Episode 2657
Susan Wojcicki
Sun, 2024-Aug-11 01:13 UTC
Length - 1:53
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Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.
With 582,020 views on Saturday, 10 August 2024 our article of the day is Susan Wojcicki.
Susan Diane Wojcicki ( wuutch-ITS-kee; July 5, 1968 – August 9, 2024) was an American business executive who was the chief executive officer of YouTube from 2014 to 2023. Her net worth was estimated at $765 million in 2022.
Wojcicki worked in the technology industry for over twenty years. She became involved in the creation of Google in 1998 when she rented out her garage as an office to the company's founders. She worked as Google's first marketing manager in 1999, and later led the company's online advertising business and original video service. After observing the success of YouTube, she suggested that Google should buy it; the deal was approved for $1.65 billion in 2006. She was appointed CEO of YouTube in 2014, serving until resigning in February 2023.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:13 UTC on Sunday, 11 August 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see Susan Wojcicki on Wikipedia.
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