Jawed Karim posted the first-ever video on YouTube titled 'Me at the zoo.' Posted on April 23, 2005, the video has over 221 million views. Karim is one of the three co-founders of YouTube.
The online video-sharing platform was developed by three former PayPal employees - Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim.
Tech developers Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim co-founded YouTube in 2005. The video-sharing website reportedly brought in millions of views daily as the phenomenon spread like wildfire.
YouTube was started in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It made sharing and watching videos online easy for everyone. Tap to read in detail.
January 2006: After a broadcast in December, fans of Saturday Night Live start posting clips of the "Lazy Sunday" sketch on YouTube. One goes viral and ends up getting more than 7 million views ...
YouTube might seem like an obvious idea now, but back in 2004 it was just the smallest wisp of a proto-idea floating around the brains of cofounders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim.