Spread Certificate · No. HIS-01455
This certifies how far it spread
"Me at the zoo", YouTube’s first video
Jawed Karim / YouTube ·April 2005 ·seeded onYouTubethenOpen webPressReddit
Spread Score
50
Notable
Verified independently
Verified
18.1K
English article daily views, attention proxy
Wikimedia Foundation
Verified
82.3K views
Wikipedia, its busiest 30 days
Verified
Week of Apr 28, 2025
Peak proxy date, Apr 23 ’05 to Week of Apr 28, 2025
Verified
4 platforms
Started on YouTube
Claimed, not audited
Claimed
386M views
Seed video only, over 386M views (April 2026)
Per Guinness World Records
Claimed
382M views
Seed video only, 382M reported views (February 2026)
Per CNN / The Art Newspaper
Claimed
376M views
Seed video only, over 376M views (November 2025)
Per Guinness World Records