YouTube Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === International and localization === In early years of operation, Google faced some criticism for 'encouraging the dominance of US values', by prioritising English over other languages. On June 19, 2007, at a conference in Paris, Google CEO [[Eric Schmidt]] launched YouTube [[Internationalization and localization|localization]], with stated aims including customizing the YouTube experience by country, including country-specific comments, metrics, and video rankings. From 2007, YouTube's localization was rolled out.<ref name="local" /><ref>{{cite web |title=YouTube aux couleurs de la France |url=https://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/youtube-aux-couleurs-de-la-france-39370424.htm |language=fr |trans-title=YouTube in the colours of France |date=June 19, 2007 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210073019/https://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/youtube-aux-couleurs-de-la-france-39370424.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2015 report on YouTube's localization showed it to be continuing, and expanding.<ref>{{cite web |title=YouTube: A Localization Strategy and What Comes Next |url=https://www.doz.com/media/youtube-global-local-strategy |date=March 11, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924002357/https://www.doz.com/media/youtube-global-local-strategy |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2023, YouTube made it possible to upload a single video in multiple languages. Prior to 2023, the only option for YouTubers to broaden their content's reach to audiences speaking different languages was to launch an entirely separate secondary channel for each language and upload dubbed versions of their videos across all those channels. MrBeast called multi-language dub tracks a “giant win” for creators. With the introduction of the dubbing localization option, many creators switched from uploading to separate channels to uploading to their main channel with dubbed versions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Creators can build big international audiences by dubbing their content in other languages. But what's the best way to dub?|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/08/01/youtube-content-language-localization-air-media-tech/|trans-title=YouTube in the colours of France|date=August 1, 2023|access-date=December 20, 2023|archive-date=August 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817215038/https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/08/01/youtube-content-language-localization-air-media-tech/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== YouTube localization by country ==== As of 2024, the interface of YouTube is available with localized versions in 104 countries, one territory ([[Hong Kong]]) and a worldwide version<ref>See the YouTube localization list at the bottom of the YouTube website.</ref> and continues to extend the availability of its localized version to additional countries and regions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch videos offline on mobile in select countries & regions |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6141269 |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=YouTube |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311120528/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6141269 |url-status=live }}</ref> If YouTube is unable to identify a specific country or region according to the IP address, the default location is the United States. However, YouTube offers language and content preferences for all accessible countries, regions, and languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Change language or location settings |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/87604 |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=YouTube |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311120528/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/87604 |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto;" |+ Countries with YouTube localization |- ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Language(s) ! scope="col" | Launch date ! scope="col" | {{Reference heading}} |- ! scope="row" | [[United States]] (and worldwide launch) | [[American English|English]], [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | February 14, 2005 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Brazil]] | [[Brazilian Portuguese|Portuguese]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[France]] | [[French language|French]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Basque language|Basque]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local">{{cite news |last=Sayer |first=Peter |date=June 19, 2007 |title=Google launches YouTube France News |url=https://www.techadvisor.com/article/725160/google-launches-youtube-france.html |publisher=[[International Data Group]] |website=[[PC Advisor]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101225353/https://www.techadvisor.com/article/725160/google-launches-youtube-france.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] | [[Hiberno-English|English]], [[Irish language|Irish]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Italy]] | [[Italian language|Italian]], [[German language|German]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Japan]] | [[Japanese language|Japanese]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Netherlands]] | [[Dutch language|Dutch]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Poland]] | [[Polish language|Polish]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Spain]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Galician language|Galician]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Basque language|Basque]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[United Kingdom]] | [[British English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2007 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Mexico]] | [[Mexican Spanish|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 11, 2007 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulos/43235.html |title=Presentan hoy YouTube México |newspaper=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]] |date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=September 9, 2010 |language=es |trans-title=YouTube México launched today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516063924/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulos/43235.html |archive-date=May 16, 2009}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Hong Kong]] | [[Traditional Chinese characters|Chinese]], [[Hong Kong English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 17, 2007 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://stanley5.blogspot.com/2007/10/youtube.html |title=中文上線 – YouTube 香港中文版登場！ |publisher=Stanley5 |date=October 17, 2007 |access-date=January 2, 2012 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011221455/https://stanley5.blogspot.com/2007/10/youtube.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Taiwan]] | [[Traditional Chinese characters|Chinese]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 18, 2007 | <ref>{{cite news |title=YouTube繁體中文版上線 |url=https://www.ithome.com.tw/node/45813 |work=IThome |date=October 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518040112/https://www.ithome.com.tw/node/45813 |archive-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Australia]] | [[Australian English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" |October 22, 2007 | <ref name="AUS-NZ">{{cite news |first=Kristen |last=Nicole |url=https://mashable.com/2007/10/22/youtube-australia-new-zealand/ |title=YouTube Launches in Australia & New Zealand |publisher=[[Mashable]] |date=October 22, 2007 |access-date=August 3, 2009 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403142649/https://mashable.com/2007/10/22/youtube-australia-new-zealand/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[New Zealand]] | [[New Zealand English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" |October 22, 2007 | <ref name="AUS-NZ" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Canada]] | [[Canadian English|English]], [[Canadian French|French]] | style="text-align: right;" | November 6, 2007 | <ref>{{cite news |first=Kristen |last=Nicole |url=https://mashable.com/2007/11/06/youtube-canada/ |title=YouTube Canada Now Live |date=November 6, 2007 |publisher=[[Mashable]] |access-date=August 3, 2009 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403183030/https://mashable.com/2007/11/06/youtube-canada/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Germany]] | [[German language|German]] | style="text-align: right;" | November 8, 2007 | <ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Ostrow |url=https://mashable.com/2007/11/08/youtube-germany/ |title=YouTube Germany Launches |publisher=[[Mashable]] |date=November 8, 2007 |access-date=August 3, 2009 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403120958/https://mashable.com/2007/11/08/youtube-germany/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Russia]] | [[Russian language|Russian]] | style="text-align: right;" | November 13, 2007 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/824940/ |title=YouTube перевелся на русский |language=ru |publisher=Kommersant Moscow |date=November 14, 2007 |access-date=March 22, 2012 |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230948/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/824940/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[South Korea]] | [[Korean language|Korean]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 23, 2008 | <ref>{{cite magazine |first=Martyn |last=Williams |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/141684/youtube_launches_korean_site.html |magazine=[[PC World]] |date=January 23, 2008 |access-date=March 22, 2012 |title=YouTube Launches Korean Site |archive-date=April 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428184917/http://www.pcworld.com/article/141684/youtube_launches_korean_site.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[India]] | [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Indian English|English]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu]] | style="text-align: right;" | May 7, 2008 | <ref>{{cite news |first=Sandeep |last=Joshi |url=https://www.hindu.com/2008/05/08/stories/2008050857242200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510222042/https://www.hindu.com/2008/05/08/stories/2008050857242200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 10, 2008 |title=YouTube now has an Indian incarnation |date=May 8, 2008 |access-date=August 3, 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Israel]] | [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Arabic language in Israel|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | September 16, 2008 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Czech Republic]] | [[Czech language|Czech]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 9, 2008 | <ref>{{cite news |first=Petr |last=Bokuvka |url=https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/czech-version-of-youtube-launched-and-its-crap-it-sucks/ |title=Czech version of YouTube launched. And it's crap. It sucks |work=The Czech Daily Word |publisher=Wordpress.com |date=October 12, 2008 |access-date=August 3, 2009 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403074947/https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/czech-version-of-youtube-launched-and-its-crap-it-sucks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Sweden]] | [[Swedish language|Swedish]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 22, 2008 | <ref>[https://www.kullin.net/2008/10/launch-video-unavailable-when-youtube-opens-up-in-sweden/ Launch video unavailable when YouTube opens up in Sweden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910233912/http://www.kullin.net/2008/10/launch-video-unavailable-when-youtube-opens-up-in-sweden/ |date=September 10, 2018 }} October 23, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[South Africa]] | [[South African English|English]], [[Afrikaans]], [[Zulu language|Zulu]] | style="text-align: right;" | May 17, 2010 