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Now, the platform boasts more than 2 billion logged-in users visit each month, according to YouTube. He ends the video simply by stating: “And that’s pretty much all there is to say.”Ī year after “Me at the zoo,” Karim and fellow co-founders sold the platform to Google for a whopping $1.65 billion. Unlike many YouTube creators’ videos these days, Karim’s video does not include what’s considered the more traditional sign off: “Subscribe to my channel!” or “Like, rate, comment!”

“The cool thing about these guys is that they have really, really, really long, um, trunks,” he continues.

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