Amazing Facts About YouTube

Amazing Facts About YouTube #Fact 1. YouTube was created by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim in 2005 who were all employees of PayPal #Fact 2.It was originally funded with the bonuses that the employees received when eBay bought out PayPal. #Fact 3.The first ever YouTube video was uploaded on April 23, 2005 .It is a video of its co-founder at the San Diego Zoo.Me at the zoo” was uploaded at 8:27 PM on Saturday, April 23, 2005 . #Fact 4.Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in October 2006 .Which was a lot of money at the time, but looks like a pittance now considering the value of YouTube. #Fact 5.Initially, YouTube was created to be a video dating site called “Tune In Hook Up.” #Fact 6.There are over one billion users on YouTube, which is nearly one-third of everyone on the Internet. #Fact 7.YouTube opened a production space in Los Angeles that is free to use – but only if you have ...