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Argentina]] | [[Rioplatense Spanish|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | September 8, 2010 | <ref name="countries">{{cite web |url=https://www.typeboard.com/2010/09/youtube-launches-in-argentina/ |title=YouTube launches in Argentina |date=September 9, 2010 |access-date=September 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912172902/https://www.typeboard.com/2010/09/youtube-launches-in-argentina/ |archive-date=September 12, 2010}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Algeria]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]], [[French language|French]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 9, 2011 | <ref name="arabcrunch1">{{cite web |url=https://arabcrunch.com/2011/03/youtube-launches-local-version-for-algeria-egypt-jordan-morocco-saudi-arabia-tunisia-and-yemen.html |title=YouTube Launches Local Version For Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen |publisher=ArabCrunch |access-date=March 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314234447/https://arabcrunch.com/2011/03/youtube-launches-local-version-for-algeria-egypt-jordan-morocco-saudi-arabia-tunisia-and-yemen.html |archive-date=March 14, 2011}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Egypt]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 9, 2011 | <ref name="arabcrunch1" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Jordan]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 9, 2011 | <ref name="arabcrunch1" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Morocco]] | [[French language|French]], [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 9, 2011 | <ref name="arabcrunch1" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Saudi Arabia]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 9, 2011 | <ref name="arabcrunch1" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Tunisia]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]], [[French language|French]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 9, 2011 | <ref name="arabcrunch1" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Yemen]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 9, 2011 | <ref name="arabcrunch1" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Kenya]] | [[English language|English]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]] | style="text-align: right;" | September 1, 2011 | <ref>{{cite news |first=Nmachi |last=Jidenma |url=https://thenextweb.com/africa/2011/10/05/google-launches-youtube-in-kenya/ |title=Google launches YouTube in Kenya |publisher=The Next Web |date=September 1, 2011 |access-date=March 22, 2012 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331150238/https://thenextweb.com/africa/2011/10/05/google-launches-youtube-in-kenya/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Philippines]] | [[Filipino language|Filipino]], [[Philippine English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 13, 2011 | <ref name="philippines">{{cite news |first=Tam |last=Noda |url=https://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=737018&publicationSubCategoryId=200 |title=YouTube launches 'The Philippines' |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=October 13, 2011 |access-date=October 13, 2011}}{{dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Singapore]] | [[Singapore English|English]], [[Malay language|Malay]], [[Simplified Chinese characters|Chinese]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 20, 2011 | <ref name="singapore">{{cite news |title=YouTube Launches Singapore Site |url=https://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC111020-0000359/YouTube-launches-Singapore-site |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021221603/https://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC111020-0000359/YouTube-launches-Singapore-site |archive-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Belgium]] | [[Belgian French|French]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[German language|German]] | style="text-align: right;" | November 16, 2011 | <ref name="local" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Colombia]] | [[Colombian Spanish|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | November 30, 2011 | <ref>[https://thenextweb.com/la/2011/12/01/youtube-launches-localized-website-for-columbia/ YouTube launches localized website for Colombia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910234415/https://thenextweb.com/la/2011/12/01/youtube-launches-localized-website-for-columbia/ |date=September 10, 2018 }} December 1, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Uganda]] | [[Ugandan English|English]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]] | style="text-align: right;" | December 2, 2011 | <ref>[https://pctechmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1069:google-launches-youtube-uganda&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=162 Google Launches YouTube Uganda] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104043549/https://pctechmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1069%3Agoogle-launches-youtube-uganda&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=162 |date=January 4, 2012 }} December 2, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Nigeria]] | [[Nigerian Standard English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | December 7, 2011 | <ref>[https://www.techmtaa.com/2011/12/07/google-to-launch-youtube-nigeria-today/ Google to Launch YouTube Nigeria Today] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108001623/https://www.techmtaa.com/2011/12/07/google-to-launch-youtube-nigeria-today |date=January 8, 2012 }} December 7, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Chile]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 20, 2012 | <ref>[https://nextvlatam.com/index.php/5-otts/google-launches-youtube-chile/ Google launches YouTube Chile] March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325080121/https://nextvlatam.com/index.php/5-otts/google-launches-youtube-chile/ |date=March 25, 2012 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Hungary]] | [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] | style="text-align: