20 years ago today, a trip to the zoo started the wild world of YouTube!

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  • It’s been 20 years since the first YouTube video was ever uploaded.
  • The video, “Me at the zoo,” was uploaded by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23, 2005.

On April 23, 2005, exactly 20 years ago today, a low-resolution, 18-second video titled “Me at the zoo” quietly went up and launched what would become the biggest video platform on the planet — YouTube. Uploaded on April 23, 2005, the tiny clip features Jawed Karim, one of YouTube’s co-founders, casually talking about elephants at the San Diego Zoo.

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