YouTube is 10, but its top videos are not worth celebrating

Ten years ago Thursday, the first video was uploaded onto YouTube for all the world to see. Titled "Me at the Zoo," YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim stands in front of some elephants and says they're cool because they have long trunks. Good to know.

Karim may have been better at creating an online video platform than creating compelling videos, but in the following 10 years, the professionals have taken over.

And it's depressing: Gone is the home-video meritocracy. In its place: high-definition special effects and choreography.

This video shows the top-five, all-time most-viewed videos on YouTube. Apologies in advance for the Justin Bieber. But really, Internet, you did it to yourself.

VIDEO: The first YouTube video, "Me at the zoo," was uploaded 10 years ago Thursday. A decade later, here is what tops YouTube as the most watched videos.