YouTube at 8: 100 hours uploaded every minute Writing on the YouTube blog, the website's team said "When YouTube's site first launched in May 2005, we never could have imagined the endless ways in which you would inspire, inform and entertain us every day. Today, more than 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. It is now claimed that more than 1billion users visit YouTube each month, equivalent to nearly half of all we users. It took YouTube five years to get to 35 hours of content each minute, but the rate has more than doubled since 2011 alone. The YouTube team told its users "We'd like to thank you for making YouTube the special place that it is. For showing us how video can create connections, transcend borders and make a difference. For clicking these links even if you aren't sure what they'll be. The top eight videos on YouTube are increasingly dominated by more professional content as the site focuses on working with major broadcasters. The top comedy video, however, remains "Charlie Bit My Finger," a user-generated film which has now amassed over 525million views. Last year the site was dominated by Korean pop star Psy's Gangnam Style, which now has 1.6billion views. YouTube has recently announced that it will charge users for some channels.