Company milestone · 2005-02-14
Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim and Steve Chen founded YouTube. [1]
YouTube Logo
Logo files, variants & history · AI, PNG · updated 29 days ago
File checks recorded: The file registry records a passed file-format check for each file.Editorial / reference only: Recorded use status for this logo record.
Brand profile
About YouTube
Online video platform
YouTube is an online video platform owned by Google. It was founded on 14 February 2005 by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim and Steve Chen, former PayPal employees.
Google bought YouTube on 13 November 2006 for US$1.65 billion. The service is headquartered in San Bruno, California.
YouTube’s logo was adjusted in 2006 and given a darker red in 2011. In 2017 the company’s art department redesigned it, shifting emphasis from the word “Tube” to the play button and replacing the earlier lettering with a typeface of its own.
Company: Alphabet / Google.
Available in this archive
YouTube logo files at a glance
YouTube has 20 downloadable files in AI, PNG in this archive. 9 logo records are catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
PNG renditions reach 3,000 pixels on the longest side.
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Files & downloads
Browse recorded formats and variants for YouTube. Source formats appear first, followed by raster sizes.
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AI · Icon
2017 · YouTube Icon · Current
AI · Primary
2017 · YouTube Icon · Current
AI · Primary
2005 · Retired
AI · Primary
2011 · Retired
AI · Primary
2012 · YouTube Icon · Retired
AI · Primary
2013 · Retired
AI · Primary
2013 · YouTube Icon · Retired
AI · Primary
2015 · Retired
AI · Primary
2015 · YouTube Icon · Retired
AI · Primary
2017 · Retired
PNG · Icon
2017 · YouTube Icon · Current
PNG · Primary
2017 · YouTube Icon · Current
PNG · Primary
2005 · Retired
PNG · Primary
2011 · Retired
PNG · Primary
2012 · YouTube Icon · Retired
PNG · Primary
2013 · Retired
PNG · Primary
2013 · YouTube Icon · Retired
PNG · Primary
2015 · Retired
PNG · Primary
2015 · YouTube Icon · Retired
PNG · Primary
2017 · Retired
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
Founding, the Google acquisition and the logo changes of 2006, 2011 and 2017, as recorded in the cited sources. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Logo milestone · 2006-10
YouTube released a redesigned site with a marginally updated logo and colour-coded sections. [4]
Company milestone · 2006-11-13
Google bought YouTube for US$1.65 billion. [1]
Logo milestone · 2011
YouTube changed its interface and introduced a logo with a darker shade of red. [1]
Logo milestone · 2017-08
YouTube made its Material Design interface the default and launched a new logo featuring the service’s play button. [1]
Research sources
- YouTube ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- About YouTube ↗ · YouTube · accessed 2026-09-24
- YouTube has a new look and, for the first time, a new logo ↗ · The Verge, 2017-08-29 · accessed 2026-09-25
- YouTube Gets New Logo, Facelift and Trackbacks - Growing Fast! ↗ · Mashable, 2006-10 · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
Earlier records come from the existing archive; their labels and dates are kept as recorded and are not cited.
2017–presentListed current
YouTube logo 2017 · YouTube Icon
The version currently listed in the archive. See the source and review date on the brand record.
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All 9 logo records for YouTube
Colour sample
Sampled artwork colours
Red (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #FF0000
- RGB
- 255, 0, 0
Text contrast on white4:1 · Fail
Text contrast on near-black4.72:1 · AA
Grey (accent sample)Accent
- HEX
- #999999
- RGB
- 153, 153, 153
Text contrast on white2.85:1 · Fail
Text contrast on near-black6.63:1 · AA
Approximate values sampled from the archived artwork file. Sampling can round colours, so these are not the owner’s published colour specification. See other red logos →
Design context
Logo design & typography notes
Before 2017 the word “Tube” sat inside a red rounded shape, which the head of YouTube’s art department, Christopher Bettig, described as “the word tube in a tube”.
For the 2017 play button YouTube chose the red #FF0000, which its art department described as a pure red tied to the RGB colour of video.
From the researched record (AI-assisted source review); see research sources.
Researched typography noteAccording to YouTube’s art department, the logo used until 2017 was set in a manually adjusted Alternate Gothic No. 2, a typeface from 1903; the 2017 logo uses a typeface designed by YouTube’s own team.
Logo type: combination
Logo lettering can differ from a brand’s corporate typefaces.
Reference
Frequently asked
Who designed the YouTube logo?
YouTube logo and typeface (2017) is credited to YouTube art department, led by Christopher Bettig (studio). The designer of the specific file version shown on this page is not recorded. [3]
Can I use the YouTube logo?
Download for identification, news and comparison. Commercial use needs the owner's permission. This page never grants a licence. Always check the owner's brand guidelines.
When did YouTube change its logo?
2006-10: YouTube released a redesigned site with a marginally updated logo and colour-coded sections. 2011: YouTube changed its interface and introduced a logo with a darker shade of red. 2017-08: YouTube made its Material Design interface the default and launched a new logo featuring the service’s play button. [1] [4]
What file formats are available for the YouTube logo in this archive?
Available file formats: AI, PNG. Dimensions, source and usage conditions are listed for each file below.
Visual neighbours
Marks with visual support
Ranked from image embeddings, perceptual hashes and geometric evidence. Ranks are not percentages or trademark clearance.
Same company
More from Alphabet / Google
Listed because the archive records the same company.
Same industry
More Media & Streaming logos
Listed because the archive records the same industry, United States first.
Provenance
Source & evidence
SimilarLogo archive files, not yet independently reviewed.
Editorial / reference only. Download for identification, news and comparison. Commercial use needs the owner's permission. This page never grants a licence.
Technical provenance
Source typeSimilarLogo archive files
Source reviewNot independently reviewedInspect the recorded website
- Source
- Not recorded
- Source date
- 2026-08-02
- Recorded by
- SimilarLogo archive import
- SHA-256
- b948429fcc4f3cdd2c6f7270d1d1f1a2b33d16bf4c493d044d76d866afd19c93
SHA-256 of the recorded file. Checksums identify exact bytes, not who created the artwork.
Cite or link to this record
SimilarLogo. “YouTube logo record.” Updated 2026-09-25. https://similarlogo.com/brand/youtube/
Record Change log (4)
2026-08-27Imported 23 original files (13 items) from the owner's WordPress archive snapshot 2026-08-02. Rights: editorial/reference only.
2026-08-27History collage archived: YouTube Other Sections Logos
2026-08-27History collage archived: YouTube Evolution and History
2026-08-27History collage archived: YouTube Icon Changes History
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