YouTube’s very first video was uploaded 15 years back and has actually been seen 90 MILLION times

Upgraded: 19: 31 EDT, 23 April 2020 It may just be 18 seconds long, but the very first video uploaded to YouTube 15 years ago paved the way for the platform’s success today.Thursday marks the anniversary for the clip entitled ‘Me at the zoo’, which was shared by the site’s co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23,2005 The video reveals Karim standing in front of an elephant exhibition at the San Diego Zoo informing the video camera that the animals have ‘truly long trunks.’ Although simple and brief, the video has been seen more than 90 million times since making its debut 15 years ago.Scroll down for video It may just be 18 seconds long, however the very first video published to YouTube 15 years ago led the way for the platform’s success today. Thursday marks the anniversary for the clip titled ‘Me at the zoo’, which was shared by the site’s co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23, 2005 Karim’s video was simply the start of what YouTube is today.Now it is a location for artists, artists and creators to share their work and have it viewed by millions– maybe even billions.Luis Fonsi’s hit tune ‘Despacito’ is the most popular video, striking more than 6.7 billion deem of April2020 A year after ‘Me at the zoo’ made its launching, Karim and his fellow co-founders sold the platform to Google for $1.65 billion. The video shows Karim standing in front of an elephant exhibit at the San Diego Zoo telling the camera that the animals have ‘truly long trunks.’ Simple and brief, the video has been seen over 90 million times because making its launching 15 years agoAnd today, YouTube has more than 2 billion logged-in users visit each month, according to YouTube.Although very popular, YouTube has come under fire during the coronavirus pandemic currently sweeping the globe.Earlier this month it found that the platform was making money by enabling ads to run on videos that promote phony COVID-19 treatments.The video streaming website is running ads on videos that promote sham solutions like herbs and shakes for the fatal illness, non-profit research study initiative the Tech Openness Job (TTP) claims.Advertisers consisting of Donald Trump’s re-election project, Facebook, Liberty Mutual Insurance and streaming startup Quibi all had advertisements connected to such videos– one of which is entitled ‘remedy coronavirus with this home treatment’. Luis Fonsi’s hit song ‘Despacito’ (pictured) is the most popular video, hitting more than 6.7 billion views as of April 2020 The website is enabling ‘peddlers of disinformation’ to earn money from marketing, TTP alleges, in spite of promises to just permit trusted videos on the site.Both YouTube and the material creators who have videos on the website can benefit from ads.The angering videos included those promoting quack coronavirus treatments such as dodgy and inef
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