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YouTube says more than 20 billion videos uploaded in 20 years

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan speaks as Google celebrates the 20th anniversary of first video uploaded to YouTube, in San Bruno, California, on April 23, 2025. [AFP]

YouTube on Wednesday celebrated more than 20 billion videos being uploaded to the platform since the first clip debuted two decades ago.

The online video-sharing platform has evolved from a dinner party lark into a modern lifestyle staple poised to overtake US cable television in paid viewership.

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