SAN BRUNO: YouTube, announcing the launch of a new channel to celebrate its fifth birthday, says that is is now receiving 2 billion views a day.
Announcing the new milestone in a company blog yesterday, the Google-owned site notes that its per-day views are now "nearly double the prime-time audience of all three major U.S. television networks combined." The blog continues: "â¨â¨What started as a site for bedroom vloggers and viral videos has evolved into a global platform that supports HD and 3D, broadcasts entire sports seasons live to 200+ countries. We bring feature films from Hollywood studios and independent filmmakers to far-flung audiences. Activists document social unrest seeking to transform societies, and leading civic and political figures stream interviews to the world.â¨â¨â¨â¨"
To celebrate its 5th anniversary, the site has launched the YouTube Five Year channel, where users can show how the site has changed their lives. â¨â¨â¨â¨There’s also an interactive timeline, plus playlists from Conan O’Brien, Vint Cerf and Katie Couric, among others.
