YouTube for Press

Quickly find the stats and videos you’re looking for, along with guidelines for crediting and broadcasting them.

YouTube by the numbers

Over onebillion users Over one billion users

That’s how many users YouTube has – meaning almost one-third of the internet.

18–34 year olds are watching

YouTube, on mobile alone, reaches more people in this US audience than any TV network.

88 countriesand 76 languages 88 countries and 76 languages

YouTube is localized in 88 countries and can be accessed in 76 different languages.

One billionhours watched daily One billion hours watched daily

This is the number of hours of video viewed on YouTube every day, generating billions of views.

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Global Reach

YouTube has over a billion users — almost one-third of all people on the Internet — and each day those users watch a billion hours of video, generating billions of views.
YouTube overall, and even YouTube on mobile alone, reaches more 18-34 and 18-49 year-olds than any cable network in the US.
More than half of YouTube views come from mobile devices.
YouTube has launched local versions in more than 88 countries.
You can navigate YouTube in a total of 76 different languages (covering 95% of the Internet population).

Investing in creators

The number of channels earning six figures per year on YouTube is up 50% y/y.
The YouTube Spaces team is focused on helping creators make great content through strategic programs and workshops largely administered at the YouTube Space production facilities in Los Angeles, New York, London, Tokyo, Sao Paulo and Berlin.
As of March 2015, creators filming in YouTube Spaces have produced over 10,000 videos which have generated over 1 billion views and 70+ million hours of watchtime.

Copyright

As of July 2016, YouTube has paid out two billion dollars to rightsholders who have chosen to monetize claims since Content ID first launched in 2007.
As of July 2015, there are 8,000+ partners using Content ID — including many major network broadcasters, movie studios and record labels. They have claimed over 400 million videos, helping them control their content on YouTube and make money on videos containing copyrighted material.
We have more than 50 million active reference files in our Content ID database, making it the most comprehensive in the world. It’s even won a Primetime Emmy!

YouTube essentials

Me at the Zoo

The very first video on YouTube, uploaded April 23, 2005.

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A Message from Chad & Steve

The founders of YouTube talk about the Google acquisition.

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YouTube Spotlight

Our official channel for all the latest from YouTube.

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Non-commercial use of YouTube videos in the press

Ownership and credit

YouTube channel owners control the rights to the content displayed on the site. We encourage you to reach out to them directly if you find a video you'd like to display and/or reference. When displaying a YouTube video in a broadcast or webcast, please provide both in-screen and verbal attribution by showing the username or real name of the applicable content owner.

Contacting a YouTube channel owner

Clicking on a YouTube username will take you to the main page of the user's channel. From there, you can use YouTube's on-site messaging system to contact the channel owner as long as you are logged into your own Google account. Simply click on the “About” tab, then select “Send Message” and fill out the electronic form.