In which city is YouTube's headquarters located?

YouTube’s headquarters is located in San Bruno, California.

The company’s listed headquarters address is 901 Cherry Avenue in San Bruno, a city in San Mateo County south of San Francisco. The location is part of the broader technology region surrounding Silicon Valley, which also includes nearby cities such as Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Mateo.

The answer is sometimes confused with San Francisco because YouTube’s founding story is connected with the Bay Area and because many technology companies maintain offices in San Francisco. San Mateo can also seem plausible: YouTube’s earliest offices were reportedly above a pizzeria and a Japanese restaurant in that city before the company expanded.

YouTube was founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. After Google purchased the company in 2006, YouTube continued operating as a distinct platform while becoming part of Google’s larger corporate structure. Its San Bruno campus remains closely associated with the company’s headquarters and operations.