YouTube facts summary

 

Here are some interesting facts about YouTube:

General Facts

1. Founded in 2005 – YouTube was created by three former PayPal employees: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim.
2. First video – The first-ever YouTube video, Me at the zoo, was uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23, 2005.
3. Acquired by Google – Google bought YouTube in November 2006 for $1.65 billion in stock.

Statistics

4. Massive user base – Over 2.5 billion logged-in users visit YouTube every month.
5. Billions of views daily – People watch over 1 billion hours of video on YouTube every day.
6. Second-largest search engine – After Google, YouTube is the second most-used search engine worldwide.

Content and Monetization

7. Most subscribed channel – The most-subscribed YouTube channel is T-Series, an Indian music label.
8. Highest-earning YouTubers – Some top creators earn millions of dollars annually from ad revenue, sponsorships, and merchandise sales.
9. YouTube Shorts – YouTube introduced Shorts in 2020 to compete with TikTok’s short-form videos.

Fun Facts

10. Most-viewed video – Baby Shark Dance by Pinkfong is the most-watched YouTube video with over 13 billion views.
11. YouTube in 80+ languages – It is available in more than 100 countries and supports over 80 languages.
12. Longest video – Some videos on YouTube are several weeks long (the longest one is over 500 hours).