<P> During the summer of 2006, YouTube was one of the fastest growing sites on the World Wide Web, hosting more than 65,000 new video uploads . The site delivered an average of 100 million video views per day in July . It was ranked the fifth-most - popular website on Alexa, far out - pacing even MySpace's rate of growth . The website averaged nearly 20 million visitors per month according to Nielsen / NetRatings, with around 44% female and 56% male visitors . The 12 - to 17 - year - old age group was dominant . YouTube's pre-eminence in the online market was substantial . According to the website Hitwise.com, YouTube commanded up to 64% of the UK online video market . </P> <P> YouTube entered into a marketing and advertising partnership with NBC in June 2006 . </P> <P> On October 9, 2006, it was announced that the company would be purchased by Google for US $1.65 billion in stock, which was completed on November 13 . At that time it was Google's second - largest acquisition . The agreement between Google and YouTube came after YouTube presented three agreements with media companies in an attempt to avoid copyright - infringement lawsuits . YouTube planned to continue operating independently, with its co-founders and 67 employees working within Google . </P> <P> Google's February 7, 2007 SEC filing revealed the breakdown of profits for YouTube's investors after the sale to Google . In 2010, Chad Hurley's profit was more than $395 million while Steve Chen's profit was more than $326 million . </P>

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