{"id":11472,"date":"2021-11-27T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T19:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/?p=11472"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:42:36","slug":"me-at-the-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/me-at-the-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube\u2019s First Video: \u201cMe At The Zoo\u201d by Co-founder Jawed Karim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that me at the zoo was the first video uploaded on YouTube? Javed Karim is responsible for getting the video on the now huge social media giant! Over the years, the video became viral and received lots of love and appreciation from many people! But, because of the YouTube rolling out new features such as Autoplay and hiding the dislikes. So without any further delay, let&#8217;s see what happened with me at the zoo video!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/me-at-the-zoo\/#When_Did_Me_At_The_Zoo_Release\" title=\"When Did Me At The Zoo Release?\">When Did Me At The Zoo Release?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/me-at-the-zoo\/#Are_Dislikes_Back_On_YouTube\" title=\"Are Dislikes Back On YouTube?\">Are Dislikes Back On YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/me-at-the-zoo\/#Who_Is_The_Person_From_Me_At_The_Zoo\" title=\"Who Is The Person From Me At The Zoo?\">Who Is The Person From Me At The Zoo?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/me-at-the-zoo\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/me-at-the-zoo\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Did_Me_At_The_Zoo_Release\"><\/span>When Did Me At The Zoo Release?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11514\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/YouTube-First-Video.jpg\" alt=\"Me at the Zoo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/YouTube-First-Video.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/YouTube-First-Video-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/YouTube-First-Video-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube First Video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Co-founder Jawed Karim took the responsibility to upload the video on April 23,2005<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The protest was led by Karim, who stated himself that the new feature was not valid. Even though the video is YouTube&#8217;s first video, we can still see some commotion related to the same! There have been many chances where the people at YouTube also pinpointed some of the unwanted changes.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Dislikes_Back_On_YouTube\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/youtube\/removing-dislikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are Dislikes Back On YouTube<\/a>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11517\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11517 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/YouTube-Dislike.jpg\" alt=\"Me At the Zoo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/YouTube-Dislike.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/YouTube-Dislike-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/YouTube-Dislike-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube&#8217;s first video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately,<strong> the dislikes are not back on the platform<\/strong>. YouTube made it a point to take care of their YouTubers by making the dislikes private. This step was enforced to take care of the growing harassment faced by YouTubers! Not to forget, the first YouTube video is also included in the same! As for now, there is no update to YouTube dislike count.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Is_The_Person_From_Me_At_The_Zoo\"><\/span>Who Is The Person From Me At The Zoo?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"Me at the zoo\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jNQXAC9IVRw?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jawed Karim is the famous face behind the zoo video that went viral! The video is of 18 seconds merely, but has vast views!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We hope that we have solved your queries on me at the zoo! We are sure that you also wish to make your videos <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/youtube\/video-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cross the benchmark and get viral<\/a>, so it&#8217;s always a good idea to<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/youtube\/seo-tips-youtube-to-rank-youtube-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> work hand in hand with SEO!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Where Is Me At The Zoo Guy Now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The owner of Me At The Zoo is now<strong> at the University of Toledo as an environmental engineering professor!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Is The First YouTuber?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Javed Karim<\/strong> is the first YouTuber<\/p>\n<div id=\"exacc_6bqdYcu8A8DC3LUPnv-UoAM28\" class=\"iDjcJe IX9Lgd wwB5gf\"><strong>What&#8217;s The Oldest Video On YouTube?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Me At The Zoo is the oldest video out there!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where is me at the zoo guy now? 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