who owns youtube?

YouTube is owned by Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Google acquired YouTube in 2006, and since then, YouTube has operated as a subsidiary of Google within the Alphabet corporate structure established in 2015. Alphabet owns YouTube fully, overseeing its strategic direction and financial performance, while YouTube maintains some operational autonomy under Google's management. Alphabet's ownership allows YouTube to leverage Google's technology and resources while driving its own content policies and community engagement.