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YouTube

Video sharing and streaming platform

youtube.com

Headquarters: San Bruno, United States
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 5,000–130,000
Industry: Online Services

Last updated October 28

Latest news about YouTube

In short: YouTube hit record TV viewing shares while facing child-safety lawsuits, AI shifts, and creator policy changes.

Company announcements

October 28 YouTube

YouTube introduces new interactive Playables in partnership with educational creators

Featuring games from Black Girls Code, Jed Foundation, Khan Academy, TED-Ed and Veritasium to make learning fun and accessible for users.

October 15 YouTube

YouTube launches new news features

New tools in Studio, Channel Memberships for creators, and mobile voice detection to combat AI impersonation enhance news organization capabilities.

October 15 YouTube

YouTube launches BBC News live streaming in the UK and US

The platform expands its news offerings following successful launches in Australia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Poland to reach younger audiences in real-time.

November 3, 2025 YouTube

YouTube responds to Disney's request to restore ABC

It rejects Disney's one-day restoration plan and proposes immediately restoring ABC and ESPN while negotiating a fair deal.

Media coverage

October 28 Business Insider

YouTube ad revenue growth slows below estimates

Alphabet reports $11.2 billion in YouTube ad revenue for Q3 2026, missing the consensus forecast of $11.43 billion as growth decelerates.

October 28 Deadline

YouTube Ad Revenue Rises 9% But Parent Alphabet Misses Wall Street s Q3 Targets; Stock Drops

YouTube ad revenue grew 9% in the third quarter to hit $11.2 billion, but parent Alphabet's stock...

August 22 MSN

NBA could land massive $1.2 billion deal with YouTube for new streaming hub

YouTube could reportedly pay approximately $1.2 billion to become the centralized streaming home for local broadcasts of nearly every NBA team.

August 19 Techmeme

Sources: YouTube is offering top creators millions to post videos exclusively on YouTube for a period and will penalize those that post to Netflix concurrently

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Sources: YouTube is offering top creators millions to post videos exclusively on YouTube for a period and will penalize those that...

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