Who Uses UUIDs Anyway?

You may be wondering, does anyone actually use UUIDs?

The Answer: YES

Here are some examples

The UPS billing center uses UUIDs as the .zip file name for their invoice downloads.

Hulu uses UUIDs in urls for every show and movie on the site. They even use two UUIDs in Watch Party invite links!

https://www.hulu.com/watch/a9958935-52ac-4007-a65d-41609f69d0f3/coviewing/191a928d-15e8-4784-9eca-f14b14da4d33