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 the internet, selling YouTube to Google for $1.65 billion just a year later.
Today, YouTube sees over 20 million daily uploads and 3.5 billion daily likes, celebrating with new features like Multiview for YouTube TV, voice replies for comments, and an AI-powered music station.While YouTube continues to grow, its founders have gone their separate ways.
Steve Chen is innovating in food tech in Taiwan, Chad Hurley is involved in sports as a part-owner of the Golden State Warriors and co-founder of MixBit, and Jawed Karim is quietly studying at Stanford, still with just one video on his channel—now boasting over 355 million views.
YouTube’s 20th anniversary reminds us of the platform's massive cultural impact and its founders' lasting influence.
Today, YouTube sees over 20 million daily uploads and 3.5 billion daily likes, celebrating with new features like Multiview for YouTube TV, voice replies for comments, and an AI-powered music station.While YouTube continues to grow, its founders have gone their separate ways.
Steve Chen is innovating in food tech in Taiwan, Chad Hurley is involved in sports as a part-owner of the Golden State Warriors and co-founder of MixBit, and Jawed Karim is quietly studying at Stanford, still with just one video on his channel—now boasting over 355 million views.
YouTube’s 20th anniversary reminds us of the platform's massive cultural impact and its founders' lasting influence.
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00:00From an 18-second clip of the zoo to a global phenomenon with 20 million daily upload,
00:04let's rewind to the very beginning and see how the founders are living off that big paycheck today.
00:10On April 23rd, 2005, Jad Kareem uploaded the very first video to YouTube titled Me at the Zoo.
00:16Cool thing about these guys is that they have really, really, really long thoughts.
00:24Joined by Stephen Chin and Chad Hurley, the trio built something that redefined internet culture fast.
00:30And just one year later in 2006, reports state the three founders sold YouTube to Google for $1.65 billion
00:37and headed off into different ventures while YouTube became unstoppable.
00:42Two decades later, YouTube reports that the site receives 20 million uploads, 3.5 billion likes, and 100 million comments daily.
00:50And to celebrate its 20th birthday, YouTube stated it's rolling out new features for creators and its users.
00:56The features include multi-view for YouTube TV members now beyond sports, voice replies to comments for creators,
01:03YouTube Music is getting Ask Music, an AI-powered radio station which is based off of your mood,
01:08and for today only, several select videos will feature birthday animations,
01:12while YouTube TV members can enjoy the zen with a 48-hour birthday-themed zen channel.
01:18As for the founders, they're celebrating in different ways.
01:22Stephen Chin is building food tech innovations in Taiwan,
01:25Chad Hurley is a part owner of the Golden State Warriors,
01:28and co-founded another video app with Chin, Mixbit,
01:32and John Karim is quietly living in Palo Alto, studying at Stanford,
01:36and still only has one video on his channel, now with over 355 million views.
01:42YouTube's 20th anniversary is a reminder that it's not just a website,
01:45it's a global phenomenon that changed how we connect and share today.
01:49Let us know how you're celebrating 20 years of YouTube,
01:52and follow us everywhere at What's Trending.