1. YouTube was founded by three former PayPal employees – Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim – in February 2005.
2. The domain name "youtube.com" was registered on February 14, 2005, and the website was officially launched later that year.
3. YouTube's headquarters is located in San Bruno, California, USA.
4. YouTube was acquired by Google in November 2006 for $1.65 billion.
5. As of 2021, YouTube is the second most visited website in the world, after Google.
6. The most subscribed YouTube channel as of my last update is T-Series, an Indian music label and film production company.
7.YouTube has over 2 billion logged-in monthly users and reaches more 18-49 year-olds than any cable network in the United States.
8. The first video to reach one million views on YouTube was a Nike advertisement featuring Ronaldinho in November 2005.
9. YouTube's Content ID system automatically detects copyrighted material in uploaded videos and allows copyright owners to manage their content on the platform.
10. YouTube has been influential in the rise of online video content creators, known as YouTubers, who produce a wide range of content from educational videos to entertainment and vlogs.
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