System Design: YouTube

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System Design: YouTube

What is YouTube?

YouTube lets users upload, watch, search for, and interact with videos. Channels organize content from individuals and organizations. This case study designs a YouTube-like service around upload processing and playback; it does not claim to reproduce YouTube’s internal architecture.

A depiction of a content creator uploading a video to YouTube that many viewers will stream
A depiction of a content creator uploading a video to YouTube that many viewers will stream

Product features that shape the design

The product brings together several workloads:

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