San Diego Zoo Video Launches YouTube 18 Years Ago.
TL;DR
The first-ever video uploaded to YouTube, "Me at the Zoo," was recorded at the San Diego Zoo by co-founder Jawed Karim. The 18-second clip has since garnered over 263 million views and 11 million comments. YouTube now boasts over a billion hours of videos watched daily.
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