What was the first video uploaded to YouTube?

The first video uploaded to YouTube is titled "Me at the zoo." It was uploaded on April 23, 2005, by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim. In the 18-second video, Karim stands in front of the elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo and briefly talks about the elephants' trunks, noting their long trunks and saying, "The cool thing about these guys is that they have really, really long trunks, and that's cool."

This video holds historical significance as the inaugural upload on YouTube, marking the beginning of what would become one of the most popular and influential platforms on the internet for sharing video content.