Turning 20 this year, a look at how an idea sparked by "Nipplegate" saw Justin Bieber, "Gangnam Style" and "Baby Shark" go ...

YouTube has officially turned 20 years old. That's right, the internet's biggest video platform as well as one of the most trafficked websites in the world, was founded on Feb. 14, 2005.

The platform was founded on 14 February 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim in San Mateo, California.

YouTube, the online video powerhouse, turns 20 YouTube has evolved from a dinner party lark 20 years ago into a modern lifestyle staple poised to overtake US cable television in paid viewership.