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    Jawed Karim (born October 28, 1979) is an American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He is one of the co-founders of YouTube and the first person to upload a video to the site. The site's inaugural video, " Me at the zoo ", uploaded on April 23, 2005, has been viewed over 330 million times as of August 14, 2024.

  2. Jawed Karim. Jawed Karim is a German-American internet entrepreneur, technologist and co-founder of the popular American video-sharing website, YouTube, which presently operates as a subsidiary of Google. Karim was an early employee of PayPal and co-founded YouTube with Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. He was also the first person to upload a video ...

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    Karim was born in East Germany to a Bangladeshi father and German mother, but he crossed the Berlin Wall and grew up in West Germany. He moved to the United States with his family in 1992, two years after German reunification. He graduated from Central High School in Minnesota and he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He left ...

    Jawed uploaded two videos on April 23, 2005; "Me at the zoo" and another video titled "Rolling down a hill", which he later took down.
    Jawed once had 68 videos uploaded by August 2005, 121 videos uploaded by December 2005, 45 videos uploaded by February 2008, and only one video upload by July 2012,many of which he took down for un...
    Jawed has commented on a few videos, which he took some down for unexplained reasons. He once commented on larfus' "Baby Fart" video saying, "rofl!!!!!!!!!!" in June 2005. He also once commented on...
    Jawed used to be the slowest channel to reach 1 million subscribers, but was overtaken by the Norwegian band A-ha.
    1,000 subscribers: 2008
    2,000 subscribers: 2008
    5,000 subscribers: 2009
    10,000 subscribers: 2009
  3. Nov 7, 2024 · Jawed was the first person ever in the world to create a YouTube channel. He was also the first person to post a video. Both were done on 23rd April 2005. Jawed agreed to take a lower share in the company and remain as an informal adviser while studying instead of being an employee.

  4. Nov 10, 2023 · Key Takeaways: Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube, uploaded the first-ever video on the platform and is known for his low-profile nature, philanthropy, and advocacy for diversity in the tech industry. Karim, a Stanford graduate and avid skier, has made significant charitable donations, received prestigious awards, and co-founded the non-profit ...

  5. Oct 28, 2023 · Here are a few aspects of his life that can inspire us: 1. Pursuit of innovation. Jawed Karim's idea for YouTube was born out of a need for a better way to share videos online. He recognised a gap ...

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  7. Aug 1, 2024 · Jawed Karim, a German-born entrepreneur and computer scientist, is a key figure in the history of YouTube. After relocating to the United States, he co-founded YouTube alongside Steve Chen and ...