History of Youtube By phoebeatk Feb 14, 2005 YouTube is Established by Chad Hurley Chad Hurley registers YouTube on 14th Feb 2005 Apr 23, 2005 First video uploaded to YouTube by Co-Founder Jared Karim Karim at the Zoohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw Oct 1, 2006 Google buys YouTube for $1.65 Billion http://readwrite.com/2006/10/09/google_buys_youtube May 1, 2007 YouTube launched its Partner Program to let people get paid for their viral content http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/business/media/11youtube.html?_r=0 Aug 1, 2007 First ads featured on Youtube Jan 1, 2009 US Congress creates a YouTube channel Jul 1, 2012 Live stream of Olympics on Youtube Dec 1, 2012 Gangnam Style hit 1 billion views
