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YouTube's competitors and similar companies include Snap, ByteDance, X and Meta.
 YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing and social media platform that allows users to upload, view, and share videos. |  Meta Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) is a technology company that provides online social networking and augmented reality solutions and services. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2006 | Founding Date 2011 | Founding Date 2012 | Founding Date 2006 | Founding Date 2004 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations San Bruno, US HQ London, GB Los Angeles, US | Locations Beijing, CN HQ Sao Paulo, BR Shanghai, CN Berlin, DE Tokyo, JP London, GB Culver City, US | Locations San Francisco, US HQ Bengaluru, IN Dublin, IE Tokyo, JP Seoul, KR Mexico City, MX Singapore, SG see more | Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Melbourne, AU Sydney, AU Brussels, BE Brasilia, BR São Paulo, BR see more | |
Employees | Employees 117,5772% increase | Employees 5,289 | Employees 150,00036% increase | Employees 1,4242% decrease | Employees 70,7992% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 15.5 b | Valuation ($) 300 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 1.3 t |
Financial | |||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $14b (Y, 2018) | Revenue (est.) $4.6b (FY, 2023) | Revenue (est.) $120m (Y, 2023) | Revenue (est.) $5.1b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $134.9b (FY, 2023) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $2.1b (FY, 2023) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $1.8b (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $26b (FY, 2023) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $2.5b (FY, 2023) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $3.3b (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $108.9b (FY, 2023) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income ($1.3b) (FY, 2023) | Net income N/A | Net income ($221.4m) (FY, 2021) | Net income $39.1b (FY, 2023) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||
Daily Active Users | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users 347 m (Q2, 2022) | Daily Active Users 700 m (Jul, 2019) | Daily Active Users 152 m (Q4, 2019) | Daily Active Users 2.1 b (Q3, 2023) |
Daily Active Users (Europe) | Daily Active Users (Europe) N/A | Daily Active Users (Europe) 86 m (Q2, 2022) | Daily Active Users (Europe) N/A | Daily Active Users (Europe) N/A | Daily Active Users (Europe) 307 m (Q3, 2023) |
Daily Active Users (Rest of World) | Daily Active Users (Rest of World) N/A | Daily Active Users (Rest of World) 162 m (Q2, 2022) | Daily Active Users (Rest of World) N/A | Daily Active Users (Rest of World) N/A | Daily Active Users (Rest of World) 676 m (Q3, 2023) |
Monthly Active Users | Monthly Active Users 2 b (May, 2019) | Monthly Active Users N/A | Monthly Active Users 1.5 b (Jul, 2019) | Monthly Active Users N/A | Monthly Active Users 3.1 b (Q3, 2023) |
Products | Products 8 (Dec, 2022) | Products N/A | Products 7 (Sep, 2020) | Products N/A | Products N/A |
Quarterly ARPU | Quarterly ARPU N/A | Quarterly ARPU $3.2 (Q2, 2022) | Quarterly ARPU N/A | Quarterly ARPU N/A | Quarterly ARPU $11.2 (Q3, 2023) |
Quarterly ARPU (Europe) | Quarterly ARPU (Europe) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (Europe) $2 (Q2, 2022) | Quarterly ARPU (Europe) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (Europe) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (Europe) $19 (Q3, 2023) |
Quarterly ARPU (Rest of World) | Quarterly ARPU (Rest of World) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (Rest of World) $1 (Q2, 2022) | Quarterly ARPU (Rest of World) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (Rest of World) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (Rest of World) $4.2 (Q3, 2023) |
Quarterly ARPU (US & Canada) | Quarterly ARPU (US & Canada) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (US & Canada) $7.9 (Q2, 2022) | Quarterly ARPU (US & Canada) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (US & Canada) N/A | Quarterly ARPU (US & Canada) $56.1 (Q3, 2023) |
Funding | |||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 11.5m | Total funding raised $ 7.9b | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 2.7b | Total funding raised $ 16.1b |
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Snap
HQ
Santa Monica, US
Employees
5,289
Snap is a technology company providing social media services and advertising products.
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ByteDance
HQ
Beijing, CN
Employees
150,000↑ 36% increase
ByteDance is a technology company that develops mobile applications and content platforms.
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X
HQ
San Francisco, US
X (formerly known as Twitter) is a company that provides a social networking platform.
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HQ
Menlo Park, US
Employees
70,799↑ 2% increase
Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) is a technology company that provides online social networking and augmented reality solutions and services.
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