YouTube Celebrates 20 Years with Redesigned TV App and Custom Multiviews

YouTube Celebrates Its 20th Birthday with New Features and Stats

Key Highlights:

• First Video Upload: The first video, 'Me at the Zoo,' was uploaded on April 23, 2005.
• Video Uploads: Over 20 billion videos have been uploaded to YouTube, including music, Shorts, and podcasts.
• Daily Uploads: Currently, more than 20 million videos are uploaded daily to YouTube.
• User Engagement: In 2024, users averaged over 100 million comments and 3.5 billion likes on videos per day. Creators hearted comments from an average of 10 million viewers daily.
• Billion Views Club: More than 300 music videos have surpassed one billion views.

**Upcoming Features:]

• 4x Playback Speed: Available for YouTube Premium subscribers on mobile.
• Custom Multiviews: Users can build their own side-by-side video views in YouTube TV, starting with non-sports content and expanding over time.
• TV App Redesign: An upgraded TV viewing experience is planned for summer 2024, featuring easier navigation, improved playback quality, and streamlined access to comments, channel info, and subscribing.
• Voice Replies: Creators will be able to leave voice replies to comments later this year.

**Birthday Celebrations:]

• Logo and Animations: A special birthday logo, themed scrubber, and animation when liking videos are being introduced.
• Hidden Easter Egg: Typing 'bday' on the watch page triggers a blast from the past.
• Zen Channel: A 48-hour birthday-themed Zen channel on YouTube TV.