How YouTube Became An Internet Video Giant

With more than 500 hours of video uploaded every minute and over 1 billion hours watched every day, Google’s KZbin is the world’s second largest search engine. And its meteoric growth hasn’t subsided, over 2 billion users visit the site every month. CNBC takes a look at how the video platform has changed over the past 15 years and if it can stay on top.
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How KZbin Became An Internet Video Giant

[@llamaalpaca9620]

youtube is way more addictive than facebook and instagram.

[@rephaelreyes8552]

2x speed is pure crack cocaine. I never watch videos in 1x speed anymore

[@dayvidsdays5644]

I agree! I like to think it's helpful and entertaining :D

[@user-us6ce7me8k]

Oh yeah 😂

[@travisspazz1624]

@@rephaelreyes8552 Really? Why? I feel like it would be distracting to me.

[@INICK84]

Yeah KZbin has mastered being addictive

[@ihswap]

Where can I find this so called "KZbin" website? Sounds interesting.

[@laneylane3378]

Your on it right now

[@topcomment3816]

@@laneylane3378 Woooooossshhhhh

[@INICK84]

Lolol 😂😂😂 maybe you can search for a video on it

[@pkj6684]

@@laneylane3378 that didn't age well

[@armanke13]

What's a website? 😅

[@hananibunny]

The fact that I'm watching a video about KZbin on KZbin is very meta.

[@INICK84]

Lol where else are you gonna get this gold

[@phantsa]

Published by a network 😆

[@sachin2842]

@@phantsa on youtube 😉

[@abdulaziz-kt5ih]

What's meta?

[@truthboom]

wait till you find this video on a website that is not youtube

[@goldfishapps]

If Facebook, Instagram and TikTok all closed down tomorrow I wouldn't lose a wink of sleep. However if KZbin closed down I would be Devastated!!!

[@justsomedudewithnoneck8329]

Now that you say that I’m low key scared if that ever takes place

[@RF-vg5kv]

Eh Theirs always something next, youtube is not the end game.

[@tiffprendergast]

Yup

[@ix.cryo1]

Omg same

[@roastpork5437]

I remember when youtube was down a week or 2 ago. The world went ballistic.

[@jon4lakers]

Honored to be a small part of this amazing piece!

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Hey that's the guy from Techno Buffalo! I copied your chanel name :)

[@nvasudeva]

@@RealTechnoPanda lol

[@shubhammachewar]

Nice to see you here @jon

[@LostMySauce]

Oh hey Jon!

[@JKNProductions]

Almost forgot this wasn’t your video

[@CanadianPrepper]

"You can become a millionaire overnight by uploading a video" ummm no. Not even close! Even if you did that the odds are like winning the lottery. Viral videos have very low CPMs. A viral video may establish a channel but it's even rarer that lightining strikes same place twice.

[@sagisdoodleverse9696]

Sadness

[@JJs_playground]

I was going to comment the same thing. You cannot become an overnight millionaire, it takes a lot of work and content to make money on KZbin. I'm surprised John rittenger would make that comment.

[@travisjohnson8240]

It’s not a literal statement. Doing something overnight means very quickly, not actually in a single night.

[@orazrakhmatulloev181]

You can make it Gangnam Style though...

[@babatundeonabajo]

Yup, that claim is ridiculous. There was actually research done by Professor Bärtl of the University of Applied Sciences at Offenburg that found most KZbin creators, about 90% of them, live below the poverty line. That's true even if you are immensely popular. On the whole, KZbin doesn't actually pay well unless you are already a celebrity, a corporation or were lucky enough to join a decade ago in the earlier days when there was a shift from doing things purely for fun to it becoming monetisable. If making money is what you're after, I would strongly discourage you from thinking of KZbin as a viable income stream because to make it viable requires a lot of time and energy, and that requires money. To put it into perspective, even Victoria Beckham left KZbin....it was just too expensive and timely to dedicate her time into. Even the successful KZbinrs (think KSI, Logan Paul, etc) don't solely rely on KZbin....they venture out, not only because there's more money to be made, but you don't have the risk of your account being yanked for some unknown reason after years of sweat and tears.

[@AD-dj9zq]

How to learn and study during the pandemic: 1. Google 2. KZbin my two best teachers

[@drbali]

Stack Overflow and Quora too!

