Me at the zoo
| "Me at the zoo" | |
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| Produced by | Jawed Karim |
| Starring | Jawed Karim |
| Cinematography | Yakov Lapitsky |
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Running time | 19 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
"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 thought 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 June 2025, the video has received more than 363 million views.