YouTube
E2481
YouTube is a global online video-sharing and streaming platform where users can upload, watch, and interact with a vast range of video content.
All labels observed (20)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T55485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: YouTube Context triple: [Google, product, YouTube]
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A.
Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
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B.
Facebook
Facebook is a major global social networking platform that allows users to connect, share content, and communicate online.
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C.
Microsoft
Microsoft is a multinational technology company best known for its Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.
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D.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
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E.
Benny Beaver
Benny Beaver is the costumed beaver mascot representing Oregon State University at its athletic events and school functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: YouTube Target entity description: YouTube is a global online video-sharing and streaming platform where users can upload, watch, and interact with a vast range of video content.
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A.
Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
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B.
Facebook
Facebook is a major global social networking platform that allows users to connect, share content, and communicate online.
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C.
SnagFilms
SnagFilms was a video-on-demand platform specializing in streaming independent films and documentaries online.
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D.
Fox
Fox is a major American broadcast television network known for airing NFL games, including extensive coverage of NFC East matchups.
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E.
AOL
AOL is a pioneering American internet and online services company best known for popularizing dial-up access and email in the 1990s and early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (88)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
online service
ⓘ
social media platform ⓘ video hosting service ⓘ video sharing platform ⓘ website ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Google ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2006-11-13 ⓘ |
| acquisitionPrice | 1650000000 USD ⓘ |
| availableIn | multiple languages ⓘ |
| contentType |
educational videos
ⓘ
gaming videos ⓘ live streams ⓘ movies and TV clips ⓘ music videos ⓘ news ⓘ user-generated video ⓘ vlogs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstVideoTitle | Me at the zoo ⓘ |
| firstVideoUploadDate | 2005-04-23 ⓘ |
| firstVideoUploader | Jawed Karim ⓘ |
| founder |
Chad Hurley
ⓘ
Jawed Karim ⓘ Steve Chen ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 2005-02-14 ⓘ |
| hasCEO | Neal Mohan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
YouTube Shorts
ⓘ
YouTube Stories ⓘ advertising ⓘ channels ⓘ closed captions ⓘ comments ⓘ community posts ⓘ content ID system ⓘ likes and dislikes ⓘ live chat ⓘ monetization for creators ⓘ notifications ⓘ playlists ⓘ premieres ⓘ recommendation algorithm ⓘ subscriptions ⓘ |
| hasMobileApp |
Android
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
game console apps
ⓘ
smart TV apps ⓘ web ⓘ |
| hasService |
YouTube
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
YouTube Kids
YouTube self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
YouTube Music
YouTube self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
YouTube Premium
YouTube Shorts ⓘ YouTube Studio ⓘ YouTube TV ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | San Bruno, California, United States ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment
ⓘ
internet ⓘ online video ⓘ social media ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2005-12-15 ⓘ |
| logo | YouTube logo ⓘ |
| minimumAgeRequirement | 13 years ⓘ |
| monetizationModel |
advertising-supported
ⓘ
subscription-based ⓘ |
| offersService |
live streaming
ⓘ
short-form video hosting ⓘ video on demand ⓘ video sharing ⓘ video streaming ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Google ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Alphabet Inc.
ⓘ
Google ⓘ |
| predecessorCEO | Susan Wojcicki ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| registration |
optional for viewing
ⓘ
required for commenting ⓘ required for uploading ⓘ |
| requiresAccountFrom |
Google
ⓘ
surface form:
Google account
|
| slogan |
Broadcast Yourself
ⓘ
Stay Home #WithMe ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
360-degree video
ⓘ
HDR video ⓘ VR video ⓘ live streaming ⓘ |
| supportsResolution |
4K
ⓘ
8K ⓘ HD ⓘ SD ⓘ |
| websiteURL | https://www.youtube.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: YouTube Description of subject: YouTube is a global online video-sharing and streaming platform where users can upload, watch, and interact with a vast range of video content.
Referenced by (1,078)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
YouTube Premium
this entity surface form:
YouTube Music
this entity surface form:
YouTube Kids
this entity surface form:
YouTube LLC
this entity surface form:
YouTube headquarters
this entity surface form:
YouTube Music
this entity surface form:
YouTube mobile app
this entity surface form:
YouTube main site
this entity surface form:
YouTube website
this entity surface form:
YouTube mobile app