Me at the zoo

first video on YouTube

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. The 19-second video was shot by Yakov Lapitsky.

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

References

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  1. Asmelash, Leah (April 23, 2020). "The first ever YouTube video was uploaded 15 years ago today. Here it is". CNN. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.