The online video sharing site YouTube is one of the world’s best-known brands and one of the most visited websites today.
Here are 14 interesting facts about YouTube that you will be very surprised to hear…
1- YouTube was founded on February 15, 2005 by 3 former PayPal employees.
3 friends named Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen signed a formation that will change the history of the internet on February 15th.
2- First video uploaded on April 23, 2005
Jawed Karim, one of the founders of the platform, at the San Diego Zoo were uploaded under the name “Me at the zoo”. This iconic video is one of the most watched videos on YouTube and it can still be watched.
3- YouTube was originally designed as a “dating” site called “Tune in Hook up”
However, this idea was not successful. YouTube later became a platform where videos can be uploaded on any subject.
4- Acquired by Google just 18 months after it was founded
At that time, the money paid by Google was $ 1.65 billion!
5- It has more than 1 billion users
In other words, almost one out of every 3 people on the internet is a YouTube user!
6- There’s a YouTube studio in Los Angeles that creators can use for free
However, a YouTuber who wants to benefit from this studio must have at least 10,000 subscribers!
7- The oldest “cat video” on YouTube dates from 1894
As you know, cat videos are among the most popular videos of the internet and of course YouTube. The oldest cat footage on YouTube includes the boxing match of two cats in 184!
8- YouTube’s famous “Grumpy Cat” earned more money than Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow in 2014
9- The most visited site on the Internet is Google, and YouTube is right behind it!
10- The most sought after tutorial on YouTube is “how to kiss”
11- The first important politician to open a channel on YouTube was Tony Blair, one of the former prime ministers of England!
12- The longest video on YouTube is 571 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds long!
13- The video, which reached 1 billion views in the shortest time, is the song “Hello” sung by British singer Adele.
The song has reached 1 billion views in just 88 days!
14- The official teaser of the movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is the “most watched” video on the first day it was uploaded.
The trailer was watched by 112 million people in 24 hours
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