Five Facts You Have to Know About YouTube

YouTube was created back in 2005, with a group of ex-PayPal employees, where they realized that on the internet there was not a website where everyone could upload a video to one page. So, they have decided to come together and there came YouTube. It has been a part of our daily lives, from watching scary short stories, to watching Lets’ Plays, to watching cute animals’ videos.

Here are five interesting facts you must know about YouTube:

YouTube.com

YouTube.com domain was first created on February 14, 2005.

Worlds' First YouTube Video

The Worlds’ First YouTube Video is by one of the founders namely Jawed Karim on his visit to the zoo in San Diego. The Title of the video is “Me at The Zoo”, and it is 18 seconds long. It was uploaded on a Saturday, 23rd April 2005.

Number of Views Daily

In May 2010, YouTube has been serving up to two billion videos daily.

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Number of Hours Daily

Every day 1 billion hours of content is viewed on YouTube.

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Local Versions

YouTube has launched local versions in over 100 countries.

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