right;" | February 29, 2012 | <ref>[https://kultura.hu/main.php?folderID=1094&articleID=323455&ctag=&iid=11 Google Launches Hungarian YouTube] March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117060628/https://kultura.hu/main.php?folderID=1094&articleID=323455&ctag=&iid=11 |date=January 17, 2013 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Malaysia]] | [[Malaysian language|Malay]], [[Malaysian English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 22, 2012 | <ref>[https://www.webpronews.com/youtube-launches-local-domain-for-malaysia-2012-03 YouTube Launches Local Domain For Malaysia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010094750/https://www.webpronews.com/youtube-launches-local-domain-for-malaysia-2012-03/ |date=October 10, 2017 }} March 22, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Peru]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 25, 2012 | <ref>[https://www.webpronews.com/youtube-peru-launched-expansion-continues-2012-03 YouTube Peru Launched, Expansion continues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010095458/https://www.webpronews.com/youtube-peru-launched-expansion-continues-2012-03/ |date=October 10, 2017 }} March 27, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[United Arab Emirates]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]], [[English language|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | April 1, 2012 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emirates247.com/business/technology/uae-version-of-youtube-launched-2012-04-02-1.451741 |title=UAE version of YouTube launched |publisher=Emirates 247 |date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2014 |author=Bindu Suresh Rai |archive-date=February 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225032636/http://www.emirates247.com/business/technology/uae-version-of-youtube-launched-2012-04-02-1.451741 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Greece]] | [[Greek language|Greek]] | style="text-align: right;" | May 1, 2012 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Indonesia]] | [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[English language|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | May 17, 2012 | <ref>[https://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/youtube-launches-indonesian-version/524443 "YouTube Launches Indonesian Version"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117060608/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/youtube-launches-indonesian-version/524443 |date=January 17, 2013 }}, June 15, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Ghana]] | [[English language|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 5, 2012 | <ref>[https://www.humanipo.com/blog/713/Google-launches-YouTube-in-Ghana "Google launches YouTube in Ghana"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624232254/https://www.humanipo.com/blog/713/Google-launches-YouTube-in-Ghana |date=June 24, 2012 }}, June 22, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Senegal]] | [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | July 4, 2012 | <ref>[https://www.telecompaper.com/news/youtube-launches-local-portal-in-senegal "YouTube launches local portal in Senegal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217112619/https://www.telecompaper.com/news/youtube-launches-local-portal-in-senegal |date=February 17, 2022 }}, <br /> {{note|media_type_table_note_3}}[3] itag 120 is for live streaming and has metadata referring to "Elemental Technologies Live". July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Turkey]] | [[Turkish language|Turkish]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 1, 2012 | <ref>[https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/86446--g "YouTube's Turkish version goes into service"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905100141/http://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/86446--g |date=September 5, 2015 }}, October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Ukraine]] | [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] | style="text-align: right;" | December 13, 2012 | <ref>{{cite news |first=Maryna |last=Tarasova |url=https://google-ukraine-blog.blogspot.com/2012/12/youtube.html |publisher=Google Ukraine Blog |title=YouTube приходить в Україну! (YouTube comes in Ukraine!) |date=December 13, 2012 |location=Ukraine |language=uk |access-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-date=August 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804014222/http://google-ukraine-blog.blogspot.com/2012/12/youtube.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Denmark]] | [[Danish language|Danish]] | style="text-align: right;" | February 1, 2013 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.iprospect.dk/youtube-lanceres-i-danmark |publisher=iProspect |title=YouTube lanceres i Danmark |access-date=April 17, 2013 |location=Denmark |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507094859/https://www.iprospect.dk/youtube-lanceres-i-danmark |archive-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Finland]] | [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]] | style="text-align: right;" | February 1, 2013 | <ref>{{cite news |first=Vilja |last=Sormunen |url=https://www.klok.fi/blog/youtube-launches-in-the-nordics/ |publisher=KLOK |title=YouTube Launches in the Nordics |date=February 6, 2013 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |location=Nordic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728163345/https://www.klok.fi/blog/youtube-launches-in-the-nordics/ |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Norway]] | [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] | style="text-align: right;" | February 1, 2013 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tono.no/YouTube+lansert+i+Norge.12888.cms |publisher=[[TONO]] |title=YouTube Launched in Norway |access-date=April 17, 2013 |location=Norway |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420134320/https://www.tono.no/YouTube+lansert+i+Norge.12888.cms |archive-date=April 