List of most-viewed YouTube videos
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This list consists of the 30 most viewed YouTube videos of all time as derived from YouTube charts.[1] Videos that YouTube suspects have had their view counts manipulated[2] are not included in this list. View counts are based on the YouTube website; many of the videos are music videos that play through YouTube's partner site, Vevo, and YouTube view counts will lag those of Vevo by a few days.[1] All but three of the videos in this list are music videos.
These videos include the "Billion View Club", a group of videos whose view counts have exceeded one billion total views each. Prior to June 2015, only two videos: "Gangnam Style" and "Baby", had achieved this milestone, but by October 2015, ten videos had done so.[3] As of February 2016[update], 20 videos have accumulated over one billion views each, all but two of which are music videos, with "Gangnam Style" being the only video to have accumulated over two billion views.[4] As of February 2016[update], the four fastest videos to enter in to the Billion View Club are "Hello" (at 88 days after its posting to YouTube), "Gangnam Style" (160 days), "See You Again" (184 days), and "Blank Space" (240 days).[3][5][6]
Top videos
Indicates a video that is not a music video.
Rank | Video name[A] | Uploader / artist | Views (as of February 6, 2016[update]) |
Upload date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Gangnam Style"[7] | Psy | 2,512,253,241 | July 15, 2012 | [B] |
2. | "Blank Space"[8] | Taylor Swift | 1,450,839,267 | November 10, 2014 | [C] |
3. | "See You Again"[9] | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | 1,424,660,984 | April 6, 2015 | [D] |
4. | "Uptown Funk"[10] | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 1,346,641,470 | November 19, 2014 | [E] |
5. | "Shake It Off"[11] | Taylor Swift | 1,311,778,614 | August 18, 2014 | [F] |
6. | "Baby"[12] | Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris | 1,298,670,594 | February 19, 2010 | [G] |
7. | "Dark Horse"[13] | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | 1,280,176,683 | February 20, 2014 | [H] |
8. | "Bailando"[14] | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona | 1,279,007,073 | April 11, 2014 | [I] |
9. | "All About That Bass"[15] | Meghan Trainor | 1,249,736,235 | June 11, 2014 | [K] |
10. | "Roar"[16] | Katy Perry | 1,249,087,489 | September 5, 2013 | [J] |
11. | "Wheels On The Bus"[17] | LittleBabyBum | 1,177,975,100 | August 9, 2014 | [L] |
12. | "Counting Stars"[18] | OneRepublic | 1,132,597,165 | May 31, 2013 | [M] |
13. | "Masha and The Bear (Episode 17)"[19] | Get Movies | 1,127,716,326 | January 31, 2012 | [O] |
14. | "Chandelier"[20] | Sia | 1,124,665,530 | May 6, 2014 | [N] |
15. | "Hello"[21] | Adele | 1,123,893,575 | October 22, 2015 | [Q] |
16. | "Lean On"[22] | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | 1,106,322,580 | March 22, 2015 | [P] |
17. | "Sugar"[23] | Maroon 5 | 1,040,257,078 | January 14, 2015 | [S] |
18. | "Party Rock Anthem"[24] | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | 1,025,910,276 | March 8, 2011 | [R] |
19. | "Love the Way You Lie"[25] | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 1,013,190,641 | August 5, 2010 | [T] |
20. | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[26] | Shakira featuring Freshlyground | 1,011,625,772 | June 4, 2010 | [U] |
21. | "Thinking Out Loud"[27] | Ed Sheeran | 956,112,118 | October 7, 2014 | |
22. | "Love Me Like You Do"[28] | Ellie Goulding | 955,542,831 | January 22, 2015 | |
23. | "Gentleman"[29] | Psy | 928,176,623 | April 13, 2013 | [V] |
24. | "On the Floor"[30] | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | 903,089,162 | March 3, 2011 | |
25. | "Propuesta Indecente"[31] | Romeo Santos | 888,917,897 | September 9, 2013 | |
26. | "Let Her Go"[32] | Passenger | 884,133,149 | July 25, 2012 | |
27. | "Wake Me Up"[33] | Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc | 855,036,085 | July 29, 2013 | |
28. | "Thrift Shop"[34] | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | 847,803,339 | August 29, 2012 | |
29. | "Rolling in the Deep"[35] | Adele | 835,407,675 | November 30, 2010 | |
30. | "Charlie bit my finger – again !"[36] | HDCYT | 835,162,921 | May 22, 2007 | [W] |
See also
Notes
- A Some videos may not be available worldwide due to YouTube regional restrictions in certain countries.
- B "Gangnam Style" surpassed "Baby" in November 2012;[37] first video to reach 1 billion views on December 21, 2012;[38] first video to reach 2 billion views on May 30, 2014.[39]
- C "Blank Space" became the fourth video to reach 1 billion views on July 7, 2015, and the first solo female artist.[40][41]
- F "Shake It Off" became the seventh video to reach 1 billion views on August 23, 2015;[45][46] "Shake It Off" surpassed "Baby" in January 2016.
- G "Baby" surpassed the previously top-ranked "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga in July 2010;[47] second video to reach 1 billion views on March 4, 2014.[48]
- H "Dark Horse" became the third video to reach 1 billion views on June 22, 2015, and the first featuring a female recording artist.[49][50]
- I "Bailando" became the sixth video to reach 1 billion views on August 15, 2015. It also became the second non-English music video to reach the 1 billion view mark.[51][52]
- K "All About That Bass" became the eighth video to reach 1 billion views on August 31, 2015.[55][56]
- L "Wheels On The Bus" became the twelfth video, and the first non-music video, to reach 1 billion views on November 19, 2015.[57]
- O "Masha and The Bear (Episode 17)" became the fourteenth video, and the second non-music video, to reach 1 billion views on December 15, 2015.[62]
- R "Hello" became the eighteenth video to reach 1 billion views on January 19, 2016. It reached it in the quickest time - 88 days.[66]
- S "Love the Way You Lie" became the seventeenth video to reach 1 billion views on January 17, 2016.[67]
- T "Sugar" became the nineteenth video to reach 1 billion views on January 19, 2016.
- U "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is the official 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem. It became the twentieth video to reach 1 billion views on January 24, 2016.[68]
- W "Charlie bit my finger – again !" is a non-music viral video; it surpassed "Evolution of Dance" to become the most viewed video in October 2009.[70]
References
- ^ a b MyTop100Videos. "Top 500 Most Viewed Videos of All Time". YouTube. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
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