YouTube Timeline

Activation of YouTube

Feb 14, 2005

Founded by PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. Some 2005 features: playlists, fullscreen, & subscriptions. Article: A Brief History of YouTube
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1990787,00.html

First Video Uploaded

Apr 23, 2005

Me at the Zoo by Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo
https://youtu.be/jNQXAC9IVRw

YouTube Purchased by Google

Period: Oct 9, 2006 to Nov 13, 2006

For US $1.65 billion in stock... Some 2006 features: personalized profiles, 10 minute limit, cell phone uploading, & viewing history.

Launch of the YouTube Partner Program

2007

December: allows creators to monetize their content through advertisements on their videos and \YouTube Red subscribers Introduction to the YouTube Partner Program
https://support.google.com/youtube/topic/14965?hl=en&ref_topic=2676320

Current Highest Viewed Video

Jan 12, 2017

Despacito by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee, 4.24 billion views (rounded to the nearest 10 million)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk