Google Video
Homepage Screenshot of Google Video | |
Type of site | Video hosting service, video search engine |
|---|---|
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Owner | |
| URL | video |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | January 25, 2005 |
| Current status | Discontinued after August 20, 2012 |
Google Video was a free video hosting service, originally launched by Google on January 25, 2005.
Initially focused on searching TV program transcripts, it soon evolved to allow hosting video clips on Google servers and embedding onto other websites, akin to YouTube.
With Google's acquisition of YouTube, new video uploads ceased in 2009, and the service was ultimately shut down on August 20, 2012.
As of 2025, video.google.com now redirects to the Google Videos search engine.