The Unlikely History of YouTube [Infographic]

Eight years ago today, February 14th, the creators of YouTube officially founded the now wildly popular video sharing site. If you’re anything like us, you probably can’t remember what the world was like without it (nor would you want to).

At Shorty Media, we absolutely adore YouTube, so to show our love for the site this Valentine’s Day (coincidentally also the date it was founded), we’ve created a beautiful infographic documenting the journey of the site over the past eight years. It’s amazing how far we’ve come!

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