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Macxcxz (talk) 09:32, 13 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Please check the sources in the article before you revert. The site's beta launch was on April 23, 2005.^[1] February 14 2005 is the founding date of YouTube, not the launch date.^[2] Cena332 (talk) 17:48, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube wasn't like a ship that had a grand launch with crowds and a bottle of champagne. The beta launch was a low key event. It is more accurate to say that YouTube was launched gradually around April 2005. As far as the media is concerned, the upload of Me at the zoo by Jawed Karim on April 23, 2005 is the key moment marking the launch of the site.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 18:00, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Please note though that it was an open beta launch rather than a closed beta like Gmail. It did open on the very day Me at the zoo was uploaded. Thank you for monitoring the YouTube page—keep up the good work. --Cena332 (talk) 18:08, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Hurley Declaration" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
^ "YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

[1] "Hurley Declaration" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[2] "YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

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