Timeline: Ten years of YouTube | Timetoast

Feb 1, 2005

It all begins....

YouTube is founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim.
Apr 23, 2005

Video number one is posted

Me at the zooThe first YouTube video is uploaded by one of the founders Jawed Karim, called “Me at the zoo”.
Oct 1, 2005

YouTube is officially incorporated
Dec 1, 2005

YouTube is officially launched as a website

YouTube
Oct 1, 2006

Google takes over

Google buys Youtube for $1.65 billions.
Jun 1, 2007

Launched in nine countries
Dec 1, 2008

HD is launhed

720P HD
Oct 1, 2009

One billion daily views

11,574 views per second!
Nov 1, 2009

Full HD launched

1080P HD
May 1, 2010

YouTube reached 2 billion daily video views

23,148 views per second!
May 1, 2011

Three billion daily video views

34,722 views per second!
Dec 1, 2011

First major update of the site

YouTube is redesigned
Jan 1, 2012

Four billion daily views is reached

46,296 views per second!
Dec 1, 2012

Most viewed video

Official musicvideoPSY with "Gangnam style" hits one billion views, and is stil today the video on Youtube with most views. On the second watched video you have "Baby" by Justin Bieber and the thirs is "Roar" with Katy Perry.