YouTube

=== YouTube Go ===
[[File:YouTube Go.svg|thumb|Logo of YouTube Go]]
In September 2016, ''YouTube Go'' was announced,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Byford |first1=Sam |title=YouTube Go is a new app for offline viewing and sharing |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/27/13070804/youtube-go-announced-india-offline |access-date=February 10, 2018 |work=The Verge |date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> as an [[Android (operating system)|Android]] app created for making YouTube easier to access on mobile devices in [[emerging market]]s. It was distinct from the company's main Android app and allowed videos to be downloaded and shared with other users. It also allowed users to preview videos, share downloaded videos through [[Bluetooth]], and offered more options for mobile data control and [[Display resolution|video resolution]].<ref name="pd">{{cite news |last1=Dave |first1=Paresh |title=YouTube's emerging markets-focused app expands to 130 countries |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-youtube/youtubes-emerging-markets-focused-app-expands-to-130-countries-idUSKBN1FL5ZI |access-date=February 10, 2018 |work=Reuters |date=February 1, 2018}}</ref>

In February 2017, ''YouTube Go'' was launched in [[India]], and expanded in November 2017 to 14 other countries, including [[Nigeria]], [[Indonesia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Vietnam]], the [[Philippines]], [[Kenya]], and [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Manish |title=YouTube Go is finally here, kind of |url=https://mashable.com/2017/02/09/youtube-go-release-india/ |access-date=February 10, 2018 |work=Mashable |date=February 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="mashhhh">{{cite news |last1=Ho |first1=Victoria |title=Data-friendly YouTube Go beta launches in Southeast Asia, Africa |url=https://mashable.com/2017/11/30/youtube-go-southeast-asia-africa |access-date=February 10, 2018 |work=Mashable |date=November 30, 2017}}</ref> On February 1, 2018, it was rolled out in 130 countries worldwide, including [[Brazil]], [[Mexico]], [[Turkey]], and [[Iraq]]. Before it shut down, the app was available to around 60% of the world's population.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/googles-data-friendly-app-youtube-go-expands-to-over-130-countries-now-supports-higher-quality-videos/ |title=Google's data-friendly app YouTube Go expands to over 130 countries, now supports higher quality&nbsp;videos |last=Perez |first=Sarah |work=TechCrunch |access-date=February 2, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/01/googles-offline-first-youtube-go-app-launches-globally/ |title=Google's 'offline first' YouTube Go app launches in 130 new markets, but not the U.S. |website=VentureBeat |access-date=February 2, 2018 |date=February 2018}}</ref> In May 2022, Google announced that they would be shutting down ''YouTube Go'' in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=YouTube Go is shutting down in August |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/05/youtube-go-shutting-down-august/ |access-date=May 5, 2022 |last=Malik |first=Aisha |website=[[TechCrunch]] |date=May 5, 2022 |language=en-US }}</ref>