YouTube

What YouTube does

YouTube is a video viewing and publishing app for Android. It lets people search for videos, follow channels, watch live broadcasts, leave comments, and manage a personal viewing history. The app also supports creators who want to record, upload, or livestream content from a phone. It suits viewers looking for entertainment, news, tutorials, music, and specialist content, as well as creators building an audience.

How it is organised

The home feed recommends videos based on viewing activity, while subscriptions provide a direct route to channels a user follows. Search and category browsing help users move beyond recommendations, and the Library brings together watch history, saved videos, and playlists. Playback includes adjustable quality and captions where they are available. Viewing progress and account data can remain connected across supported devices, including phones, tablets, and televisions.

Community and creator tools

YouTube combines video playback with channel-based communities. Viewers can respond through comments, live chat, and other channel interactions. Creators can publish regular videos, short-form clips, and live content, then use channel features to communicate with subscribers. Optional services such as Premium and channel memberships add paid viewing or supporter features, depending on the account and region.

Scale and listing details

• Developer: Google LLC
• Category: Video Players & Editors
• Rating: 3.887391 from 168,613,771 reviews
• Installs: 10,000,000,000+
• Package: com.google.android.youtube

The rating reflects a very large and varied user base. Its huge install figure places YouTube near the top of any video app comparison, but the experience is broad rather than narrowly specialised: it serves casual viewing, ongoing channel subscriptions, live events, and mobile publishing in one application.