What is the name of YouTube's live streaming platform?

YouTube’s live-streaming platform is YouTube Live.

YouTube Live lets creators, organizations, and public figures broadcast video to audiences in real time. Viewers can watch from the YouTube website or mobile apps, participate in live chat, and interact with features such as Super Chat and memberships when the creator enables them. Streams can be public, unlisted, or private, and many are saved as regular videos after the broadcast ends.

YouTube began experimenting with live broadcasts in the late 2000s, including special events and concerts, before expanding live streaming to eligible creators. It is closely integrated with the broader YouTube platform, but it is not the same thing as YouTube Studio, which is the creator-management dashboard. YouTube TV is a separate paid television-streaming service, while YouTube Gaming was a gaming-focused section and brand rather than the general name of YouTube’s live-streaming system.

The service is used for gaming, news, sports, education, product launches, concerts, and informal creator broadcasts.