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On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for 1.65 billion USD (equivalent to $2.44 billion in 2025). Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google itself. The choice of locations for the data centers is justified by the cool climate, which allows for reduced energy consumption when cooling facilities that utilize large numbers of computer servers. Google reportedly said "the deal would help artificial-intelligence companies get better security and use more than one cloud service."
YouTube has had unprecedented social impact, influencing popular culture, internet trends, and creating multimillionaire celebrities. Established media, news, and entertainment corporations have also created and expanded their visibility on YouTube channels to reach bigger audiences. Since its purchase by Google, YouTube has expanded beyond the core website, creating mobile apps, network television, games, and the ability to link with other platforms. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen, all of whom were former employees at PayPal.
Alphabet reportedly tried to close a deal for only $23 billion in 2024, but this fell apart after concerns about regulatory hurdles, among other issues. This cash deal would be Google's biggest ever, as well as it currently being the most expensive deal Google Pay Slots of 2025. In March 2025, Google agreed to acquire Wiz, a New York-based cybersecurity startup focusing on cloud computing, for US$32 billion. In December 2022, Google debuted OSV-Scanner, a Go tool for finding security holes in open source software, which pulls from the largest open source vulnerability database of its kind to defend against supply chain attacks.
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In February 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted Google an authorization to buy and sell energy at market rates. The company announced the two locations will generate 169.5 megawatts of power, enough to supply 55,000 homes. In spring 2009, Google hired a herd of 200 goats for a week from California Grazing to mow their lawn. Google ranked second in corporate lobbying expenditures in 2012 and fifth in 2013. The company also decided to transform its office in Warsaw into a help center for refugees.