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YouTube says more than 20 billion videos uploaded in 20 years

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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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