What is the name of the very first video uploaded to YouTube?

“Me at the zoo” is correct because it was the very first video ever uploaded to YouTube, posted by co‑founder Jawed Karim on April 23, 2005. The 18‑second clip shows Karim at the San Diego Zoo briefly talking about elephants—an unpolished, everyday moment that perfectly captured YouTube’s original spirit of simple, user-generated content. Context: YouTube was founded by former PayPal colleagues Jawed Karim, Steve Chen, and Chad Hurley. That humble first upload marked the start of a platform that would transform how the world shares and discovers video. Memory tip: Think “YouTube starts with YOU”—a casual clip of “you” at the zoo.