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YouTube was founded
YouTube was founded by three men working for PayPal at the time. Their names were Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karmin. Pictured: YouTube's Original Logo -
First Video Uploaded
The first video uploaded to YouTube was called "Me at the zoo." The video was made by Cofounder, Jawed Karim. Me at the zoo was 90 seconds long and took place in the San Diego Zoo -
Purchased by Google
YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion in stock. -
YouTube makes its first big expansion
YouTube gives 9 more countries their own version of YouTube's platform. These countries include Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and most importantly, the UK. -
YouTube adds HD video
YouTube enables their users to play videos in HD (1080p) instead of previously used 720p (pictured right). This is the first time users can play videos in the full screen mode. -
Extreme Growth Period for YouTube (2009-2011)
Two years prior YouTube officially averages 1 billion views per day.
On this day, YouTube is now averaging 3 billion views per day.
Even at the start of their extreme growth, YouTube was beating out every competitor in their field. -
YouTube hosts Presidential Debates Worldwide
YouTube partners with 8 large media companies to broadcast presidential debates internationally. The partnerships included ABC News, Al Jazeera English, BuzzFeed, Larry King, The New York Times, Phil DeFranco, Univision and The Wall Street Journal. -
Live streaming is added for all accounts
Prior to this event, only certain YouTube channels were given access. If a live stream event was going to occur, it would be largely advertised months before hand. This new tool gave the individual user the power to go live when ever they wanted -
YouTube TV is Launched
YouTube TV is yet another service that has been added recently to the platform. It seems YouTube will soon be the "one stop shop" for all your watching needs. With YouTube TV you can stream everything from Sports to shows without any of the space limit of a DVR. -
YouTube redesigns logo
YouTube updates their logo for the very first time since launch.