20, 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Switzerland]] | [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 29, 2013 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/YouTube_goes_Swiss.html?cid=35450210 |publisher=[[swissinfo]] |title=YouTube goes Swiss |access-date=April 17, 2013 |location=Swiss |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203070051/http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/YouTube_goes_Swiss.html?cid=35450210 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Austria]] | [[German language|German]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 29, 2013 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_digital/digital_news/538498_YouTube.at-seit-Donnerstag-online.html |work=[[Wiener Zeitung]] |title=YouTube.at since Thursday online |access-date=April 17, 2013 |location=Austria |archive-date=May 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502151534/http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_digital/digital_news/538498_YouTube.at-seit-Donnerstag-online.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Romania]] | [[Romanian language|Romanian]] | style="text-align: right;" | April 18, 2013 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.zf.ro/zf-24/youtube-romania-se-lanseaza-intr-o-saptamana-10764820 |publisher=ZF.ro |title=Youtube România se lansează într-o săptămână |access-date=May 14, 2013 |location=Romania |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233402/http://www.zf.ro/zf-24/youtube-romania-se-lanseaza-intr-o-saptamana-10764820 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Portugal]] | [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] | style="text-align: right;" | April 25, 2013 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lusonoticias.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27764:google-lanca-versao-lusa-do-youtube&catid=343&Itemid=159 |publisher=Luso Noticias |title=Google lança versão lusa do YouTube |access-date=May 14, 2013 |location=Portugal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003223/https://www.lusonoticias.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27764:google-lanca-versao-lusa-do-youtube&catid=343&Itemid=159 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Slovakia]] | [[Slovak language|Slovak]] | style="text-align: right;" | April 25, 2013 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://vat.pravda.sk/obraz-a-zvuk/clanok/281254-slovaci-uz-mozu-oficialne-zarabat-na-tvorbe-videi-pre-youtube/ |title=Slováci už môžu oficiálne zarábať na tvorbe videí pre YouTube |publisher=Vat Pravda |date=May 21, 2013 |access-date=February 14, 2014 |author=tš |language=sk |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403192145/https://vat.pravda.sk/obraz-a-zvuk/clanok/281254-slovaci-uz-mozu-oficialne-zarabat-na-tvorbe-videi-pre-youtube/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Bahrain]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | August 16, 2013 | <ref name="gcc">{{cite web |url=https://www.tbreak.ae/news/youtube-expands-monetization-partnership-gcc |title=YouTube expands monetization and partnership in GCC |publisher=tbreak Media |date=September 16, 2013 |access-date=February 14, 2014 |last1=Rego |first1=Nick |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140213233858/http://www.tbreak.ae/news/youtube-expands-monetization-partnership-gcc |archive-date=February 13, 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Kuwait]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | August 16, 2013 | <ref name="gcc" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Oman]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | August 16, 2013 | <ref name="gcc" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Qatar]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | August 16, 2013 | <ref name="gcc" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] | [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]], [[Serbian language|Serbian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Bulgaria]] | [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://newtrend.bg/digital-company/youtube/youtube-reklama-bulgaria |title=YouTube рекламата става достъпна и за България |publisher=New Trend |date=March 18, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |author=Ивелина Атанасова |language=bg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082809/https://newtrend.bg/digital-company/youtube/youtube-reklama-bulgaria |archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Croatia]] | [[Croatian language|Croatian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://liderpress.hr/poslovna-znanja/oglasavanje-na-video-platformi-youtube-od-sad-dostupno-i-u-hrvatskoj/ |title=Oglašavanje na video platformi YouTube od sad dostupno i u Hrvatskoj |publisher=Lider |date=March 19, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |language=hr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111014509/https://liderpress.hr/poslovna-znanja/oglasavanje-na-video-platformi-youtube-od-sad-dostupno-i-u-hrvatskoj/ |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Estonia]] | [[Estonian language|Estonian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.meedium.ee/blog/youtube-reklaamid-eestis |title=Youtube reklaamid – uued võimalused nüüd ka Eestis! |publisher=Meedium |date=March 19, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |first=Siiri |last=Oden |language=et |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094928/https://www.meedium.ee/blog/youtube-reklaamid-eestis |archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Latvia]] | [[Latvian language|Latvian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://marketing.lv/tagad-reklamas-iespejas-youtube-kanala-iespejams-izmantot-ari-latvija/ |title=Tagad reklāmas iespējas Youtube kanālā iespējams izmantot arī Latvijā |publisher=Marketing |date=March 18, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |author=Marta |language=lv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321170116/https://marketing.lv/tagad-reklamas-iespejas-youtube-kanala-iespejams-izmantot-ari-latvija/ |archive-date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Lithuania]] | [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[North Macedonia]] | [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Montenegro]] | [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Serbia]] | [[Serbian language|Serbian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Slovenia]] | [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 17, 2014 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnevnik.si/magazin/znanost-in-tehnologija/na-youtube-prihajajo-tudi-slovenski-video-oglasi |title=Na Youtube prihajajo tudi slovenski video oglasi |work=[[Dnevnik (Slovenia)|Dnevnik]] |date=March 18, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |author=STA |language=sl |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075431/http://www.dnevnik.si/magazin/znanost-in-tehnologija/na-youtube-prihajajo-tudi-slovenski-video-oglasi |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Thailand]] | [[Thai language|Thai]] | style="text-align: right;" | April 1, 2014 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/YouTube-introduces-homepage-especially-30230795.html |title=YouTube introduces homepage especially |newspaper=[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]] |date=April 3, 2014 |access-date=April 4, 2014 |first=Asina |last=Pornwasin |archive-date=July 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725161948/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/YouTube-introduces-homepage-especially-30230795.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Lebanon]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | May 1, 2014 | <ref name="gcc" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Puerto Rico]] | [[Puerto Rican Spanish|Spanish]], [[American English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | August 23, 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Iceland]] | [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] | style="text-align: right;" | 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Luxembourg]] | [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]] | style="text-align: right;" | 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Vietnam]] | [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 1, 2014 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Libya]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | February 1, 2015 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Tanzania]] | [[English language|English]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 2, 2015 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Zimbabwe]] | [[English language|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 2, 2015 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Azerbaijan]] | [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 12, 2015 | <ref name="adriatics baltics">{{cite web |url=https://9to5google.com/2015/10/12/youtube-global-7-new-countries/ |title=YouTube continues global expansion w/ versions of its site in 7 new locales |first=Stephen |last=Hall |publisher=9to5 Google |date=October 12, 2015 |access-date=March 18, 2016 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403120846/https://9to5google.com/2015/10/12/youtube-global-7-new-countries/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Belarus]] | [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]], [[Russian language|Russian]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 12, 2015 | <ref name="adriatics baltics" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] | [[Georgian language|Georgian]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 12, 2015 | <ref name="adriatics baltics" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Kazakhstan]] | [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Russian language|Russian]] | style="text-align: right;" | October 12, 2015 | <ref name="adriatics baltics" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Iraq]] | [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] | style="text-align: right;" | November 9, 2015 | {{citation needed|date=April 2018}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Nepal]] | [[Nepali language|Nepali]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 12, 2016 | <ref name="himalayan">{{cite news |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/youtube-launches-specific-homepages-for-nepal-pakistan-sri-lanka/ |title=YouTube launches Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka-specific homepages |newspaper=[[The Himalayan Times]] |date=January 13, 2016 |access-date=January 31, 2016 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331131306/https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/youtube-launches-specific-homepages-for-nepal-pakistan-sri-lanka/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Pakistan]] | [[Urdu]], [[Pakistani English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 12, 2016 | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1026164/youtube-launches-country-specific-homepages-for-pakistan/ |title=YouTube launches country-specific homepage for Pakistan |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=January 31, 2016 |archive-date=January 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128170842/http://tribune.com.pk/story/1026164/youtube-launches-country-specific-homepages-for-pakistan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Sri Lanka]] | [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sri Lankan English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 12, 2016 | <ref name="himalayan" /> |- ! scope="row" | [[Jamaica]] | [[Jamaican English|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | August 4, 2016 | {{citation needed|date=April 2018}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Malta]] | [[English language|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | June 19, 2018 | <ref>{{cite web |title=YouTube Launches Local Domain For Malta |url=https://www.maltachamber.org.mt/en/youtube-launches-local-domain-for-malta |access-date=February 15, 2023 |website=maltachamber.org.mt |language=en |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307214942/https://www.maltachamber.org.mt/en/youtube-launches-local-domain-for-malta |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Bolivia]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Costa Rica]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Ecuador]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[El Salvador]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Guatemala]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Honduras]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Nicaragua]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Panama]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Uruguay]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | January 30, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Paraguay]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Guarani language|Guarani]] | style="text-align: right;" | February 21, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Dominican Republic]] | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | February 21, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Cyprus]] | [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 13, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Liechtenstein]] | [[German language|German]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 13, 2019 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Venezuela]] |[[Spanish language|Spanish]] | style="text-align: right;" | March 10, 2020 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Papua New Guinea]] | [[English language|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | 2020 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Bangladesh]] |[[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]] | style="text-align: right;" | September 2, 2020 | {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Cambodia]] | [[Khmer language|Khmer]] | style="text-align: right;" | August 25, 2022 | {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Laos]] |[[Lao language|Lao]] | style="text-align: right;" | August 25, 2022 | {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |} [[File:YouTube Localisation.svg|600px|thumb|center|Locations where YouTube is localized]] The YouTube interface suggests which local version should be chosen based on the IP address of the user. In some cases, the message "This video is not available in your country" may appear because of copyright restrictions or inappropriate content.<ref>{{cite web |title=Learn More: Video not available in my country |url=https://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en-uk&answer=92571 |access-date=August 4, 2009 |archive-date=December 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203001609/http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en-uk&answer=92571 |url-status=live }}</ref> The interface of the YouTube website is available in 76 language versions, including Amharic, Albanian, Armenian, Burmese, Haitian Creole, Kyrgyz, Malagasy, Mongolian, Persian, Samoan, Somali and Uzbek, which do not have local channel versions. Access to YouTube was blocked in [[Turkey]] between 2008 and 2010, following controversy over the posting of videos deemed insulting to [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] and some material offensive to Muslims.<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkey lifts two-year ban on YouTube |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11659816 |date=October 30, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2012 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408224644/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11659816 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Turks censor YouTube censorship |last1=Danforth |first1=Nick |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/30/ED68191LKM.DTL |date=July 31, 2009 |access-date=August 4, 2009 |archive-date=March 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304121851/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/30/ED68191LKM.DTL |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2012, a local version of YouTube was launched in Turkey, with the domain <code>youtube.com.tr</code>. The local version is subject to the content regulations found in Turkish law.<ref>{{cite web |first=Dara |last=Kerr |title=YouTube cedes to Turkey and uses local Web domain |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-cedes-to-turkey-and-uses-local-web-domain/ |publisher=[[CNET]] |date=October 2, 2012 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=March 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312054330/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57524907-93/youtube-cedes-to-turkey-and-uses-local-web-domain/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2009, a dispute between YouTube and the British royalty collection agency [[PRS for Music]] led to premium music videos being blocked for YouTube users in the United Kingdom. The removal of videos posted by the major record companies occurred after failure to reach an agreement on a licensing deal. The dispute was resolved in September 2009.<ref>{{cite news |first=Emma |last=Barnett |title=Music videos back on YouTube in multi-million pound PRS deal |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6127624/Music-videos-back-on-YouTube-in-multi-million-pound-PRS-deal.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6127624/Music-videos-back-on-YouTube-in-multi-million-pound-PRS-deal.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=September 3, 2009 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2009, a similar dispute led to the removal of premium music videos for users in Germany.<ref>{{cite news |title=Now YouTube stops the music in Germany |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/apr/01/youtube-digital-music-and-audio |date=April 1, 2009 |access-date=April 2, 2009 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331144358/https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/apr/01/youtube-digital-music-and-audio |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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