YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’

The video is short – only 19 seconds – not particularly convincing. The viewer will be tolerated to click away before it ends.
The beloved shots, which were loaded on April 23, 2005, for a man standing in front of the elephant cover in the San Diego Zoo – “Well, so we are here in front of the elephants” – does not seem to be a kind of things that will touch the video revolution.
However, after two decades of the fateful beginning, YouTube is now the cornerstone of the media ecosystem. It is the place where people go to music videos and Hotel reviews for four hours. It is a platform for emerging stars and conspiracy theorists. It is a warehouse for old commercial ads and 10 hours of surrounding noise. Traditional television has disrupted and led to a world of video creators who make content that meets the needs of every specialized specialized interest.
Every video on YouTube has you watched, there are hundreds of millions that you will never see.
Here’s a look back at some of the biggest moments in YouTube history.
The first video title that was uploaded to YouTube entitled “An title”I am in the zoo“One of the founders of the platform, Faka Karim, appears to admire the elephants at the San Diego Zoo. The project left in 2006.
December 17, 2005
Sunday lazy
“Saturday Night Live”Sunday lazy“Perhaps the first YouTube video, which runs virus. The video, which includes the members of the team Chris Barnil and Andy Samberg, was uploaded to the cakes and snacks of the movies, immediately by fans after broadcast on December 17, 2005. To order YouTube to remove the clip and other NBC shots For the reasons for copyright in February 2006.
October 9, 2006
Buy Google YouTube
YouTube quickly became home to viral strikes, which included in 2006.Montgomery commodity market“” “Charlie UnicornAnd “and”Dance“
Viakom, Microsoft and Yahoo expressed her interest in buying YouTube, which attracts her growing audience. In October 2006, Google announced it was Get the platform for $ 1.65 billion.
2007
Bieber fever
“Rain chocolate“” “Charlie Bit my finger“” “shoesAnd “and”Leave Britney alone“It was among YouTube videos that caused a stir in 2007.
And also I did at home Videos of a small Canadian child Louder, who was building a small collection of fans. It is also important, they also attracted the interest of singer and songwriter R&B, and ambitious music manager, Scotter Braun. Mr. Brown signed the child, Justin Bieber, and Bieber fever Follow it.
January 31, 2009
Is this real life?
David Davor, the father, posted a video of his 7 -year -old son, David, after extracting the teeth to share with the family, but a video of the screaming child, “David after the dentist“Shoot on the Internet.
The youngest David said in an interview about Tamon Hall Al -Hawari Program in January This learning was famous, “He came to me in cutting.”
“I was seven years old when this happened for the first time, and after a week we were in New York for the first time,” he said.
2010
Asmr
Cancel crabs. Clicking on nails. He whispered the names of the elements On receiving the grocery. For some, these sounds lead to a sensation that wanders in the brain that is now recognized as a sensual response, Or asmr. , A term formulated in 2010.
March 2011
Friday, it’s Friday!
YouTube is already filled with terrible songs by amateurs when it is a music video of “Friday“By a 13 -year -old young man named Rebecca Black, he drew the audience’s attention and was excluded by the Corpio Critics on the Internet.
Mrs. Black is still making music and Work like Ji In this spring and summer, she is a guest on the Katie Perry tour and on the solid Disco Disco tour carried by the tracks of Trexie Mattel.
March 5, 2012
“Kony 2012”
“Kony 2012“It was not commensurate with a template for the viral content. It was 30 minutes long, created by a non -profit group, non -visible children, and was one of the war prince in Central Africa, Joseph Kony.
However, the video had 100 million views only one week after its release, with the help of celebrity supporters including Mr. Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Opera Winfrey.
“Kony 2012” in the end Mixed legacyAnd the cosmic site is still unknown. A hearing on war crimes and crimes against humanity against him It is scheduled to be held on September 9 In the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
December 21, 2012
“Gangam style” is a billion
Psy, South Korea rapper and singer, released a music video of his song “Gangam style“In July 2012, by the end of that year, it became the first online video up to one billion views. In 2022, PSY The New York Times was told The success of the song was chasing it.
