List of YouTube videos
This is a list of YouTube videos that journalists, online newspaper, or magazines have written about.
To be considered for this list, the videos must be included on at least four separate articles from different publications, as chosen by their editorial staff. There are 175 videos listed below.2000s
''Me at the zoo'' (2005)
Me at the zoo is recognized as the first video uploaded to the platform. The 19-second video features Jawed Karim, one of the co-founders of YouTube, being recorded by his high school friend, Yakov Lapitsky. In the video, Karim is seen standing in front of two elephants at the San Diego Zoo in California, where he briefly comments on the length of their trunks.''My Snowboarding Skillz'' (2005)
My Snowboarding Skillz is a YouTube video uploaded shortly after the creation of Me at the zoo on April 23, 2005, recognized as the second video uploaded to the platform and the platform's first "fail video". The 11-second video features "mw" attempting to traverse a ramp or box feature, but ultimately fails at the end.''Lazy Sunday'' (2005)
Lazy Sunday is a single and short film by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island. Some time in 2005 to 2006 multiple unofficial uploads of the video went viral and were cumulatively watched more than five million times on YouTube. YouTube at that time was a startup website that appeared to be aimed for video creators, but by February 2006, due to "Lazy Sunday", established itself as a home for any type of video sharing. In August 2013, an official upload of the video was upload to the Saturday Night Live YouTube channel uploaded "Lazy Sunday".''Al Gore's Penguin Army'' (2006)
Al Gore's Penguin Army is a two-minute-long satirical webvideo posted on YouTube on May 24, 2006, spoofing Al Gore and his movie An Inconvenient Truth. There is evidence that the video is a product of the dishonest marketing technique of astroturfing. The Wall Street Journal consulted a professor of communications who described the spoof as "'Propaganda 101' and said: "It contains no factual information, but presents a highly negative image ."''Bus Uncle'' (2006)
The Bus Uncle is a Hong Kong Cantonese viral video depicting a verbal altercation between two men aboard a KMB bus in Hong Kong on 27 April 2006. The older and more belligerent of the two men was quickly nicknamed the "Bus Uncle", from the common Hong Kong practice of referring to older men as "Uncle".''Charlie the Unicorn'' (2006)
Charlie the Unicorn is a 2005 animated comedy short film created by Jason Steele of independent film company FilmCow in Orlando, Florida. Charlie the Unicorn has become increasingly popular since its inception. Following its posting on Newgrounds in 2005, Geoff Swanson of YouTube posted a copy of the video on the website in 2006, where it rapidly gained popularity.''La Caída de Edgar'' (2006)
La Caída de Edgar is a 2006 video of Mexican boys Edgar Martinez and Fernando, hiking in a ranch near their home town of Monterrey. It starts with Edgar using a makeshift bridge that crosses a small stream when Fernando makes a joke about pushing Edgar off the bridge into the water. Edgar finally loses his balance, plunging into the stream. Edgar curses more intensively as he emerges from the water, while Fernando asks for forgiveness.''lonelygirl15'' (2006–2008)
lonelygirl15 is an American science fiction thriller web series created by Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, Greg Goodfried, and Amanda Goodfried. It was independently released on YouTube from June 16, 2006, to August 1, 2008, and was also briefly released on Revver and Myspace.''Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years.'' (2006)
Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years is an ongoing art project by American photographer Noah Kalina that gained widespread attention when the first segment of the project, was released in 2006 and became a viral video. The first everyday video features a fast montage of thousands of pictures of Kalina spanning a period of six years all played sequentially as a time lapse.''Evolution of Dance'' (2006)
Evolution of Dance is a performance by Judson Laipply and uploaded by Ireneusz Krosny, the video consisted of 12 popular dance songs of the late 20th century. In the video which was later uploaded to YouTube on April 6, 2006, he is seen performing various dance moves on stage with a spot light pointing at him in under 8 minutes.''Kiwi!'' (2006)
Kiwi! is a 2006 computer-generated animation short film created by Dony Permedi as his Master's Thesis project at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The music was composed and performed by Tim Cassell. The short gained widespread popularity online after being uploaded to YouTube. the animation has been viewed over 49 million times. It won official recognition on March 26, 2007, when viewers voted it the Most Adorable video of 2006 in the first annual YouTube Video Awards.''Male Restroom Etiquette'' (2006)