[@eastwest312paq8]

yeah if you want to learn what China allows you to believe

[@samueldegrey7718]

Aka the same thing

[@ix.cryo1]

@@eastwest312paq8 🧐

[@hsc894]

@@drbali Quora is trash. Reddit is your best bet, anyway. Just... ...ignore the neckbeards that you might find on the way.

[@itsmiicoo]

“KZbin IS FREE” then shows an ad wanting me to go Premium.

[@drew9453]

That's still...... free lol. You don't HAVE to buy premium.Kinda like how our health insurance should be.

[@mywhatevertop1068]

i have viewed, liked and subscribe to your channel, hoping you;ll do the same, thanks

[@okije]

freeeeeemium

[@gamaybear]

@@okije i have viewed, liked and sub to your channel, hope you'll do the same, thanks

[@jeanp.5929]

@@mywhatevertop1068 i have NOT viewed, NOT liked and NOT subscribed to your channel, hoping you'll do the same, thanks

[@DAVIDSDIEGO]

Finally, a short *KZbin* documentary on *KZbin.* 😃

[@JohnJohn-ev5xk]

Ive learned more life skills on KZbin in the last 15 years than all my years of school and work combined.

[@AsianDrag0n]

The kind of documentary’s I like.

[@danielb3863]

Ive learned more life skills on KZbin in the last 15 years than all my years of school and work combined.

[@criticalthinker907]

That's the same for me also.

[@yousefabdelmonem3788]

So you haven’t worked right

[@colorfulcodes]

Yep

[@steelhere5519]

KZbin helped me to put a wood fence in my backyard. No contractor was needed. I did it myself. Looks good too.

[@davidflinch4139]

Same

[@albertjackinson]

The crazy thing is now KZbin is used as an educational platform: There are science videos, physics videos, engineering videos, technology videos--and, heck, even mini-documentaries...all made by people. That is absolutely nuts. KZbin has become so much more than people thought, and I can't wait to see what comes next. What *is* next? User-created, professional-quality documentaries, being able to be watched for free?

[@albertjackinson]

@@OneSeasonMan The New World Order does not exist. Assertion without evidence does not help anybody.

[@Muslim_israeli]

Already today there are hundreds of channels that upload such high-quality videos that it will not embarrass Netflix. Almost all of them are in English, so if you speak English as Native language - You won, If not - you will have to master English to enjoy them for free, because most of them do not have a translation into another language.

[@albertjackinson]

@@Muslim_israeli LEMiNO's videos have a bunch of translations in his captions.

[@aladin_run5404]

Try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpvOYmhvoLF1raM This guy does very high-quality documentaries, often with epic soundtrack.

[@myce-liam]

@@albertjackinson I think they're more edutainment though.

[@PhillyKid07]

I learnt how to build my first PC on youtube, i learnt how to configure and deploy a server on youtube, i learnt how to drive a manual on youtube, i learnt how to weld on youtube, i learnt how to buy a house on youtube. For someone that is a visual learner.... KZbin has been an amazing tool that i can't quantify

[@jz5748]

didnt youtube became popular because it was free?nothing like those greed cable companies...

[@johnl.7754]

Do you like this video? It’s created by one of those cable companies. Exclusively KZbin content creators can’t afford to make videos that well.

[@haZhGaming]

@@johnl.7754 Did you watch this video? It's hosted on KZbin. Exclusively I doubt that KZbin content creators can't afford to make videos that well with the amount of millionaires that started popping up lately.

[@haZhGaming]

@Hector Ordorica KZbin will exist regardless of Google. Google is a search engine, it does what it does at it's best. People knew about the early and original KZbin platform because of Google. The KZbin concept was new at the time, and I think Google already knew that they got to have it. Of course, that helped KZbin to gain the designing, programming, and technical expertise from Google, which is also a huge portion of KZbin's success. I don't know where you got those DMCA/financial statistics of KZbin from, but it's not a loss unless it's a negative loss.

[@REgamesplayer]

KZbin was a hit without google. Everyone knew it as "to-go" site before acquisition. What Google did is to pour money into unprofitable business and to keep youtube afloat. It also had enabled to earn money on youtube. Previously only the most successful channels could earn massive amounts of money, leaving rest with nothing. KZbin cut profits of top earners and made that everyone could earn money from it.

