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In November 2006, Google acquired YouTube for a staggering $1.65 billion in stock. This was just 18 months after YouTube's creation. What's lesser-known is that YouTube's success was so massive, it was using more bandwidth in 2006 alone than the ent

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The fact that YouTube was using more bandwidth in 2006 than the entire internet in 2000 shows just how quickly things escalated. Google snapping it up for $1.65 billion wasn’t just a smart move; it was a strategic masterstroke. Even though YouTube wasn’t making money, Google saw the future. It’s like investing in a startup that you know is going to explode, even if it's just scraping by at first.

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