Psy Backstage at Billboard musical Awards 2013.
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When previous PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim initially developed the idea to produce a video-sharing website in 2005, they had no clue just what would unfold years later.
On Feb. 14 that 12 months, YouTube was launched, and on April 23, an 18 2nd clip uploaded by Karim titled "me personally within zoo" became your website's first shared video.
A decade in the future, YouTube is actually an international occurrence with over 1 billion people and 300 hours of video published on the site every minute.
From Justin Bieber's "Baby" music video clip to the viral "Charlie bit my little finger" cut, watch YouTube's 10 most seen movies to date below.
Korean rapper Psy's music video for his viral struck "Gangnam Style" keeps the subject of YouTube's many seen movie ever before at over 2.2 billion views since its release on July 15, 2012.
2. "Baby" by Justin Bieber (task. Ludacris
Bieber's debut music movie premiered this season and it has since raked in over 1.1 billion views.
LMFAO's eclectic movie with their electro dance track "celebration Rock Anthem" has reached above 818.7 million views since its launch on March 8, 2011.
4. "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry (feat. Hot J)
The pop celebrity's Egyptian-inspired music video on her hit "Dark Horse" premiered in early 2014 now has actually over 819.6 million views.
5. "Charlie bit my little finger - again!" by Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr
The Carr brothers became a viral sensation whenever their particular parents' house movie made its way to YouTube on 22, 2007. The movie has because garnered over 811 million views.
6. "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem (feat. Rihanna)
Eminem's hard-hitting songs video clip for his collaborative track with Rihanna has amassed over 811 million views from 2010 presenting day.
7. "on the ground" by Jennifer Lopez (feat. Pitbull)
Lopez's music movie for her chart-topping single "On the Floor" was launched in 2011 and has now since garnered over 809 million views.
The songs movie for Shakira's solitary "Waka Waka, " dubbed the state 2010 FIFA World Cup song, has raked in over 806.6 million views.
9. "Roar" by Katy Perry
Perry's comedic movie on her behalf single "Roar, " that has received more than 800.3 million views since its release in 2013, marks the singer's second spot on YouTube's top listing of many seen videos currently.
10. "Gentlemen" by Psy
Following 2012's "Gangnam design, " Psy dropped the songs movie for their follow-up solitary "Gentleman" on April 13, 2013. Though it has yet to reach the condition of Korean rapper's past hit, which keeps the record as the most viewed YouTube video previously, the "Gentleman" music video clip features amassed over 796.5 million views since its release.