History of YouTube

YouTube is created

Feb 14, 2005

The idea for YouTube was thought up a year before at a dinner party.

First video posted "Me at the zoo" by Jawed Karim

Apr 23, 2005

Jawed Karim was one of the three people who made YouTube, along with Steve Chen and Chad Hurley. They were all PayPal workers.

Nike commercial becomes first video to reach 1 million views

Nov 1, 2005

The video was Ronaldinho's "Touch of Gold" ad for Nike.
No exact date, but is somewhere in November 2005.

YouTube launches out of beta and into the public

Dec 15, 2005

This was because of a $3.5 million investment from Sequoia Capital.

Google buys YouTube

Nov 13, 2006

Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion.

Youtube starts Partner Program

May 1, 2007

This allows people to get payed for their videos.
No exact date, but is somewhere in May 2007.

Fred Figglehorn becomes first channel to reach 1 million subscribers

Apr 1, 2009

The channel was made on June 11, 2006.
No exact date, but is somewhere in April 2009.

PSY's Gangnam Style becomes first video to reach 1 billion views

Dec 21, 2012

The video released in July 15, 2012, which means it became first to reach 1 billion in less than half a year.

Smosh becomes first YouTuber to reach 10 million subscribers

May 1, 2013

Smosh joined YouTube on November 19, 2005.
No exact date, but is somewhere in May 2013.

YouTube Rewind 2018 becomes most disliked video on YouTube

Dec 13, 2018

This was 7 days after the video was released.

Etika commits suicide

Jun 19, 2019

Etika had a mental illness, which was most likely the reason for his suicide. Rest in peace.

PewDiePie hits 100 million subscribers

Aug 25, 2019

Although, T-Series technically reached the goal first, we all know who's the real winner.