
YouTube: From a Pizzeria Startup to a Global Media Powerhouse
The Rise of YouTube: From Startup to Global Media Giant YouTube, the world’s largest video-sharing platform, was founded in 2005 by three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. The company’s origin story began humbly in a small office above a pizzeria in San Mateo, California. YouTube’s very first video, titled “Me at…