In the year 2005, A video was published to YouTube for the first time today.
On April 23, 2005, at 8:31:52 p.m. PDT, or April 24, 2005, at 03:31:52 UTC, the video "Me at the Zoo" was uploaded to YouTube for the first time. It shows YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim, 25, standing in front of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo, noting their long trunks. On April 23, 2005, the first YouTube video was uploaded – exactly 15 years ago . Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube, posted the 18-second video, titled "Me at the Zoo." Since then, it has received over 90 million views. It is still the only video on Karim's channel.
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