List of most viewed YouTube videos

Psy performing "Gangnam Style" at the Future Music Festival in 2013. "Gangnam Style" has been the most viewed video on YouTube since November 2012, with over 2.5 billion views as of February 2016.

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 two 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, 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, 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

The following table lists the top 30 videos on YouTube by view count, with each total rounded to the nearest million views, as well as the creator and date of publication to YouTube.

     Indicates a video that is not a music video.

Rank Video name[A] Uploader / artist Views (millions)
as of February 15, 2016		 Upload date Notes
1. "Gangnam Style"[7] Psy 2518 July 15, 2012 [B]
2. "Blank Space"[8] Taylor Swift 1473 November 10, 2014 [C]
3. "See You Again"[9] Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth 1457 April 6, 2015 [D]
4. "Uptown Funk"[10] Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 1371 November 19, 2014 [E]
5. "Shake It Off"[11] Taylor Swift 1332 August 18, 2014 [F]
6. "Baby"[12] Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris 1306 February 19, 2010 [G]
7. "Bailando"[13] Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona 1293 April 11, 2014 [H]
8. "Dark Horse"[14] Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 1293 February 20, 2014 [I]
9. "All About That Bass"[15] Meghan Trainor 1265 June 11, 2014 [J]
10. "Roar"[16] Katy Perry 1261 September 5, 2013 [K]
11. "Wheels On The Bus"[17] LittleBabyBum 1199 August 9, 2014 [L]
12. "Hello"[18] Adele 1179 October 22, 2015 [M]
13. "Masha and The Bear (Episode 17)"[19] Get Movies 1149 January 31, 2012 [N]
14. "Counting Stars"[20] OneRepublic 1142 May 31, 2013 [O]
15. "Chandelier"[21] Sia 1140 May 6, 2014 [P]
16. "Lean On"[22] Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ 1135 March 22, 2015 [Q]
17. "Sugar"[23] Maroon 5 1063 January 14, 2015 [R]
18. "Party Rock Anthem"[24] LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock 1031 March 8, 2011 [S]
19. "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[25] Shakira featuring Freshlyground 1020 June 4, 2010 [T]
20. "Love the Way You Lie"[26] Eminem featuring Rihanna 1018 August 5, 2010 [U]
21. "Love Me Like You Do"[27] Ellie Goulding 974 January 22, 2015
22. "Thinking Out Loud"[28] Ed Sheeran 967 October 7, 2014
23. "Gentleman"[29] Psy 931 April 13, 2013 [V]
24. "On the Floor"[30] Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 906 March 3, 2011
25. "Propuesta Indecente"[31] Romeo Santos 896 September 9, 2013
26. "Let Her Go"[32] Passenger 892 July 25, 2012
27. "Wake Me Up"[33] Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc 863 July 29, 2013
28. "Thrift Shop"[34] Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 853 August 29, 2012
29. "Sorry"[35] Justin Bieber 844 October 22, 2015
30. "Rolling in the Deep"[36] Adele 843 November 30, 2010

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]
D "See You Again" became the tenth video to reach 1 billion views on October 7, 2015.[42]
E "Uptown Funk" became the ninth video to reach 1 billion views on September 15, 2015.[43][44]
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 "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.[49][50]
I "Dark Horse" became the third video to reach 1 billion views on June 22, 2015, and the first featuring a female recording artist.[51][52]
J "All About That Bass" became the eighth video to reach 1 billion views on August 31, 2015.[53][54]
K "Roar" became the fifth video to reach 1 billion views on July 22, 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]
M "Hello" became the eighteenth video to reach 1 billion views on January 19, 2016. It reached it in the quickest time - 88 days.[58]
N "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.[59]
O "Counting Stars" became the eleventh video to reach 1 billion views on November 2, 2015.[60][61]
P "Chandelier" became the thirteenth video to reach 1 billion views on November 25, 2015.[62][63]
Q "Lean On" became the sixteenth video to reach 1 billion views on January 8, 2016.[64][65]
R "Sugar" became the nineteenth video to reach 1 billion views on January 19, 2016.
S "Party Rock Anthem" became the fifteenth video to reach 1 billion views on December 29, 2015.[66]
T "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.[67]
U "Love the Way You Lie" became the seventeenth video to reach 1 billion views on January 17, 2016.[68]
V "Gentleman" is the most viewed video in a single day (38 million views on April 14, 2013).[69]

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