Me at the zoo

Me at the zoo
Produced byJawed Karim
StarringJawed Karim
CinematographyYakov Lapitsky
Release date
  • 23 April 2005 (2005-04-23)
Running time
19 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Me at the zoo is the first YouTube video. It was uploaded on 23 April 2005, under the username "jawed" by Jawed Karim, one of the founders of YouTube.[1] The 19-second video was recorded by Yakov Lapitsky.

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Alright, so here we are in front of the, uh, elephants. Uh. The cool thing about these guys is that, is that they have really, really, really long, um, trunks, and that’s, that’s cool. And that’s pretty much all there is to say.

References

  1. Richards, Bailey (April 24, 2024). "First-Ever YouTube Video Published 19 Years Ago — and It Was All About a Trip to the Zoo!". People.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.