Male Restroom Etiquette is a 2006 American short subject created by Phil R. Rice and produced by his company Zarathustra Studios. The film is a mockumentary about unwritten rules of behavior in male restrooms and is intended to be a parody of educational and social guidance films. the film became popular on YouTube, where, after being featured on the front page in early October 2006.''Numa Numa'' (2006)
Numa Numa is an Internet meme based on a video by American vlogger Gary Brolsma made after the song "Dragostea din Tei", released by Moldovan pop group O-Zone in 2003. Brolsma's video, entitled Numa Numa Dance, was uploaded to the website Newgrounds on December 6, 2004.''Techno Viking'' (2006)
Techno Viking is an internet phenomenon and meme based on a video from the 2000 Fuckparade in Berlin, Germany. In 2006 an unknown user re-published it to YouTube, and it went viral in 2007. According to Fritsch, its popularity began on a Central American pornography site. By mid-2010, the video had generated over 20 million hits on YouTube alone; as of January 2013, the original version had more than 16 million views.''IPHONE BILL'' (2007)
iPhone bill is an video where YouTube personality Justine Ezarik better known as iJustine, gets a 300-page iPhone bill from AT&T Mobility mailed in a box, which became an Internet meme in August 2007. Total views were reported to exceed 8 million by the end of 2007. Ezarik said she earned $2,000 from the video from Revver.''Battle at Kruger'' (2007)
Battle at Kruger is an eight-minute amateur wildlife video that depicts a confrontation between a herd of Cape buffalo, a small group of young lions from a pride, and two crocodiles. Since being posted on YouTube on 3 May 2007, Battle at Kruger has received over 90 million views as of 2023 and has become a viral video sensation. It was widely praised for its dramatic depiction of wildlife on the African savannah.''Bride has massive Hair Wig Out'' (2007)
Bride Has Massive Hair Wig Out is the name of a viral video uploaded to YouTube in early 2007. The campaign was created by Canadian Advertising Agency, Capital C. Seemingly shot by one of three bridesmaids, it shows a bride so unhappy with her hairstyle on her wedding day that she starts cutting it off.''Charlie bit my finger - again !'' (2007)
Charlie Bit My Finger is a 2007 Internet viral video famous for being at the time the most viewed YouTube video. featuring Harry Davies-Carr and Charlie Davies-Carr, two brothers from England. Both seated in a chair, Charlie nibbles on Harry's finger, to the amusement of both. Harry says "Charlie bit me" As of October 2022, the video received over 897 million views. It became the second most viewed video in August 2009, and took over the title as the most viewed video ever at the end of October 2009, when it surpassed "Evolution of Dance". By November 2009, "Charlie Bit My Finger – Again!" had received over 130 million views.''"Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday'' (2007)
Chocolate Rain is a song by American singer Tay Zonday. It quickly became popular after the music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on April 22, 2007, and has since been viewed more than 140 million times as of May 2025. From time to time, Zonday moves away from the microphone in between lines; an explanation is provided via a caption that appears early in the video – "**I move away from the mic to breathe in".''Crush on Obama'' (2007)
Crush on Obama is an Internet viral video, first posted on YouTube in June 2007 featuring a young woman seductively singing of her love for then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama. On June 13, 2007, the video was posted to the video sharing website YouTube and garnered over one thousand views within the first five hours of its posting. By the second day the American news media had taken notice of the video's growing popularity. Relles, Ettinger and Kauffman appeared on many television news programs.''Daft Hands - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'' (2007)
Daft Hands is a 2007 YouTube viral video which shows a pair of hands moving to reveal each word of the Daft Punk song Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger lyrics. The video was performed by Austin Hall, who later appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In 2010. The video inspired numerous remakes including the variant Daft Bodies; both videos, along with other viral videos, were referenced in Weezer's "Pork and Beans" music video.''Dramatic Chipmunk'' (2007)
Dramatic Chipmunk is a viral Internet video. The video is a five-second clip of a prairie dog turning its head while the camera zooms in and dramatic music is played. Since its release, the video has received over fifty million views. People Magazine named the Dramatic Chipmunk as one of The 10 Wildest YouTube Stars of 2007.