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The largest video website on the internet
YouTube hosts the largest number of videos available in a single place on the internet. This makes it the number one source for video material for many people.
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Google is the owner and promotes it
YouTube is owned by Google who regularly promotes it in its search engine results. When a keyword is searched on Google, it automatically suggests any related videos as well.
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Has many musical videos
People like listening to music and YouTube hosts just about every musical video ever published. Anytime people want to listen to a song they can find it on YouTube.
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Has many funny videos
YouTube hosts many funny videos. People who are looking for a quick laugh can easily find such videos on YouTube. (See Why Talking Tom Cat got so popular?)
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Sometimes has full movies
Sometimes users upload entire movies on YouTube. Anyone looking for an easily accessible movie can perhaps find it on YouTube.
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It started first
YouTube was the first major video website with user generated content and thus attracted its audience first among all the similar websites available today. (See How Did YouTube Start?)
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Easily accessible
YouTube is easily accessible from a computer, TV, tablet or smartphone. Its ‘ease of use’ approach makes it accessible to people of all sorts of technical competence.
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The content is user generated
YouTube focuses on user generated content, unlike TV. Anybody can upload a video on YouTube and make it available to the entire world.
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Many celebrities have official channels there
Many celebrities such as musicians have official YouTube channels and have fans following their channels.
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It has rare and obscure footage available
YouTube has rare and pretty hard to find footage available. This fact makes it a popular source when people are looking for a rare or historical footage.
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Translated interface
YouTube’s interface is translated to many languages. This makes it easier to use for those who don’t understand English.
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Movie and game trailers are released there
Most movies and games have their trailers released on YouTube first. Months and months of media hype culminate on a YouTube page with millions of people watching the trailer.
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Server’s capabilities
Back when YouTube first launched its website, it wasn’t very affordable to have a server capable of holding a large number of videos. YouTube servers made it easier for anyone with video content to get wired to the internet.
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It’s great for wasting time
Most people like to procrastinate and waste time instead of facing their life problems. YouTube is a great tool for diverting somebody’s attention to less serious themes.
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It hosts very interesting documentaries
Many interesting, high production documentaries are hosted on YouTube. In addition, many filmed lectures can also be found there, providing an excellent opportunity for education.
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It hosts exclusive shows
Many exclusive shows are filmed just for the YouTube audience. The popularity of such shows boosted YouTube’s popularity.
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Videos are very easy to upload and be released
YouTube made it very easy to upload a video and release it to the public. Before YouTube, this was an expensive and non-trivial task.
Why is YouTube so popular?
How did YouTube become so popular and successful? Why is YouTube so popular?
