Regex for youtube URL

Question

I am using the following regex for validating youtube video share url\'s.

var valid = /^(http\\:\\/\\/)?(youtube\\.com|youtu\\.be)+$/;
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Answer 1

Based on so many other regex; this is the best I have got:

((http(s)?:\/\/)?)(www\.)?((youtube\.com\/)|(youtu.be\/))[\S]+

Test: http://regexr.com/3bga2