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Steve Chen

  • Steve Chen was born

    Steve Chen was born
    Chen was born in Taipei, Taiwan and was raised here for 15 years.
  • Chen moved to the United States

    Chen moved to the United States
    He moved to Chicago when he was eight years old.
  • Chen went to university

    Chen went to university
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for computer science.
  • Hired at PayPal and dropped out

    Hired at PayPal and dropped out
    Chen left a few months before graduating because he was recruited for PayPal.
  • Met Jawed Karim and Chad Hurley

    Met Jawed Karim and Chad Hurley
    They created a team and spent the next few years created a video sharing platform.
  • YouTube.com was registered

    YouTube.com was registered
    The website still needed a few markups and changes.
  • The first video published

    The first video published
    The video was uploaded by Jawed Karim and was titled, "Me at the zoo".
  • Google bought Youtube

    Google bought Youtube
    Youtube was bought in the stock market from google for 1.64 billion dollars.
  • In video ads

    In video ads
    YouTube added mid-roll ads and ads before the start of videos.
  • The first 1 million subcribed channel

    The first 1 million subcribed channel
    The first youtube channel to hit 1 million subcribers was Fred Figglehorn.
  • First Youtube video to hit 1 billion views

    First Youtube video to hit 1 billion views
    Gangnam Style was the first youtube video on the site to reach 1 billion views.
  • YouTube music was created

    YouTube music was created
    Youtube's music streaming platform was made.
  • YouTube removes dislikes

    YouTube removes dislikes
    YouTube removed dislikes to keep people from feeling discouraged.
  • YouTube stopped doing rewind

    YouTube stopped doing rewind
    YouTube stopped doing Youtube rewind.
  • The YouTuber has made the most money

    The YouTuber has made the most money
    Jimmy Donaldson (Mr.Beast) has made the most money. His net worth of $500 million.