[@alchinov4695]

Maybe part of youtube's success is because it is a free platform. But now, utube has become one of those "greed cable" companies. Because it bombards you with ads and annoyingly convinces you to buy utube premium, even though their capital is already big enough

[@sidharthk_]

The fact that KZbin could provide more education than schools and colleges combined, could provide is simply awesome. It's time to reform educational system a lot.

[@lilacdoe7945]

But without school, how could we train kids to work soul-crushing jobs 8+ hours a day for minimum pay?

[@9thcrow]

ironically when the youtube's CEO started her own channel, it was disaster.

[@habib6499]

what is it called

[@jonhenke3241]

This video glances over one of the biggest reasons KZbin became THE dominate video website early on. It revolutionized flash video buffering. Previously players had to buffer almost 50% of a video before it could start to be played. This was a significant amount of time in the 2005-2006 era. KZbin got that preloader time down to under 5 seconds. Without that, its likely that we'd be watching this report on a different website (still likely bought by Google).

[@palmshoot]

In my case, this coincided with the mainstream proliferation of broadband.

[@pantonfire]

What is the http address of utub

[@mervinva]

utub.gov.in

[@anshumanrathore5928]

This is so so gaaon wala boomer log who have a hard time with English language.

[@sakshamjain4286]

Didn't expect your comment.

[@charlesmcgehee3227]

http How freedom of speech is abused/

[@aaryansaraf2416]

Ayee taklya tu idhar

[@light4993]

I like CNBC. They bring some nice worthy information to peoples attention

[@dertythegrower]

With a bias but sure

[@Dmsvdmoss2739]

@@dertythegrower nothing on the media or any information is not biased actually

[@iVince905]

and we're watching it on youtube. Stuff like this is why KZbin is so golden.

[@user-us6ce7me8k]

They sure do 👍

[@pettypractice7872]

@@dertythegrower With a tolerable amount of bias.

[@travisspazz1624]

They uploaded this on KZbin. So meta!!

[@liam2246]

what does meta mean? don't you mean ironic?

[@economixxxx]

Gfy

[@zunedog31]

All videos are uploaded to KZbin

[@reiii69]

I am so addicted to youtube..i dont know what will happen to me if it stops existing one day...

[@TheCuriousViewer567]

KZbin then: watch a whole TV series Now: at least two ads on every video

[@senoow4215]

Premium is really worth it for me lol

[@jamberry8026]

Fire TV still beats Roku

[@Reub3]

LOL! @ everyone who pays for ad block.

[@TheCuriousViewer567]

@@senoow4215 You could just go on your pc browser and install an ad blocker. Same can be done with you're phone. Every time im on my pc, I NEVER get an ad from youtube.

[@TheCuriousViewer567]

@@Reub3 those poor saps, too lazy not to use ad blockers on their pcs

[@CanaldoZenny]

What sets KZbin apart from other social media websites is that you still can easily find really good original content here, made by amateurs, small teams, or professionals. There's animation, guides, reviews, tutorials, full scale documentaries about any subject you can and can't imagine. And it's all open, profiles in YT don't feel restricted and you can be recommended anything anytime. When you compare this to Facebook, Instagram and other social media, profiles and feeds are more closed on their own bubbles, content boils down to photos of unknown people, angry comments and insane ramblings about conspiracy theories, stolen memes and videos from other websites. The reason i still have to use FB and other SM is because of college and jobs, but i tray to avoid as much as possible. I would gladly delete all my SM accounts but keep using KZbin.

[@dkpqzm]

As a heavy youtube user I can say that it is the only game in town. We need a less restrictive platform to emerge. I don't have a problem with dangerous content being removed or *hate speech, hate speech isn't protected speech, so there is no controversy. But sometimes they wield their strike policy arbitrarily. *I'm sorry, but hate speech IS protected speech by the US supreme court, but is not under KZbin's policy.

[@SdoubleA]

@Angelica Luckett Easier said than done. Vimeo, dailymotion and the rest are struggling. KZbin has way too much content to be replaced at this point.

[@INICK84]

I agree KZbin needs better guidelines and policies, there restrictions can be wild. Tv has many restrictions that make it still efficient to use, KZbin just needs more people in that division

[@remancyrodill4474]

Everyone whines about arbitrary restrictions yet forget the amount of scrutiny these services get when they leave something a goverment somewhere in the world disagrees with, up.

