YouTube Surpasses 4 Billion Video Views Per Day

[Rob Williams]

When Google purchased YouTube back in November 2006, did anyone expect that in a mere five years, the site would become the third most visited on the Internet? Though video-sharing sites are now a dime a dozen, looking back, Google had to have known what video was going to become, and given today's stats, the $1.65 billion purchase price almost seems like a steal.

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[MacMan]

I love YouTube and I can't imagine the internet without it. That said, 4 billion downloads per day is totally mind-blowing!

[OriginalJoeCool]

Eh, not that impressive; about a billion of the views are mine. :D

[Rob Williams]

Eh, not that impressive; about a billion of the views are mine. :D

Hah! I've clocked in a fair few myself.