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What year was the first video uploaded to YouTube?

2005

Background

The first YouTube video was uploaded in 2005 and called Me at the Zoo. It shows cofounder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo in front of elephants. The clip is just 19 seconds long and has over 300 million views. A year later, Google bought the site for 1.65 billion dollars.

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