[@dkpqzm]

@@remancyrodill4474 That's not really what I'm talking about. I'm referring to small time KZbinrs with less than 100k subscribers to get hit with strikes that make no sense at all, things that 200k+ channels violate on a large scale, all because an algorithm flagged them and not the big players. And I'm not talking about political or hate speech.

[@remancyrodill4474]

@@dkpqzm There is no system that could possibly work better. KZbin can't just open themselves to a ton of lawsuits because a creator can be collateral damage. This is a cold but real fact. It's the systems wills and wants not KZbin simply taking shots.

[@zackde8795]

This being suggested to me on KZbin is highly monopoly territory.

[@prasadpawar7027]

Still very few views

[@jerryseinfeld5713]

CNBC, can you do a video on Roku’s rise to dominance? The CEO is an incredibly smart, strategic guy who always seems to be light years ahead of everyone. He also invented the DVR.

[@arbaz79]

What is Roku?

[@rampagedingo]

I mean really KZbin is king. You find everything in KZbin.

[@Mickelraven]

Except full episodes of various cartoons

[@rampagedingo]

@@Mickelraven like the old school ones

[@Mickelraven]

@@rampagedingo Or pretty much any TV show or movies

[@rampagedingo]

@@Mickelraven I wish they would provide movies though

[@rampagedingo]

@@Mickelraven I feel like if KZbin had movies they would be making a lot of money. Or if they had paid subscription services to watch movies on youtube.

[@rext8949]

Can't imagine life without KZbin. Especially in this lockdown.

[@jakesekerak4902]

A KZbin video about KZbin... interesting.

[@gabrielar9611]

Isn’t it ironic.... don’t you think 🤔

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@iwan__]

KZbin recommends:

[@starkasset4211]

I just thought about it and realised that i’ve been watching youtube all day since i got my first smartphone(2015). I can’t remember a single day i missed watching youtube no matter where i am!

[@SupermanHopkins]

I'm old enough to remember when it started. Not that many people knew it existed, and I didn't tell anyone about it because it was a fantastic low-key thing to have.

[@NewLeaf7]

*10 years ago* Teacher: What's your father's occupation? Kid: Blue collar worker *10 years later* Teacher: What's your father's occupation? Kid: KZbinr/ Memer/ Tik Toker

[@RajahHindustani]

You should have a 20 year gap.

[@NewLeaf7]

RajahHindustani seems like youre a youtuber

[@matthew_natividad]

And streamer

[@SageFinance]

KZbin will easily take over mainstream media - so much more personalised and easier to watch whenever you want 🙂

[@palmshoot]

Not with broadband penetration being what it is, which is the same reason why game streaming hasn't replaced consoles.

[@thelittleittybittypityshow6380]

It already has

[@AffectedArea]

People are turning off 'mainstream' media and also KZbin is behaving more like that dying media.

[@palmshoot]

@@AffectedArea Last I checked, Disney+'s subscriber base was still growing, even though Netflix is currently worth more. Virtually no sane content creator who makes a significant living on KZbin is going to choose to leave, basically. Smaller players can't really offer the same payouts because they're not the world's biggest advertising company. The amount of traffic is unrivaled.

[@ralfmoss]

Check out my new show kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3Kland4a6akl5Y

[@dragon32210]

As a Flight Attendant commuter, I subscribe to KZbin Premium and download videos for when I'm in a passenger seat. So much variety. Documentaries, Stand up comedy, sports clips. Love it. So much as well for the imagination of youtube creators.

[@XOPOIIIO]

Removing "inappropriate" content is the major problem for KZbin and for freedom of sheech.

[@mclilzenthepoet2331]

Uh speech

[@bobzgames]

Freedom of speech is not applicable, youtube is run by a private company

[@xGaLoSx]

@@bobzgames and when private companies have a monopoly on communication, certain protections need to be put in place. They should regulate content based on the first ammendment. That way there's no confusion.

[@bobzgames]

@@xGaLoSx KZbin doesn't have a monopoly, it's just the largest service of its kind. Being successful doesn't make a business a monopoly, monopolistic practices do. KZbin's practices benefit the consumer and don't discourage competition, so they aren't a monopoly.

[@xGaLoSx]

@@bobzgames lol, might want to look up the definition of a monopoly.

[@davinp]

KZbin Music has replaced Google Play Music

[@tphan]

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein.

[@calcrappie8507]

KZbin is the greatest thing on the planet. A depository of historical significance. Yes, ads are increasing but the content is endless.

[@GrowWithWill]

KZbin has crushed it. It’s come a long way since those early days when it would compete with Daily Motion.

[@Quickonomics]

"It has this incredible price, called free."... More like, if you're not paying for the product, you are the product.

[@gesela5758]

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch

[@georgebrantley776]

Being a product is also free

[@Sam-gf6ue]

@@gesela5758 there is if you steal it...

[@AmineGuerfi]

@@georgebrantley776 that's called abuse!

[@georgebrantley776]

@@AmineGuerfi Not if you consent to it by affirming that you read, understand, and accept the terms and services

[@turklurk]

KZbin made a LOT of people rich and famous.

[@rickyrickalvous2982]

@Hector Ordorica Ok Boomer

[@good-tn9sr]

@@rickyrickalvous2982 it’s true man. They have the power to influence our thinking.

[@steelhere5519]

Yes, an attractive female can earn money doing bikini try on videos.

[@thelombaxsystemtv7492]

_“Without KZbin, life would be a mistake!”_ - Frederick Nietzsche.

[@Dangic23]

I liked YT when people weren't getting monetization from it. Now its just full of scammers and click baits.

[@INICK84]

Yeah your not wrong

[@remancyrodill4474]

2010-2013 was the golden era. It wasn't barebones, we head full length videos and a 5 second skip ad every few video. Everyone was innovative and defined new genres. None of todays Logan Paul copies would've survived back then.

[@palmshoot]

When you've been here long enough, you can anticipate most clickbaits.

[@truth4099]

Damn I don’t remember those days

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Surprised CNBC didn't do a CNBC analysis video

[@larrends8297]

KZbin runs too many ads nowadays. They on purpose make us get annoyed , really youtube us going too far.

[@nickdaniels4385]

Try one of the Firefox extentions called "adblocker" IT WORKS

[@larrends8297]

@Andreas Sagen that makes sense. Well adblocker you are talking about is it an app???

[@daddyt3344]

I enjoy watching some ads so creators who put time into making their content can benefit. I just dislike that KZbin has increasingly shoved more and more ads down our throats as the years go on. Now even watching a 2 min video I need to sit through 2 unskippabke ads ugh

[@iVince905]

bruh its the price you pay for a "free service" also theres a thing called Adblock on Google Chrome.

[@nickdaniels4385]

@phantom killer087 Most of us have already been demonitized, and any income from the ads goes straight to skroogle. Theft.

[@builder3654]

I've noticed their music recommendations have really improved recently.

[@quantran378]

I've always found many surprisingly wonderful videos on youtube rather than other platforms..

[@kashitumbapura6691]

KZbin be like: Put this in recommended, don’t my if I do!

[@sachin2842]

mind*

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

So Netflix spent $17 billion this year, but cancelled Hasan Minaj.

[@arunsadasivan1738]

High time we have a competitor for you tube

[@ZaneDalton]

Agreed!

[@anona1443]

Ya

[@daddyt3344]

Agreed! Anything but TikTok though please lmaooo

[@alexomar9168]

We do. They are called Netflix, Disney+, Twitch, etc. These are all competitors to KZbin.

[@daddyt3344]

@@alexomar9168 No, you don't upload your own content on netflix and disney and they are PAID subscriptions, unlike YT which is free for everyone. And twitch is for livestreaming and not nearly as popular as KZbin. They are competitors for time, but not for the platform itself.

[@nitroxide17]

Did everyone forget about vine? Wasn’t tiktok just a copy of vine?

[@cocotaveras8975]

What’s vine?

[@AC-te9dr]

Yes.

[@lSeKToRl]

Grandpas talking about tik tok taking over KZbin as I'm laughing hysertically.

[@namewithheld9800]

He said their the only company that even has a chance..

[@khadyuthazarika5975]

there were also grandpas who laughed at youtube when it was launched..

[@phillippinnechloie1054]

hi im from the future and there is this thing called youtube shorts which is much better than tiktok in my opinion

[@faustoandrade757]

I don’t remember the last time I didn’t watch KZbin everyday

[@PrimalDialga]

Honestly I’m really grateful for what KZbin is. A year ago I started streaming regularly and had 100 subscribers, now I’m at almost 2k subscribers and make enough to pay a few small bills a month. My only regret is that I didn’t buckle down and start sooner

[@HastelNox97]

Never mentioned actual youtubers that made this platform great.

