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First video uploaded to YouTube 20 years ago

April 23, 2025 8:57 AM

Published April 23, 2025 9:07 AM

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - 20 years ago Wednesday, history was made as the very first YouTube video was uploaded.

Titled "Me at the Zoo," the 19-second clip features YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim in front of an elephant exhibit. He was 25-years-old at the time.

Karim was one of the company's three founders, all of whom previously worked at PayPal.

YouTube was a very fast success, and just after 18 months, it would be sold to Google for $1.65 billion worth of stock.

While Google doesn't share how many videos are on YouTube, estimates range from about three or four billion up to 14 billion.

To watch the first video uploaded to YouTube, click here.

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