How 20 Years of YouTube Has Shaped Us
As YouTube marks its 20th anniversary, we look at the cultural impact of the platform and how it evolved from a simple video-sharing site to the most visited website after Google’s own homepage.
March 25, 2025
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How 20 Years of YouTube Has Shaped Us
Summary
YouTube is the site for step-by-step how-to guides, unboxing and reaction videos, and children’s songs that get stuck in your head. It has also fundamentally changed how we produce and consume online content. As YouTube marks its 20th anniversary, we look at the cultural impact of the platform and how it evolved from a simple video-sharing site to the most visited website after Google’s own homepage. How do you use YouTube?
Guests:
Victor Xie, video creator, his YouTube channel is "Did You Eat Yet?"
Mark Bergen, reporter, Bloomberg News; author of "Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube's Chaotic Rise to World Domination"
Johnny Cole Dickson, video creator and host, his YouTube channel is "No Lab Coat Required"
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