You Tube Facts

Every now and then, we log on to you tube and watch our favourite videos. But ever wondered about the numbers related to the largest video sharing website.


well here's a look:

• In 2011 you tube recorded One trillion video playbacks.....1,000,000,000,000 dudeeeee that means 140 playbacks per person in the world. More than twice as many stars as in the Milky Way.

• 24 hours of video are uploaded to you tube every single minute of the day.

• You will need 1,700 years to watch all the videos which are currently uploaded on the site (and that too without a break).

• 45,000,000 is the number of hits you tube's home page gets every day.

• The first video which reached the One million views mark was Ronaldinho's "touch of gold" Nike advertisement.

• Content ID--YouTube's automated system that serves as a copyright-violation watchdog--scans 100 years' worth of content every day.

• 10% of the internet traffic that is one in every ten internet user opens Youtube

• The first ever youtube video was titled "me at the zoo" and was uploaded on April 23, 2005, which is shot by akov Lapitsky at the San Diego Zoo. It shows co-founder Jawed Karim in front of the elephants. here's a link to that video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw

• Most popular Video of all time.... is Lady Gaga's Bad romance.

Most viewed YouTube videos in 2011 globally (excluding videos from major music labels)

1. Rebecca Black - Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
2. Ultimate Dog Tease
3. Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)
4. Talking Twin Babies - PART 2 - OFFICIAL VIDEO
5. Nyan Cat [original]
6. Look At Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes (Cover by @KarminMusic)
7. The Creep (feat. Nicki Minaj & John Waters)
8. Maria Aragon - Born This Way (Cover) by Lady Gaga
9. The Force: Volkswagen Commercial
10. Cat mom hugs baby kitten