1. YouTube.com registered
720p HD video launched
Live streaming for all accounts
Feb 14 '05
Dec 2008
Dec 2013
Google acquires YouTube
24 h of video uploaded per min
Gangnam Style reaches 1 billion views
Buys $215 million office park
Oct 2006
Mar 2010
Dec 2012
Jan 2016
Official launch
In-video ads
1 billion views per day
Major website redesign
60 fps videos are introduced
New logo for the first time
Dec 2005
Aug 2007
Oct 2009
Dec 2011
Jun 2014
Aug 2017
2005
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2018
May 2007
Jan 2010
Apr 2013
Oct 2015
Today
Feb 14 '18
First known instance of Rickrolling
YouTube Rentals launched
100 h of video uploaded per min
YouTube Red is launched
13th anniversary
Mar 2006
Apr 2009
Apr 2011
Mar 2014
Apr 2017
Filtering launched
Peabody Award
3 billion views per day
Turkey bans YouTube for the second time
YouTube TV is launched
Apr 2005
Jun 2008
Oct 2012
First video uploaded
Annotations launched
Live stream of US presidential debate