YouTube turns five years old

YOUTUBE has celebrated two milestones: generating over two billion views a day, and turning five years old.

The California-based video sharing site, now a subsidiary of Google, was launched five years ago this month with a mission to provide people with a place to upload and share their videos with the world.

YouTube started very much as a site for tech- savvy video bloggers, but has since evolved into a global platform used by Hollywood studios, broadcasters and businesses to reach a huge audience.