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Q6803111

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Also known as jNQXAC9IVRw, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw

first video uploaded to YouTube

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Key facts

Produced by
Jawed Karim
Starring
Jawed Karim
Cinematography
Yakov Lapitsky
Release dates
April 23, 2005 ( 2005-04-23 ) , 8:27 UTC–7
Running time
19 seconds
Country
United States
Language
English

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Encyclopedic overview

"Me at the zoo" is a YouTube video uploaded on April 23, 2005, recognized as the first video uploaded to the platform. The 19-second video features Jawed Karim, one of the co-founders of YouTube, being recorded by his high school friend, Yakov Lapitsky. In the video, Karim is seen standing in front of two elephants at the San Diego Zoo in California, where he briefly comments on the length of their trunks. Multiple journalists have opined that the video represented YouTube as a whole and stated it was a milestone of the platform's history. Karim has later updated the video's description several times. As of May 2026, the video has received more than 392 million views.

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