# YouTube: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `38fc844b-e6a8-4915-9ea2-a1d94fb5aeb7`

## Key facts

- **Parent:** Google (Alphabet)
- **Founded:** 2005
- **Acquired by Google:** 2006

- **Slug:** youtube
- **Status:** subsidiary
- **Founded:** 2005
- **HQ:** San Bruno, California, USA

## Models

_No models registered._

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Ben Smith](/people/ben-smith-vobile.md) Business Development / Strategic Partner Development (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is YouTube?

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.

### What does YouTube make?

YouTube has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. YouTube builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

### Is YouTube publicly traded?

YouTube is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Google: 2006 on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in YouTube?

YouTube has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Google: 2006 (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is YouTube headquartered?

YouTube is headquartered in San Bruno, California, USA.

### Who owns YouTube?

YouTube is owned by Google: 2006, per the DEPLOY registry.

### When was YouTube founded?

YouTube was founded in 2005.


## Sources (1)

1. **Wikipedia** · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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