Ten Most interesting facts about YouTube

1. Ten facts about YouTube

2. 1. 4 Billion Videos are
Watched Every Day.
 3 billion hours of video are added every month.
 There are 800 million different users on the ‘tube’.

3. 02. Originally was Slated for
Online Dating!
 The creators of the tube originally wanted to make a
dating site called “Tune In Ho0k Up“.
 After a few discussions the Idea was dropped.

4. 03. The First Video was About
Elephants!
 The first video put up on Facebook was ‘Me at the zoo’
by co-founder Jawed Karim discussing elephant
trunks.
 This short film has over 9 million views.

5. 04. It's Not UTUBE!
 Initially people were attempting
to type the address phonetically,
which caused mass confusion.
 Later they changed their address
to Utubeonline, and ‘Utube’ is
now a redirecting page.

6. 05. Thank You Janet Jackson
For those of us that remember the great
boob-gate scandal of Super Bowl XXXVIII, “this”
event served as a launching point for the site.

7. When Karim was unable to find footage of the
previously mentioned Jackson’s nipple, it inspired him
to help create the site we use to today.

8. 06. 92 Billion Page Views Per
Month!
 The average user visiting the site is 14 times a month.
 And they stay around 25 minutes per visit.

9. 07. Three Homies!
 Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and
Jawed Karim all were buds from
their old job(PayPal).
 They went into the idea of the
YouTube with a bonus from
Work.

11. 08. Across the Pond!
 Nearly 70% of YouTube's traffic comes from outside
the good old USA.
 In fact the site is localized in 36 countries, across 54
different languages.

12. 09. It's Got Definition!
10% of the site’s videos are broadcasted in HD.

13. 10. Advertising Pays the Bills!
 YouTube advertises for over
10,000 companies including
Disney, Turner, and Univision.
 The site monetizes nearly
3 billion video views per week.

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