Tap to view if on News app. The 19-second, heavily pixelated "Me at the zoo" video was uploaded by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim, with the username "jawed" on April 23, 2005.

Meanwhile, the YouTube description for “Me at the zoo” has been updated several times. At the start, it read: The first video on YouTube, uploaded at 8:27 P.M. on Saturday April 23rd, 2005.

YouTube founder Jawed Karim shared the unedited 18-second clip of himself in front of the elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo on April 23, 2005. "Me at the Zoo" now has 263 million views.

Within 18 months of "Me at the zoo"'s upload, Google purchased YouTube at $1.65 billion worth of stock in the still gargantuan tech company. Did you know this piece of internet history?

It was on April 23, 2005, that a simple 18-second video titled “Me at the zoo” was posted by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karin. The rest is internet history.

It all started at the zoo. The video was posted on April 23, 2005 by Jawed Karim. In the 18-second clip, Karim stands in front of the camera, describing the elephants.

Me @the Zoo examines Chris Crocker's life, both online and off. Image: Chris Moukarbel and Valerie VeatchWired.com: What was it like watching it on the big screen at the premiere?

Let me confess that I wasn’t familiar with Chris Crocker before watching “Me @the Zoo,” but after sitting through this 86-minute HBO documentary, I’m not sure I’ll soon forget him.

"Me at the Zoo" now has 263 million views. YouTube founder Jawed Karim shared the unedited 18-second clip of himself in front of the elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo on April 23, 2005.