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YouTube Celebrates 20 Years with Redesigned TV App and Custom Multiviews

YouTube celebrates its 20th birthday with impressive stats and exciting new features, including a TV app redesign and custom Multiviews.
By Blip Tech 2 min read

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.
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