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It All Begins...
PayPal alums Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim founded YouTube -
First Video Uploaded
"Me at the Zoo" - 19 seconds of Jawed Karim in front of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo -
Most Watched Video of All Time (at that time)
"Evolution of Dance" - 6 minute clip that recieved 70 million views in under 8 months -
Google Buys YouTube
Google buys Youtube for $1.65 billion -
Time Magazine’s Invention of the Year
YouTube was named Time Magazine’s Invention of the Year in 2006 -
Launched in Nine Countries
Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK. -
One Billion Daily Video Views
11,574 per second -
Two Billion Daily Video Views
23,148 per second -
Three Billion Daily Video Views
34,722 per second -
Site Gets Major Redesign
First major update -
Four Billion Daily Video Views
46,296 per second -
First Video Hits One Billion Views
Gangnam Style - PSY