The co-founders of YouTube are Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. Jawed Karim uploaded the first video on the platform on April 23, 2005, which was titled "Me at the zoo." The video was a short 18-second clip of Jawed Karim standing in front of the elephant exhibit at the San Diego Zoo and talking about the elephants. This video is now considered a significant moment in internet history as it was the first video ever uploaded to YouTube.