On YouTube’s 20th Anniversary, the Platform Says Over 20 Billion Videos Have Been Uploaded
Twenty years ago today, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded a 19 second video titled “Me at the zoo” to the platform. As anyone who follows YouTube knows, it was the first video hosted by the platform.
On its 20th anniversary, YouTube now says that since Karim’s video was posted, more than 20 billion videos have been uploaded (and no, that isn’t a typo).
The video behemoth dropped a number of jaw-dropping stats Wednesday, along with significant updates to its TV experience, which has become a strategic priority for the platform, all connected to its anniversary.
YouTube says that as of March 2025, more than 20 million videos are uploaded every single day, and that in 2024 users posted more than 100 million comments on videos, on average, every day.
On TV screens, YouTube says that it will roll out a redesign of its TV app this summer, including “easier navigation, playback, quality tweaks, plus streamlined access to comments,...
On its 20th anniversary, YouTube now says that since Karim’s video was posted, more than 20 billion videos have been uploaded (and no, that isn’t a typo).
The video behemoth dropped a number of jaw-dropping stats Wednesday, along with significant updates to its TV experience, which has become a strategic priority for the platform, all connected to its anniversary.
YouTube says that as of March 2025, more than 20 million videos are uploaded every single day, and that in 2024 users posted more than 100 million comments on videos, on average, every day.
On TV screens, YouTube says that it will roll out a redesign of its TV app this summer, including “easier navigation, playback, quality tweaks, plus streamlined access to comments,...
- 4/23/2025
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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