YouTube Celebrates 20 Years of Video Revolution
YouTube 迎来 20 周年，见证视频时代变革
What started as a casual dinner-party idea has become a global entertainment powerhouse. Launched on Valentine’s Day in 2005 by PayPal colleagues Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, YouTube has grown into a dominant force in digital media. The first-ever video, Me at the Zoo, was uploaded on April 23, marking the platform’s humble beginnings. Two decades later, YouTube is on track to surpass US cable TV in paid viewership, cementing its role as a modern lifestyle essential.
从一个随意的晚宴想法，到如今的全球娱乐巨头，YouTube 已成为数字媒体的主导力量。2005 年 2 月 14 日，PayPal 同事史蒂夫·陈、查德·赫利和贾韦德·卡里姆共同创立了 YouTube，正式上线。同年 4 月 23 日，首个视频 《我在动物园》 被上传，标志着平台的起点。20 年后，YouTube 正逐步超越美国有线电视的付费观众数量，成为现代人生活不可或缺的一部分。
