<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> 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>
when did google buy youtube and for how much
when did google buy youtube and for how much
US $1.65 billion November 13
US $1.65 billion November 13