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CBC
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
YouTube celebrates 20th anniversary milestone
YouTube celebrated a milestone last month. It's been 20 years since the first video was uploaded to the platform — and a lot has changed since then. Me at the Zoo shows a man standing in front of elephants at the San Diego Zoo. While it's not exactly riveting in terms of today's content standards, it does capture an important moment in time. "If you think about that 19 seconds and what it's turned into today, it's incredible," said Alexandra Hunnings Klein, head of communications for YouTube Canada. "It's a platform where anybody anywhere can start a business, express themselves." According to YouTube, the platform's popularity is dominant across age groups in Canada, with usage peaking among Canadians aged 12 to 34. "It's a platform not just for Canadians to reflect culture back to each other but also globally," Hunnings Klein said. Part of YouTube's success can be attributed to its consistency, says Richard Lachman, a professor at Toronto Metropolitan University's media school. "For most of us the way YouTube serves content now is very similar to the way they did 20 years ago, they got it right," he said, adding it's also been incredibly influential on the way people consume and share media across traditional industries like journalism and film. "It's really changed our culture into being a moving video culture," he said. Lachman says with the platform hosting more longer-form content than some of its social media counterparts, it's also been a bit more resilient to misinformation. "Rather than quick hits, just headlines, people are engaging, they're not just seeing a 20 second clip about something. There's more deep digging," he said.
Vancouver Sun
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
YouTube turns 20: Meet B.C.'s top 'Tubers
YouTube turned 20 this month. To celebrate its two decade anniversary, the company shared a list of 10 B.C.-based creators who are making a global name for themselves in everything from lifestyle and design to tech tips and comedy. Article content To say that YouTube has developed since the first 19 second video of some elephants at the zoo was uploaded on April 23, 2005, would be a massive understatement. Article content Article content Article content Article content In February, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan declared 'YouTube is the new television' in his annual letter to the company. Article content YouTube has been the most-watched streamer in the U.S. since 2022. An Algonquin College report notes that Canadians watch more YouTube than anyone in the world. With roughly two billion videos watched in the country, YouTube is also a vehicle for Canadian content to reach the world. Article content 'In the last two decades, Canadian culture, creativity and innovation has shaped YouTube and inspired audiences on a global scale,' says Andrew Peterson, head of YouTube Canada. 'The diversity and strength of Canadian culture has found a home for itself on YouTube, and the content is driving incredible economic success in Canada and as a cultural export to the world. It's more than just a platform for entertainment, it's a dynamic reflection of who we are, a stage for emerging and leading talent, and a place where anyone can create a thriving business.'
