Ten years ago in May, YouTube launched in beta. 

From the silly to the profound, from the personal to the political, we’re celebrating a decade of your creativity and self-expression. And, we’re doing it from A to Z.

With over 75 references and 18 filmmaking styles, we've tried to capture some of the richness and variety of YouTube from the last decade. 

Featured from A-Z:
Animals:
Screaming Goats
Grumpy cat - https://www.youtube.com/Sev...
Keyboard cat - https://www.youtube.com/chu...
Maru - https://www.youtube.com/mug...
Battle at the Kruger - https://www.youtube.com/Jas...

Beauty:
Michelle Phan - https://www.youtube.com/Mic...
Camila Coelho - https://www.youtube.com/Mak...
Zoella - https://www.youtube.com/Zoella
Lauren Luke - https://www.youtube.com/pan...
Ssin - https://www.youtube.com/Hin...
Sasakiasahi - https://www.youtube.com/sas...
daaruum - https://www.youtube.com/daa...
Bethany Mota - https://www.youtube.com/Mac...
Tanya Burr - https://www.youtube.com/pix...

Covers:
Megabloks - https://www.youtube.com/use...
Walk off the Earth - https://www.youtube.com/use...
Chris Hadfield - https://www.youtube.com/Col...

Dance:
Evolution of Dance - https://www.youtube.com/jud...
Thriller in Prison - https://www.youtube.com/byr...

Epic:
Red Bull Stratos - https://www.youtube.com/red...
Epic Meal Time - https://www.youtube.com/Epi...

Fails:
Kicked in the head by a train - https://www.youtube.com/kic...

Gangnam Style:
PSY - https://www.youtube.com/off...

How-to:
Freddie Wong - https://www.youtube.com/fre...
Smosh - https://www.youtube.com/smosh
Caspar Lee - https://www.youtube.com/dicasp
iiSuperwomanii - https://www.youtube.com/IIS...
Ryan Higa - https://www.youtube.com/nig...

It Gets Better:
Dan & Terry - https://www.youtube.com/itg...
Hannah Hart - https://www.youtube.com/MyH...
Telling my dad I'm gay live - https://www.youtube.com/use...
The Rhodes Brothers (Twins come out to dad) - https://www.youtube.com/The...
Tyler Oakley - https://www.youtube.com/tyl...

Jimmys:
Jimmy Kimmel - https://www.youtube.com/Jim...

Kidding around:
David After the Dentist - https://www.youtube.com/boo...
Sophia Grace - https://www.youtube.com/Sop...

Let’s play:
PewDiePie - https://www.youtube.com/Pew...
Stampylonghead - https://www.youtube.com/sta...
Captain Sparklez - https://www.youtube.com/Cap...
Leeroy Jenkins - https://www.youtube.com/pj0...

Memes:
Nyan Cat - https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Numa Numa - https://www.youtube.com/gar...

News:
Al Jazeera - https://www.youtube.com/use... 
Meteor Hits Russia - https://www.youtube.com/Rup...

Old Spice:
Old Spice - https://www.youtube.com/Old...

People:
Antoine Dodson - https://www.youtube.com/use... 
Joanna Rohrback - https://www.youtube.com/Pra...
Overly Attached Girlfriend- https://www.youtube.com/laina
Tay Zonday - https://www.youtube.com/Tay...

Questions:
V Sauce - https://www.youtube.com/vsauce
ASAP Science - https://www.youtube.com/Asa...

Reactions:
Kids React - https://www.youtube.com/The...
Mutant Spider Dog - https://www.youtube.com/war...

Singers:
Rick Astley, "Never Gonna Give You Up” - https://www.youtube.com/Ric...
Susan Boyle - https://www.youtube.com/Bri...
Justin Bieber - https://www.youtube.com/kid...

Timelapse:
Noah Takes a Photo a Day - https://www.youtube.com/NK5000

Uplifting:
Double Rainbow - https://www.youtube.com/Hun...
Kid President - https://www.youtube.com/sou...
Hearing for the first time - https://www.youtube.com/slo...

Vloggers:
Vlogbrothers - https://www.youtube.com/vlo...
Jenna Marbles - https://www.youtube.com/Jen...
Holasoygerman - https://www.youtube.com/Hol...
Hajime - https://www.youtube.com/021...
Danisnotonfire - https://www.youtube.com/dan...
AmazingPhil - https://www.youtube.com/use...
Charlieissocoollike - https://www.youtube.com/cha...
Shaytards - https://www.youtube.com/SHA...

Weird and wonderful:
Salad fingers - https://www.youtube.com/Doki66
Dramatic chipmunk 
Charlie the Unicorn - https://www.youtube.com/Sec...
Annoying Orange - https://www.youtube.com/rea...

Xperiments:
Diet Coke and Mentos - https://www.youtube.com/Eep...
The Slow Mo Guys - https://www.youtube.com/the...

You:
The YouTube Community - Too many links!

Zoo:
Me at the Zoo - https://www.youtube.com/wat... 

Music: 
Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious - https://www.youtube.com/Bla... 

This video was created by YouTube, Flying Object (www.weareflyingobject.com), Partizan (www.partizan.com) and directed by Hoku & Adam.