# YouTube

> Enjoy your favorite videos and channels with the official YouTube app.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.google.android.youtube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.google.android.youtube)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.google.android.youtube`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Google LLC
- **Category:** VIDEO\_PLAYERS
- **Downloads:** 23,404,764,729
- **Rating:** 3.84 / 5 (171,557,132 ratings)
- **Version:** 21.35.442
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2010-10-20
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 136 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube)
- **Website:** [https://app.youtube.com](https://app.youtube.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.google.com/policies/privacy](http://www.google.com/policies/privacy)

## Description

Get the official YouTube app on Android phones and tablets. Browse home recommendations, see the latest from your favorite channels in Subscriptions, and manage your Library. Explore what’s popular and discover creators, gamers, and artists on the rise (availability varies by country).

Connect with the YouTube community through Posts, Stories, Premieres, and Live streams, and create your own content with easy mobile uploads and real-time interactions. If you or your family chooses, options like YouTube Kids and parent-supervised experiences are available; channel memberships and YouTube Premium unlock perks such as ad-free viewing, offline downloads, and YouTube Music Premium.

## Rankings

- #2 — Overall
- #3 — Video players (Free)
- #109 — Application (Free)
- #41 — Top app in Vietnam
- #42 — Top app in Thailand
- #53 — Top app in India

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE`
- `android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.RUN_USER_INITIATED_JOBS`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID_NOTIFICATION`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.google.android.youtube.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.youtube.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`

## Review summary

Reviews show YouTube is viewed as a generally good and versatile app delivering entertainment, information, and study value. The main recurring complaints are intrusive, frequent ads (including unskippable ones) and occasional stability/update friction (launch issues and sign-out/update hassles).

### Pros

- Generally perceived as a good/best app by users.
- Offers entertainment, information, and even games.
- Helpful for studying or learning.

### Cons

- Excessive ads and intrusive advertising (frequent, unskippable, with pushes toward Premium).
- Ads interrupt playback and occasionally resize the video UI.
- Occasional stability issues (app won’t open; sign-out and update friction).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.google.android.youtube)