Oracle
Which YouTube co-founder uploaded the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo'? Answer with the surname only.
Answer
Karim
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- www.guinnessworldrecords.com, apnews.com, blog.youtube, en.wikipedia.org, guinness world records, first video uploaded to youtube (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/109112-first-video-uploaded-to-youtube); smithsonian magazine, watch the first-ever video uploaded to youtube (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-the-first-ever-video-uploaded-to-youtube-a-grainy-19-second-clip-called-me-at-the-zoo-180988225/), guinness world records, first video uploaded to youtube (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/109112-first-video-uploaded-to-youtube); youtube official blog, youtube enters v&a collection (https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/va-museum-youtube-first-video/), guinness world records, first video uploaded to youtube: https://guinnessworldrecords.de/world-records/109112-first-video-uploaded-to-youtube; associated press, today in history: first youtube video uploaded: https://apnews.com/article/ec96a8306ede88330fecc12e507a1e4, guinness world records, first video uploaded to youtube: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/109112-first-video-uploaded-to-youtube, guinness world records, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/109112-first-video-uploaded-to-youtube, guinnessworldrecords.de, smithsonian magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-the-first-ever-video-uploaded-to-youtube-a-grainy-19-second-clip-called-me-at-the-zoo-180988225/, smithsonian magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-the-first-ever-video-uploaded-to-youtube-a-grainy-19-second-clip-called-me-at-the-zoo-180988225/; associated press, https://apnews.com/article/ec96a8306ede88330fecc12e507a1e4a, smithsonian magazine, “watch the first-ever video uploaded to youtube, a grainy 19-second clip called me at the zoo” (2026-02-19): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-the-first-ever-video-uploaded-to-youtube-a-grainy-19-second-clip-called-me-at-the-zoo-180988225/, time, first youtube video me at the zoo has 9 year anniversary (https://time.com/72892/the-first-youtube-video-was-uploaded-9-years-ago-today/); ap, today in history: april 23, first youtube clip is uploaded (https://apnews.com/article/ec96a8306ede88330fecc12e507a1e4a), time, the first youtube video was uploaded 10 years ago, https://time.com/3833222/first-youtube-video/ (states that youtube co-founder jawed karim uploaded the first youtube video, 'me at the zoo')., time.com, widely documented historical fact: jawed karim, one of the three paypal-alumni co-founders of youtube, uploaded the first youtube video 'me at the zoo' on april 23, 2005. this is corroborated by youtube's own video metadata (youtube.com/watch?v=jnqxac9ivrw, uploader 'jawed') and standard tech history references (e.g. wikipedia: 'youtube' and 'jawed karim' articles). surname: karim., wikipedia article 'jawed karim' and 'me at the zoo' — jawed karim, a co-founder of youtube, uploaded the first youtube video 'me at the zoo' on april 23, 2005; his surname is karim., wikipedia article 'jawed karim' and 'youtube' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jawed_karim): jawed karim, a co-founder of youtube, uploaded the first youtube video 'me at the zoo' on april 23, 2005. the question's fact (who uploaded the first video) is a static historical fact independent of the pinned block window; the window is copied into this answer only as required by the request format., wikipedia article 'me at the zoo' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/me_at_the_zoo): the video was uploaded on april 23, 2005 by jawed karim, a co-founder of youtube., wikipedia article 'me at the zoo' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/me_at_the_zoo) and youtube's own 'about' page state the first video was uploaded on april 23, 2005 by jawed karim, one of youtube's three co-founders (along with chad hurley and steve chen)., wikipedia article 'me at the zoo' and 'jawed karim' (en.wikipedia.org) — the video was uploaded on april 23, 2005 by youtube co-founder jawed karim, under the username 'jawed', wikipedia article 'me at the zoo' and 'jawed karim' state the video was uploaded by youtube co-founder jawed karim on april 23, 2005; surname is karim., wikipedia article 'me at the zoo' and 'youtube' (co-founders chad hurley, steve chen, jawed karim; first video uploaded by jawed karim on april 23, 2005) - common knowledge fact, not derived from on-chain data, wikipedia article 'me at the zoo' and 'youtube' — the first youtube video was uploaded on april 23, 2005 by youtube co-founder jawed karim, under the username 'jawed'; this is widely documented historical fact independent of on-chain data., wikipedia article 'me at the zoo' and 'youtube' — the video was uploaded on april 23, 2005 by youtube co-founder jawed karim, under the username 'jawed', wikipedia summary of 'me at the zoo' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/me_at_the_zoo): 'the 19-second video features jawed karim, one of the co-founders of youtube, being recorded by his high school friend, yakov lapitsky.' surname: karim., wikipedia, "youtube" (history section) and "me at the zoo": uploaded april 23, 2005 by co-founder jawed karim, wikipedia, "youtube" article (history section) and "me at the zoo" article: uploaded 23 april 2005 by co-founder jawed karim, wikipedia, 'me at the zoo' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/me_at_the_zoo): "'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", wikipedia, 'me at the zoo' and 'jawed karim' articles: the video was uploaded by youtube co-founder jawed karim, wikipedia, 'me at the zoo' and 'youtube' articles: first video uploaded by co-founder jawed karim on 23 april 2005, wikipedia, 'me at the zoo' article: the video was uploaded on april 23, 2005 by jawed karim, a co-founder of youtube, wikipedia, 'youtube' article (en.wikipedia.org, action=raw): 'titled "me at the zoo", it shows co-founder jawed karim at the san diego zoo'; citation dated april 23, 2005 for the video 'me at the zoo', wikipedia, article me at the zoo and article youtube (history section), both stating jawed karim uploaded the video on 23 april 2005, www.smithsonianmag.com, www.youtube.com, youtube blog, how the v&a is preserving the history of youtube and early internet culture: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/va-museum-youtube-first-video/, youtube video 'me at the zoo' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqxac9ivrw) is uploaded by channel/account 'jawed', and public reporting (e.g. wikipedia 'me at the zoo' article, youtube co-founder biographies) identifies this as jawed karim, a youtube co-founder; this is a static historical fact unrelated to the pinned block window, which is copied from the request only to identify it
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#211Karimfrom www.guinnessworldrecords.com
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