List of most viewed YouTube videos
Psy's "Gangnam Style" is the second most watched video on YouTube as of April 2015, with over 2 billion views.
This list of most viewed YouTube videos consists of the 30 most viewed videos of all time as derived from YouTube charts.[1] Videos (suspected by YouTube) which have had their view counts manipulated[2] are not included in this list. As of 2015, three videos have received over 1 billion views, both of which are music videos. The most viewed video is the music video for Tom Russle's 2014 mashup "48 Tracks - Mega Mashup 2014-2015", which has been viewed over 3 billion times.[1]
Top videos
| Rank | Video name | Uploader / artist | Views (as of May 1, 2015) |
Upload date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gangnam Style"[3] | Psy | 2,318,473,461 | July 15, 2012 | [A] |
| 2. | "Baby"[4] | Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris | 1,161,543,681 | February 19, 2010 | [B] |
| 3. | "Dark Horse"[5] | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | 928,334,885 | February 20, 2014 | |
| 4. | "Roar"[6] | Katy Perry | 900,130,482 | September 5, 2013 | |
| 5. | "Party Rock Anthem"[7] | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock | 861,245,055 | March 8, 2011 | |
| 6. | "Love the Way You Lie"[8] | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 854,582,725 | August 5, 2010 | |
| 7. | "Bailando"[9] | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente De Zona | 845,678,901 | April 11, 2014 | |
| 8. | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[10] | Shakira featuring Freshlyground | 843,921,775 | June 4, 2010 | [D] |
| 9. | "Gentleman"[11] | Psy | 829,465,946 | April 13, 2013 | [E] |
| 10. | "On the Floor"[12] | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | 827,701,778 | March 3, 2011 | |
| 11. | "Charlie Bit My Finger – Again!"[13] | Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr | 818,452,264 | May 22, 2007 | [C] |
| 12. | "Blank Space"[14] | Taylor Swift | 804,641,402 | November 10, 2014 | |
| 13. | "All About That Bass"[15] | Meghan Trainor | 786,636,531 | June 11, 2014 | |
| 14. | "Counting Stars"[16] | OneRepublic | 769,325,118 | May 31, 2013 | |
| 15. | "Shake It Off"[17] | Taylor Swift | 765,741,681 | August 18, 2014 | |
| 16. | "Wrecking Ball"[18] | Miley Cyrus | 764,542,758 | September 9, 2013 | |
| 17. | "Thrift Shop"[19] | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | 697,968,445 | August 29, 2012 | |
| 18. | "Chandelier"[20] | Sia | 695,773,425 | May 6, 2014 | |
| 19. | "Call Me Maybe"[21] | Carly Rae Jepsen | 674,378,197 | March 1, 2012 | |
| 20. | "Danza Kuduro"[22] | Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | 668,914,963 | August 11, 2010 | [F] |
| 21. | "Propuesta Indecente"[23] | Romeo Santos | 667,143,036 | September 9, 2013 | |
| 22. | "The Lazy Song"[24] | Bruno Mars | 658,483,646 | April 15, 2011 | |
| 23. | "Rolling in the Deep"[25] | Adele | 643,132,126 | November 30, 2010 | |
| 24. | "Happy"[26] | Pharrell Williams | 641,788,934 | November 21, 2013 | |
| 25. | "Somebody That I Used to Know"[27] | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 633,801,310 | July 5, 2011 | |
| 26. | "What Makes You Beautiful"[28] | One Direction | 632,371,900 | August 19, 2011 | |
| 27. | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego"[29] | Michel Teló | 628,270,094 | July 25, 2011 | |
| 28. | "Bad Romance"[30] | Lady Gaga | 621,889,733 | November 23, 2009 | [G] |
| 29. | "Not Afraid"[31] | Eminem | 615,839,563 | June 4, 2010 | |
| 30. | "Wake Me Up"[32] | Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc | 615,247,319 | July 29, 2013 | |
Notes
- A "Gangnam Style" surpassed "Baby" in November 2012;[33] first video to reach 1 billion views on December 21, 2012;[34] first video to reach 2 billion views on May 30, 2014.[35]
- B "Baby" surpassed the previously top-ranked "Bad Romance" in July 2010;[36] second video to hit 1 billion views on February 24, 2014.
- C "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.[37]
- D "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" 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).[38]
- 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.[39]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 YouTube Charts include:
- Videotrine. "The most viewed videos on YouTube in the World of all time". YouTube, Dailymotion. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- MyTop100Videos. "Top 500 Most Viewed Videos of All Time". YouTube. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- Wortham, Jenna (June 24, 2008). "Cheating Fans Give Avril Lavigne a YouTube Lift". Wired. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- "Lavigne Fans Cheat For Youtube Views". CMR Times. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- 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.
- 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 December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Justin Bieber - Baby ft. Ludacris". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Katy Perry - Roar (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Eminem - Love the Way You Lie ft. Rihanna". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "PSY - GENTLEMAN M/V". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor ft. Pitbull". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Charlie bit my finger - again !". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift - Blank Space". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ "OneRepublic - Counting Stars". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift - Shake it off". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Sia - Chandelier (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Adele - Rolling in the Deep". YouTube. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) - official video". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Michel Teló - Ai Se Eu Te Pego - Video Oficial (Assim você me mata)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Lady Gaga - Bad Romance". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Eminem - Not Afraid". 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 1 July 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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