Today, YouTube delivers everything from SNL skits to Super Bowl commercials to cute and classic cat videos, and it’s hard to imagine getting along without the video-sharing platform. But 20 years ago, ...

Nothing makes a millennial feel older than telling them that the 1980s started over 45 years ago, not 20. But if you really want to make them feel old, tell them YouTube turned 20 in 2025. YouTube was ...

Nineteen years after Jawed Karim uploaded the very first YouTube video, the awkward, 19-second clip in front of San Diego Zoo's elephant enclosure is memorable today only because of what it represents ...

In April 2005, the first YouTube video was uploaded to the brand new website and it is still the oldest video on the platform. In today’s times, the word “YouTube” and its logo are familiar to ...

The 19-second clip was uploaded by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23, 2005 Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the ...