YouTube Spotlight

#HappyBirthdayYouTube
Ten years ago in May, YouTube launched in beta.

From the silly to the profound, from the personal to the political, we’re celebrating a decade of your creativity and self-ex...

**Share your advice by making your own #DearMe GIF at http://youtubedearme.com **

In celebration of International Women's Day, take part in YouTube’s global #DearMe initiative to inspire and empow...

Download YouTube Kids for free on your Android or iOS device.
Android: http://goo.gl/SsDTHh
iOS: http://goo.gl/P0cikI

The YouTube Kids app is designed for curious little minds to dive into a world...

On Jan 22, 2015, President Obama sat down for his first interview after the State of the Union with popular YouTube creators, Bethany Mota, Hank Green and GloZell Green, to have a conversation abou...

Watch the interview: http://youtu.be/GbR6iQ62v9k

YouTube creators Bethany Mota, GloZell and Hank Green interview President Obama about the top concerns facing them and their audiences.

Creators...

YouTube Music Night is a celebration of the year in music on YouTube. Featuring performances from some of the most well known artists on the platform. Join in the conversation and let us know you...

Behind the scenes of YouTube Rewind 2014, the epic mash-up celebrating the YouTube's cultural moments, videos, creators, songs, and memes, of 2014.

Watch it again: http://youtu.be/zKx2B8WCQuw
Watc...

YouTube Rewind 2014. Celebrating the moments, memes, and people that made 2014. #YouTubeRewind

WATCH 2014’S TOP VIDS: http://yt.be/rewind
WATCH THE BTS: https://youtu.be/8sPUM6QnTOI
Music mixed by...

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If you’re in the U.K., text SOYT to 70005. Texts cost £5 plus your standard network message charge. £5 per text goes to Comic Rel...

Support a world where every athlete can be Proud to Play.
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Behind the scenes from the epic mashup of memorable musical moments from the past nine years on YouTube.

WATCH IT AGAIN: http://youtu.be/7vuKF0BpyDA

BTS Shooter: Nate Garcia
BTS Editor: Chris Dal...

To celebrate YouTube's ninth birthday this May, we invited some of our favorite performers to star in a mashup of memorable musical moments from the past nine years.

Watch the behind-the-scenes h...

Our 2014 memes and trends are already SO VIRAL thanks to your participation and incredible suggestions. And our trends production team is JUST getting started. Here's to a ground-breaking 2014!

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The YouTube team has been getting so many great pitches for #newtrends, including this creative one from Ryan who suggested: "hawks wheels and dinowheels." We're not sure if we nailed it...

For a...

DATONEGEEKFTW just suggested: "guitartricking where you do sports tricks while playing the guitar." And our producers and directors loved it! All this newly released trend requires is some impress...

@lil_tungsta suggested a new spin on an old favorite he calls "Flash-Sobbing." The development team really loved it and we think this trend is poised to be one of our most memorable yet!

For a s...

User UncleTerry (@Sean_ACIS) submitted this great idea for a new trend: Chicken High-Five. Our team of producers and writers created this demo to explain how you can get in on this sure-fire futur...

Here at YouTube HQ, we write, shoot, and upload all of the world's most popular viral videos. Here's a sneak peek at what you'll be watching in 2014.

Clocking First Look http://goo.gl/6I5zn0
Kissi...

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the YouTube Trend Writing Staff that thought up "Kissing Dad" and learn how to make your own Kissing Dad videos.

For a sneak peek at what you'll be watching in 201...

Move over Planking, it's time for Clocking. Find out how YouTube created the popular new trend, and how you can do it yourself.

For a sneak peek at what you'll be watching in 2014, also check out...

"The Glub Glub Water Dance" is already turning into a viral megahit. Get in on the dance craze yourself by uploading your own Water Dance videos.

Official Glub Glub song available on the YouTube ...

Behind-the-scenes from the epic mash-up celebrating the YouTube cultural moments, videos, creators, songs, and memes, of 2013. WATCH IT AGAIN: http://goo.gl/ZXPd5B
WATCH THE TOP VIDEOS OF 2013: htt...

To celebrate 2013, we invited some YouTubers to star in a mashup of popular moments this year. Can you spot all the references?
WATCH THE TOP VIDEOS OF 2013: http://yt.be/rewind

Can you name all t...

Rewind through the defining moments of 2010 on YouTube month by month in this interactive timeline. Click on the thumbnails to watch the original videos and click on the arrows to rewind or fast-fo...

CHOOSE a theme to jump to those videos...
WATCH the trending videos of the year here: http://yt.be/rewind
START the playlist here: http://yt.be/rewind/2013moments

Kid President -- http://goo.gl/Tg...

Eminem accepts the Artist of the Year Award and Jason Schwartzman avoids ingesting chalk dust live from the YTMAs on November 3. Presented by Kia. Hosted by Jason Schwartzman and co-host Reggie Wa...

Taylor Swift wins at the first-ever YouTube Music Awards, and Cimorelli, some of the many fans who made "I Knew You Were Trouble" a YouTube Phenomenon, represent her fans onstage. Live from the YTM...

"Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix accept the Response of the Year Award live from the YTMAs on November 3. Presented by Kia. Hosted by Jason Schwartzman and co-host Reggie Watts.

Check out the oth...

Tiffany Hwang accepts the Video of the Year Award on behalf of Girls' Generation for "I Got a Boy" live from the YTMAs on November 3. Presented by Kia. Hosted by Jason Schwartzman and co-host Regg...