List of most-viewed YouTube videos
The most viewed YouTube videos consist of the 20 most viewed videos of all time as derived from YouTube charts.[1] Videos which YouTube suspects have had their view counts manipulated[2] are not included in this list. Only two videos have ever received over 1 billion views, both of which are music videos.
Top videos
| Rank | Video name | Uploader / Artist | Views (as of November 18, 2014) |
Upload date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gangnam Style"[3] | Psy | 2,137,487,128 | Jul 15, 2012 | [A] |
| 2. | "Baby"[4] | Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris | 1,112,023,802 | Feb 19, 2010 | [B] |
| 3. | "On the Floor"[5] | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | 792,534,800 | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| 4. | "Party Rock Anthem"[6] | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock | 773,204,294 | Mar 8, 2011 | |
| 5. | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[7] | Shakira featuring Freshlyground | 770,827,751 | Jun 4, 2010 | [D] |
| 6. | "Love the Way You Lie"[8] | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 767,602,308 | Aug 5, 2010 | |
| 7. | "Wrecking Ball"[9] | Miley Cyrus | 723,557,492 | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| 8. | "Roar"[10] | Katy Perry | 698,755,904 | Sep 5, 2013 | |
| 9. | "Dark Horse"[11] | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | 683,729,614 | Feb 20, 2014 | |
| 10. | "Call Me Maybe"[12] | Carly Rae Jepsen | 610,063,222 | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| 11. | "Thrift Shop"[13] | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | 606,111,293 | Aug 29, 2012 | |
| 12. | "What Makes You Beautiful"[14] | One Direction | 574,206,141 | Aug 19, 2011 | |
| 13. | "Somebody That I Used to Know"[15] | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 570,052,518 | Jul 5, 2011 | |
| 14. | "The Lazy Song"[16] | Bruno Mars | 564,938,338 | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| 15. | "Not Afraid"[17] | Eminem | 560,829,010 | Jun 4, 2010 | |
| 16. | "Counting Stars"[18] | OneRepublic | 532,221,244 | May 31, 2013 | |
| 17. | "Firework"[19] | Katy Perry | 498,463,693 | Oct 28, 2010 | |
| 18. | "Diamonds"[20] | Rihanna | 496,292,617 | Nov 8, 2012 | |
| 19. | "Happy"[21] | Pharrell Williams | 491,054,051 | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| 20. | "Wake Me Up"[22] | Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc | 489,675,709 | Jul 29, 2013 |
- A "Gangnam Style" surpassed "Baby" in November 2012;[23] first video to reach 1 billion views on December 21, 2012;[24] first video to reach 2 billion views on May 30, 2014.[25]
- B "Baby" surpassed the previously top-ranked "Bad Romance" in July 2010;[26] second video to hit 1 billion views on February 24, 2014
- C "Charlie..." is a non-music viral video; surpassed "Evolution of Dance" to become number 1 in October 2009[27]
- D "Waka Waka..." is the official 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem
- E "Gentleman" is the most watched video in a single day (38 million views on April 14, 2013)[28]
- F The "Danza Kuduro" upload is not viewable globally due to YouTube regional restrictions in certain countries
- G "Bad Romance" surpassed "Charlie Bit My Finger" to the top spot on April 2010[29]
References
- ^ YouTube Charts include:
- Videotrine. "The most viewed videos on YouTube in the World of all time". YouTube, Dailymotion. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- MyTop10Videos. "Top 500 Most Viewed Videos of All Time". YouTube. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
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- ^ Sources that refer to previous cases of view count manipulation of YouTube videos include:
- Sanneh, Kelefa (May 18, 2006). "How 'Groundhog Day' Became an Overnight YouTube Sensation". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- Greenberg, Dan Ackerman (November 22, 2007). "The Secret Strategies Behind Many "Viral" Videos". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- Ingram, Mathew (June 23, 2008). "Avril is an anagram for "viral"". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Wortham, Jenna (June 24, 2008). "Cheating Fans Give Avril Lavigne a YouTube Lift". Wired. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Lavigne Fans Cheat For Youtube Views". CMR Times. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Fashion Gossip (July 18, 2008). "Avril Cheats and YouTube Supports It?". Fashion.ie Gossip. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Bryant, Steve (July 23, 2008). "YouTube Says Autoplays Don't Count". GigaOM. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- Bryant, Steve (July 24, 2008). "Imaginary Bitches Recipient of Imaginary Views?". GigaOM. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- Doctorow, Cory (December 23, 2012). "YouTube confiscates 2 billion views from Universal and Sony". Boing Boing. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ "PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Justin Bieber - Baby ft. Ludacris". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor ft. Pitbull". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Eminem - Love the Way You Lie ft. Rihanna". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Katy Perry - Roar (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) - official video". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Eminem - Not Afraid". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "OneRepublic - Counting Stars". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Katy Perry - Firework". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Rihanna - Diamonds". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Avicii, Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ Kosner, Anthony Wing (November 24, 2012). "PSY's Gangnam Style Tops Bieber's Baby To Become Most Viewed YouTube Video Ever". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ Gruger, William. "PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Video Hits 1 Billion Views, Unprecedented Milestone". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Hits 2 Billion YouTube Views". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 16, 2010). "Justin Bieber Beats Lady Gaga In YouTube Video Popularity -- For Now ..." MTV. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ Chittenden, Maurice (November 1, 2009). "Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr: Web Gets Taste for Biting Baby". The Times. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "YouTube Trends Blog". Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ Dybwad, Barb (April 14, 2010). "Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" Takes Over #1 Most Viewed Video on YouTube". Mashable. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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