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15 years ago today YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded a video of himself talking about elephants at the zoo; it was their first-ever video. As you may be aware, they’ve grown significantly since then. Here’s some more of their highlights through the years…
2006: Acquired by Google for 1.7 billion
2007: First viral video: “Charlie Bit My Finger.” (below)
2008: First video to get 100 million views: “Evolution of Dance.” (below)
2012: One Billion views: Psy‘s “Gangnam Style.”
2014: First female CEO: Susan Wojcicki
2019: 500 hours of video is uploaded; that number is expected to grow significantly in 2020
2020: I shared these videos: