Wired

Feb. 15, 2005: YouTube and Your 15 Minutes of Fame

2005: Technology further erodes the notion of private life with the appearance of YouTube, which makes its debut on this day. The video-sharing site, founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim ...
Business Insider

YouTube is 19 years old. Here's a timeline of how it was founded and grew to become king of video, with some controversies along the way.

YouTube was founded by three PayPal employees in 2005. Since launching, it's become the most popular free video-sharing platform in the world. Take a look at the history of YouTube. In its 19-year ...
Business Insider

The 22 Key Turning Points In The History Of YouTube

YouTube is the world's most popular online video site, with users watching 4 billion hours worth of video each month, and uploading 72 hours worth of video every minute. Since its inception in 2005, ...
EDN

YouTube Uploads First Video: “Me at the Zoo” April 23, 2005

What was the first video on YouTube? The first video uploaded to YouTube, “Me at the zoo,” was posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005, at 8:27 p.m. by site co-founder Jawed Karim under the user name ...