April 23, 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the first ever video uploaded on YouTube by the company's 25-year-old co-founder.

YouTube/Jawed It's called "Me at the zoo" and it was uploaded by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim. This early clip is a now seen as an iconic part of the internet's history – and marks the ...

The first video on YouTube was anything but flashy. Shot by Karim's co-founder, Yakov Lapitsky, the clip featured Karim standing in front of an elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo. With a casual, ...

On that April day 20 years ago, a mere 17 seconds of video was uploaded to YouTube. These days, up to 500 hours of video are ...

YouTube turns 20 today, marking two decades since co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the platform's first-ever video, "Me at the Zoo." Along with Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, the trio quickly transformed ...

YouTube's first video just turned the big 2-0.It was on April 23, 2005, that YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded a grainy ...

YouTube's first video just turned the big 2-0.It was on April 23, 2005, that YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded a grainy 19-second video "Me at the zoo" to his brand new digital platform.