## Metadata - Author: [[Ethan]] - Full Title: How Big Is YouTube? - Category: #articles - Summary: YouTube's size and reach have been a subject of interest for researchers. While platforms like Reddit and Twitter have allowed for calculations of denominators, YouTube presents a challenge due to its vast number of videos and lack of a representative sample. To estimate the size of YouTube, researchers used a method called "drunk dialing" where they guessed random URLs to find videos. They collected over 10,000 random YouTube videos and used them to make various calculations, such as estimating the number of videos on YouTube and studying language representation. The researchers argue that high-level data about user-generated media platforms should be published regularly to understand their content and impact. - URL: https://ethanzuckerman.com/2023/12/22/how-big-is-youtube/ ## Highlights - Most of the videos we’re discovering were only seen by a few dozen people. If we publish those URLs, we run the risk of exposing to public scrutiny videos that are “public” but whose authors could reasonably expect obscurity. Thus our paper does not include the list of videos discovered. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnt9616ezh593ha2rf0x0hqg))