The first video ever uploaded to YouTube was titled "
Me at the zoo." The 19-second video was uploaded on April 24, 2005 by the site's co-founder Jawed Karim under the username of "jawed." In the video, Karim stands in front of the elephant exhibit at the San Diego Zoo and remarks about the animal's trunk. The video was shot by his friend Yakov Lapitsky and currently has over 44 million views.