Blog

International Women's Day at YouTube

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YouTube Press Releases

May 27, 2019Newswire

YouTube Introduces AI-Automated Bumper Machine to Create 6-Second Ads

A new tool has been launched by YouTube that allows a new machine to create six second adverts easily... See more »
March 6, 2019accesswire

YouTube Protects Hate Speech And Incitement To Violence Against LGBTQ Community - By Removing MEMRI TV Clip Exposing Canadian Imam Who Calls 'To Stone These People To Death'

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February 12, 2019MarketersMedia

YouTube Views And Subscribers Company Instant Views Updated Website

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December 3, 2018PR Daily

YouTube and Instagram Stories offer more interaction and targeted content

Communicators can use the features to enhance influencer marketing campaigns, increase social media e... See more »
November 28, 2018PR Newswire

YouTube and Powtoon Join Forces to Bring Video Ad Creation to the Masses

LONDON, Nov. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Powtoon, the leading web-based video creation platform, is part... See more »
November 1, 2018BizPR

Prime 5 Advantages On the Online YouTube Downloader

Download your favourite music for offline enjoyment Your almost certainly prefer to listen to your fa... See more »

YouTube Videos

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

YouTube is an online video platform that allows users to discover, watch, and share videos. It is a video sharing website that has its headquarters in San Bruno, California. The service was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005 and...

CEO

YouTube's CEO, Susan Wojcicki, currently has an approval rating of 67%. YouTube's primary competitors are Netflix, Hulu & Vimeo.

Website

youtube.com

Frequently Asked Questions about YouTube

  1. When was YouTube founded?

    YouTube was founded in 2005

  2. Who is YouTube's CEO?

    YouTube's CEO is Susan Wojcicki

  3. How much revenue does YouTube generate?

    YouTube generates $15B in revenue

  4. How much funding does YouTube have?

    YouTube has historically raised $8M in funding

  5. Where is YouTube's headquarters?

    YouTube's headquarters is in San Bruno California, USA

  1. How many employees does YouTube have?

    YouTube has 1,121 employees

  2. What sector does YouTube operate in?

    YouTube is in Internet Software, Digital Marketing & Publishing, IT Services

  3. Who are YouTube's competitors?

    YouTube's top competitors are Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo

  4. Who has YouTube invested in?

    YouTube's has invested in companies such as Vevo
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