15 Totally Insane Facts About
YouTube!
YouTube is no doubt, the biggest
video sharing service in the world.
Most of us use their website or
app on a daily basis, whether it’s for going from video to video until you end
up watching conspiracy theories, or just to entertain ourselves with cute
animal videos.
No
matter how you use it, these 15 YouTube facts are worth a read!
Comment Below Which Fact Surprised you most..
#1.YouTube was
founded on February 14th (Valentine’s Day!), 2005 by three ex-PayPal employees.
#2.The first
ever YouTube video was uploaded on April 23, 2005. It is a video of its
co-founder at the San Diego Zoo.
#3.Initially,
YouTube was created to be a video dating site called “Tune In Hook Up.”
#4.Only 18
months after YouTube was founded, Google bought it for $1.65 billion in stocks.
#5.There are
over one billion users on YouTube, which is nearly one-third of everyone on the
Internet.
#6.Every
minute, over 100 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube.
#7.In 2014,
the famous YouTube star, Grumpy Cat, earned more money than Gwyneth Paltrow –
an Oscar-Winning Actress.
#8.Google of
course, is the biggest search engine in the world. But right behind it, is YouTube,
which is bigger than Bing, Yahoo!, and Ask combined.
#9.Every April Fool’s
Day, YouTube plays a prank on its millions of
users.
#10.Aside from
the U.S., the most YouTube views come from Saudi Arabia. This is because TV,
Facebook, and Twitter are
banned in Saudi Arabia, but YouTube is unrestricted.
#11.The video
to reach the most views in the first day of being uploaded is the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official
Teaser #2. It reached 112 million views in 24 hours.
#12.Every
minute, there are 400 tweets going out that include a link to a YouTube video.
#13.The
most popular topic that is searched for is of course, Music!
#14.The most popular tutorial that is searched for is “How to kiss.” The
second most searched for tutorial is “how to tie a tie.”
#15. YouTube
opened a production space in Los Angeles that is free to use – but only if you
have at least 10,000 subscribers.
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