Just How Much Storage Does YouTube Use?

[DVDR_Dog]

It has been estimated that YouTube's starage capacity worldwide exceeds 1 exabyte, that's the equivalent of one quintillion bytes. Imangine having to manage that much storage. I can't. I can't even visualize that much data.

 

[AFFASocial]

That is INSANE

 

[Diguelo]

Last time I investigated (coughs nervously) it was a lot bigger than most notional data storge facilities, however is isnt all in one place. There are a lot of Proxy servers and it is in isefl an enclosed internet web.

Makes sense if you think about it, all that data in one place is just asking for trouble.

 

[hacxx]

Yeah, it's mind-blowing. Over 1 exabyte sounds insane, but considering the millions of hours uploaded daily, it adds up fast. And it’s not just raw storage—they also keep multiple copies for redundancy, plus all the processing power for encoding, streaming, and backups. Truly next-level infrastructure.

 

[jackwilliam7]

It's wild to think about how much space YouTube takes up for all those videos! Every minute, people are adding hours of new content. Just picture all those hard drives needed to hold it all!