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How Old is YouTube? A Look Back at Its History and Impact

The Early Days: YouTube’s Founding and Launch YouTube was founded by three former PayPal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, in February 2005. The idea for YouTube was born out of frustration with the difficulty of finding and sharing videos online at the time. The founders wanted to create a platform where anyone could upload and share videos…