Overview
YouTube is the world's largest video sharing platform, a subsidiary of Google (Alphabet). Founded in 2005 and acquired by Google in 2006, YouTube enables billions of users to upload, share, and view video content, with content partnerships spanning major studios, networks, creators, and media companies.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Former / Previously (1)
- Ben Smith Business Development / Strategic Partner Development2006 to 2009secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for YouTube.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
YouTube in third-party press
Mentioned on (8)
Registry pages whose text names YouTube.
Companies (3)
Deployments (3)
Unitree G1 at Los Angeles, California, USA, Abluo at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, C5 Series Forklift AGV at Shanghai, China
People (2)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
- Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
Common questions
What is YouTube?
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Is YouTube publicly traded?
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Is YouTube a top robotics company?
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Is YouTube safe?
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for YouTube.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning YouTube from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
YouTube could enter the audiobook business in 2027, giving Audible and Spotify a new rival
I’d gladly try YouTube audiobooks, as long as licensed books replace the robot-voiced uploads clogging the platform.
DOOM on a plotter and a YouTube forgery machine
Daniel Catt plotted the E1M1 map from DOOM on a pen plotter and filmed a timelapse of the run, writing about it in his newsletter Drawing Machines & Notes from Art Studio Robots.…
Robutler raises $400K from ZAS Ventures to build the ‘YouTube of software’
Robutler has raised $400,000 from ZAS Ventures, a US-based venture capital firm investing in AI, SaaS, and robotics companies founded by Ukrainians. The investment, made across…
Is Shipyard Welding the Right First Job for Humanoid Robots?
Humanoids desperately need to stop making YouTube videos and get a job already, and Persona AI is one of the few humanoid companies that seems to be entirely focused on making…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/youtube.md
- RSS feed: /companies/youtube/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/38fc844b-e6a8-4915-9ea2-a1d94fb5aeb7
- Revision history: /companies/youtube/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place YouTube against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Moderate signals across dimensions. Continued tracking recommended.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 20, 2026