[@danielceballos6559]

KZbin is basically an online library of How to..on pretty much on anything and everything

[@sudiousmine]

I'm watching this on KZbin right now.

[@junejuly532]

KZbin is legendary for getting a lot of mainstream media on the platform.

[@LifeyApp]

Great video, thanks for making it!!

[@rowantelbin8157]

Che

[@kphantom]

I wish they would stop their war against content creators that don't sellout to KZbin's personal agenda.

[@mikegreeno8707]

Quiting facebook was a lot easier, Any advise to cutting back on youtube.

[@alponselrik]

what is this "youTube" you are talking about sir? .-.

[@zariballard]

Nope. I have no idea.

[@malfre45]

Around 2011/2012 youtube algorithm changed. Remember when you used to get lost into parts of youtube you never expected to find? That was because the recommendation videos where an open world of similar content you had not seen, but was relative to the content you where watching. So you where discovering artist, creators and content you've never heard before. Now it's a giant bubble of each one of us. A giant echo bubble of you. It keeps you within you boundaries. It doesn't open you to explore new content that can appeal to you. It keeps you rewatching similar content within your boundaries. I hate that if I watch a video of how to make a cake today because I need a recipe, it continues to show me cakes 5 weeks later. Or if I'm a watching music videos or im on a journey of X type of content, the recommendation video are showing me searches I did 3 weeks ago. Why isn't youtube recommendations keeping up with my actual searching instead of trying to shove me with content that I'm not interested right now? I used to love when you con drift away for hours finding new content in the recommendations. Now it just a big echo bubble of you!!!

[@kugul1683]

True that is a problem. It is also a bit sad, ꝥ it is hard to find new channels.

[@jason3534]

I love KZbin! Learning has never been so fun and endless. Almost always entertaining as well. And when KZbin premium sent me a google home speaker for free that did me in. Although I enjoy the ads now well some of them anyway. KZbin is getting us through the lockdowns. My algorithm really knows me now. Love it.

[@Nabee_H]

KZbin really sneaking this in my recommended

[@thevexengineer]

15:16 whoever wrote in the script that tik tok is youtube's biggest threat clearly only watches only one type of youtube videos

[@j7x54]

Because almost everyone is using it 🤣 even the news stations.

[@nathananderson8720]

This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my KZbin channel 8 months ago about self development. Now I have 861 subs and > 500 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.

[@ianleboo]

KZbin is just addictive always finding myself at 3am watching

[@setiajithegreat]

I mean for the past few years I'm kinda addicted to KZbin, it's I can't go through the day without KZbin. The idea of watching whatever content you want for free and you don't have to watch 10 minutes of unskipable ads (most of the times) is what I think makes KZbin have so many viewers especialy from my generation.

[@sourpuss310]

I love youtube, I use it and youtube music so much. The youtube premium membership is worthwhile to me

[@jokotri2186]

I remember when I discovered KZbin, it took me about half an hour of buffering to watch movie trailers. I think that was 2008

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

KZbin has come full circle with this video.

[@DIYMODIfY]

Literally it's so amazing to see how KZbin works ( both in video & watch the video )

[@shook9702]

Ah, almost forgot I was watching this on youtube

[@mike8055]

YT has come a looong way. I remember in 2006 when it was mainly for quirky, home-made videos but now it's a huge commercial mosh pit. Now there's an influx of YT "celebrities", live streaming and viral content. You can literally get lost on this site.

[@kugul1683]

12:21 wasn't that the guy who said: "f*** off , I'm on live telly!"?

[@pad9x]

me: oh yea gimme some of that free content also me: *sits through a gazzillion ads

[@dwchen1]

Imagine how many tens of millions of high capacity hardisk Google has installed in their gigantic server farms spread across the globe. That's not all, just imagine how many millions of petabytes of video contents sitting idle in KZbin servers eating gigantic chunks of the spaces that nobody watch it anymore.

[@sambam8213]

KZbin be like: Put this in recommended, don’t my if I do!

[@MetaBallStudios]

KZbin is a very search engine, you can find a lot of things, learn, entertainment... There isn't more useful website in my opinion. Do you agree? not? Let me see in the comments, justify your answer. Thanks and God bless you.

