when did youtube come out

YouTube was officially founded and registered on February 14, 2005, by three former PayPal employees: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. The first video was uploaded on April 23, 2005. YouTube launched its beta version to the public in May 2005, and the full platform officially launched on December 15, 2005. From there, it quickly grew in popularity, leading to Google's acquisition of YouTube in November 2006.