“The songs are written by the same person, and the dance movements are by the same person and the same person is performed. Everything is the same, but what was unique in that song?” Psy said. “I still don’t know, to this day.”
October 29, 2014
Small office salvation
The T-Pain for years was known, and it was often criticized, due to the highly inclined visits. It changed when it appeared On the Small NPR office concerts seriesBeautiful singing without digital effects in the performance that left his critics online.
The famous YouTube type is Cancel tickets, Which is characterized by people who take Mobile phonesand makeupand Vacancies And other products from their packages and describe them as clinical details.
One of the most successful creators in non -attached videos is Marqies Brownlee. He has uninterrupted elements, including Original, iPhone sealed, PlayStation 5 and AirPods Max Headphones. After years of technology review of an increasing audience, he graduated from the college and became a full -time YouTube creator In May 2015. Today, he has 19.9 million subscribers and is a respectable voice on consumer technology.
June 2016
‘Baby Shark’ (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo)
Global domination of “Child Quray” QuietlyWhen a video of the song on YouTube was published in November 2015 by Smartstudy, a Seoul -based company that produced video clips under the Pinkfong brand.
Pinkfong reinforced the song, added a new rhythm, and dropped the unavoidable version of “” “Child sharkIn June 2016, in November 2020, the video became the most watched ever. In 15.8 billion views, it is still.
January 13, 2017
“Despacito” enfats “gangnam style”
Music videos dominate the most viewed YouTube menus, but none of them “DepasitoWritten by Louis Fonsi, it includes my father Yanky. The video was filmed in Puerto Rico, where there are both artists, and here The most viewed music video On YouTube. It is also one of the most watched videos ever, with more than 8.7 billion views.
August 2018
Freedom of expression test
Like all social media platforms, it was YouTube In a constant conflict To determine the content that will be allowed. In 2018Join many other companies to remove most posts and videos from Theorist of the right plot Alex Jones and its website, Infowars.
Other prominent sounds that have been restricted to the platform include President Trump and Andrew TateIt is an influencer known for his hate views of women and amazing wealth shows. (Unlike YouTube, his comment on Mr. Trump’s account In March 2023))
February. 9, 2021
“I am not a cat.”
It lost countless video calls for history during the Korona virus. One that was kept the Texas lawyer, Road Ponton, who could not know how to turn off the enlargement filter He made it look like a gray cat with sad eyes When he joined a virtual hearing in the civil confiscation case. “I live here,” Mr. Ponton told the court. “I am not a cat.”
Since then, Mr. Ponton has adopted his brushes of the Internet. “Everyone was allowed to spend a moment of humor and a rational moment during the dark days of the epidemic,” He told the Times this year. “I am happy that this happens, even at my expense.”
November 24, 2021
Mrbeast does a “squid game”
Jimmy Donaldson, known as Mrbeast, created a YouTube account when he was in middle school, in 2012. He found success in the end By coordinating a video that involves giving money to the needy people, and for years it was one of the most popular creators on the platform. His most popular video is “$ 456,000 squid game in real life!From November 2021.
2023
Please watch this podcast
Podcast, which was once a voice, is now frequent Video recorded and It was published on YouTube.
In the last quarter of 2023, 16 of the best 30 podcasts were available as video clips, According to the analysis of times From the data published by Edison Research. In the same period two years ago, seven of the best 30 podcasts were available as a video clips.
April 11, 2024
Conan dissolves on “hot”
“Hot”, display the interview where the guests taste hot hot sauces, increasingly on the chicken wings (or vegetable), where there were several episodes in time Konan Operation, a group of traditional TV, back.
His continuous performance – it seems that it does not spoil it because it will make a sauce directly from the bottle – Conan Operation was heading online for several days. “Many of my friends went online and thought I died,” He said.
Chicken -based interview offers are now a recognized station on the celebrity circuit of public relations, with “with” “with”History of the chicken store“Holded by Amelia Dimiodinburg, which produces a range of her viral moments.