YouTube

Video viewing for almost any interest

YouTube is a video streaming and publishing app for people who want one place to watch clips, music, news, lessons, reviews, live broadcasts, and creator channels. It suits both casual viewers looking for something specific and regular users who follow several channels over time. The app also supports video creators who want to publish from a phone and communicate with their audience.

Find, watch, and follow

The main feed suggests videos based on viewing habits, while search helps you reach a particular topic or channel directly. Subscriptions provide a more focused view of creators you already follow. Video playback includes quality controls and captions where available, and viewing history helps you return to content you have already started.

• Watch a wide range of short and long-form videos.
• Follow channels and keep up with new uploads.
• Join live broadcasts and take part through comments or live chat.
• Upload videos or go live from a mobile device.
• Use the same account across supported phones, tablets, and connected screens.

A large app with a busy interface

YouTube offers far more than a basic video player. Its mix of recommendations, subscriptions, live content, comments, creator tools, and short videos gives it broad reach, but that range can also make the app feel crowded. Users who prefer a quiet, limited selection may need to search with care rather than rely only on the home feed.

Scale and user signal

Published by Google LLC, YouTube is listed in Video Players & Editors. It has a 3.887391 rating from 168,613,771 reviews and more than 10,000,000,000 installs. Those figures reflect its unusually wide use, from occasional viewing to daily channel subscriptions and mobile publishing.