[@user-xf8rx6eq1p]

English 100

[@uptin]

Yeah! Absolutely! That's how it should be.

[@dahawk8574]

I cut the cable in mid-2012. KZbin is life.

[@TheDark-Knut]

Next : How Shane Diesel became such a Giant.

[@fpvillegas9084]

KZbin is the visual version of Google. Many people would rather search KZbin than Google. Who needs TV when there's KZbin.

[@sudarshan3965]

🤣 I prefer youtube rather reading something from random website.

[@lenardregencia]

Who's watching on KZbin?

[@sudarshan3965]

I am watching on cnbc

[@repeated2]

I remember when hosting a video would cost money, because it should cost you money to stream data on a server to millions of people. YT really took over with that unbeatable price. I just hope they keep it as ad free as possible

[@yifantian1942]

Hope CNBC can do a similar video about Google map.

[@GUSTA99X]

They do 😄

[@Arroyoruiz]

Ive fixed my car because of youtube. Ive learned so many new things on youtube. Ive made a lot of money on eBay reselling particular items and learned where to find because of you-tuber ebayer resellers. I gladly pay for youtube premium service monthly! Watch it more than anything else. I love it!

[@XOPOIIIO]

Never watched youtube and don't want to try.

[@gopaldey8487]

Okay

[@mervinva]

Understandable have a nice day

[@sophiaisabelle01]

@@mervinva Oh okay then...

[@julioholguin1978]

KZbin is the masterpiece of the internet, its founders are underrated!

[@Rommie26]

The U.S is the best innovator in the world 🇺🇸 proud to be from here

[@larrends8297]

Thanks to the indian brains.

[@Rommie26]

@@larrends8297 who are American or got an American education

[@larrends8297]

@@Rommie26 no 1 export from india. Indian brains🧠

[@bingchilindotnogo]

This is just the thing I would want to watch. Detailed, unbiased and truthful description towards this business model - KZbin.

[@vincentlee0509]

I am learning English on youtube with my iPad. It is effective and convenient.

[@soilder_of_allah]

KZbin 2012: by the creators, from the creators. KZbin Now: YoU aRe DeMoNiTiZeD fOr SaYiNg CoRoNa

[@Phlegethon]

Wonder how the founders feel about selling it for just $1.65 billion

[@johnl.7754]

Well they probably couldn’t make it as big today as google did. They might have even not survived with the lawsuits.

[@shafwandito4724]

Minecraft was bought by Microsoft for 2.5 billion in 2013-2014. Today, it is worth for 5 billion and more in the future. So I would say it was a great deal for the two side. KZbin is not guaranteed to succeed without Google anyway and the creator could bankrupt by those lawsuit. On the other hand, the creator of Android has some bad profit compare to KZbin.

[@Custmzir]

3:15 lol that cat 😂

[@theluckyman74]

How popular is KZbin. When the website went down recently. There were roughly 800 Heart attacks reported. I was one of those patients. If they ever go down again, I might have to Jump.

[@criticalthinker907]

LOL 😀😀😀😀😄😄😄😄😀😀😀

[@kartikmishra6894]

I dont have any account on Facebook, tweeter, instagram, netflix, tik tok, and whatnot. But without youtube its difficult to imagine the possibility of human civilization to progress.

[@arunkumarsingh279]

KZbin has brought a revolution

[@PHlophe]

wait until Narendru Mody blocks it.

[@saulgoodman2018]

Half of their recommendations for me, are videos that I have already seen.

[@bshadow115]

You're right. this is the case for me too. But I do like to rewatch some videos again and again.

[@PurpleLemurs]

Tiktok is cool but it still doesn’t have what KZbin has.

[@RuilinLinRyan]

In your opinion, what would that be?

[@lenn939]

@@RuilinLinRyan Good content

[@PurpleLemurs]

Ruilin Lin well.. this video for example

[@koilamaoh4238]

Tiktok wont last long tho.. Only reason people like it cause it avoids "copyright" claims of music. Music on youtube videos when people can't create anything original without music, they get claimed. As dmca gets stricter, and people love taking "corporate" content as their own.

[@notreallyaghost]

Hard to say if anything will ever take over KZbin... I think it’s here to stay FOREVER

[@FowlorTheRooster1990]

there will come a time when youtube does dis appear like most companies but i do believe it will stay longer and fade away very slowly