Tech In Ghana: This 19-year-old Ghanaian has built a search engine to compete with YouTube

Gabriel Opare is a sociology student at the University of Ghana who taught himself how to code by taking online courses during his free time.

A 19-year-old Ghanaian student has built a new search engine to compete with Google and YouTube.

Gabriel Opare is a sociology student at the University of Ghana.

He said he taught himself how to code by taking online courses when he had free time.

Opare mentioned that his new search engine, Mudclo, will be a rival to challenge the dominance of YouTube.

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“I believe that my business is good enough and that it can scale globally. It is a legitimate point to say that YouTube is a video hosting website, but they are two different entities.”

“While YouTube is a video hosting website, Mudclo combines the power of YouTube and two other video hosting websites in order to create Mudclo,” he added.

Opare said he was inspired by young Ghanaians who he saw were eager to build businesses no matter the hindrances.

“With all entrepreneurs, they feel that there is a rewarding or gratifying feeling that comes with creating a product or a service that will actually matter to the world,” the teenager added.

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Mudclo is already making some impact on the international tech scene. Some of the world’s big tech companies have expressed interest in the site already.

This is despite the few works supposed to be done on Mudclo. These include fixing bugs, boosting the features and visual experiences it offers users.

Mudclo’s users most popular searches include adverts, music videos and amateur content.

Mudclo is a free search engine for videos. Mudclo discovers and streams videos from the different locations on the internet all in one place.

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