List of most viewed Vevo videos

"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi (pictured) featuring Daddy Yankee is the most viewed video on Vevo with over 3.1 billion views as of August 12, 2017

This list of most viewed Vevo videos contains the top 70 videos with the most views of all time, as derived from Vevo charts.[1] View counts are based on the Vevo website; all of the music videos play through Vevo's partner site, YouTube, and YouTube view counts will trail those of Vevo by a few hours.

As of August 2017, a total of 50 Vevo videos have exceeded one billion views, of which 11 have exceeded two billion views, with "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee becoming the first and only Vevo video to reach three billion views, doing so in 204 days.[2][3]

The five fastest Vevo videos to reach one billion views are "Hello"[4][5] (87 days), "Despacito"[6][7] (97 days), "Sorry"[8] (137 days), "Chantaje"[9] (140 days), and "Closer (Lyric video)"[10] (165 days).

The five fastest Vevo videos to reach two billion views are "Despacito" (154 days), "Sorry" (395 days), "Hello" (620 days), "Uptown Funk" (740 days), and "Sugar" (851 days).

As of August 2017, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are the only Vevo artists to have two videos exceeding two billion views.[11][12] Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber, Mark Ronson, Enrique Iglesias, Maroon 5, Meghan Trainor and Adele each have one video that exceeds two billion views.

Top videos

The following table lists the top 70 most viewed videos on Vevo, with each total rounded to the nearest million views, as well as the artist(s), date of publication to Vevo and country of origin of the main artist.

Rank Video name Artist(s) Country Views (billions) Upload date
1. "Despacito" [13] Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee  Puerto Rico 3.154 January 12, 2017
2. "Sorry"[14] Justin Bieber  Canada 2.711 October 22, 2015
3. "Uptown Funk"[15] Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars  UK 2.599 November 19, 2014
4. "Shake It Off"[16] Taylor Swift  USA 2.310 August 18, 2014
5. "Bailando"[17] Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona  Spain 2.292 April 11, 2014
6. "Sugar"[18] Maroon 5  USA 2.229 January 14, 2015
7. "Roar"[19] Katy Perry 2.196 September 5, 2013
8. "Blank Space"[20] Taylor Swift 2.126 November 10, 2014
9. "All About That Bass"[21] Meghan Trainor 2.063 June 11, 2014
10. "Dark Horse"[22] Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 2.048 February 20, 2014
11. "Hello"[23] Adele  UK 2.030 October 23, 2015
12. "Counting Stars"[24] OneRepublic  USA 1.899 May 31, 2013
13. "Closer (Lyric video)"[25] The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 1.765 July 29, 2016
14. "What Do You Mean?"[26] Justin Bieber  Canada 1.759 August 30, 2015
15. "This Is What You Came For"[27] Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna  Scotland 1.742 June 16, 2016
16. "Baby"[28] Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris  Canada 1.675 February 19, 2010
17. "Work from Home"[29] Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign  USA 1.658 February 26, 2016
18. "Chantaje" [30] Shakira featuring Maluma  Colombia 1.655 November 18, 2016
19. "Chandelier"[31] Sia  Australia 1.644 May 6, 2014
20. "Love Me like You Do"[32] Ellie Goulding  UK 1.527 January 22, 2015
21. "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[33] Shakira featuring Freshlyground  Colombia 1.498 June 4, 2010
22. "Worth It"[34] Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink  USA 1.440 March 28, 2015
23. "Love the Way You Lie"[35] Eminem featuring Rihanna 1.367 August 5, 2010
24. "Wake Me Up"[36] Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc  Sweden 1.363 July 29, 2013
25. "Ay Vamos"[37] J Balvin  Colombia 1.357 August 29, 2014
26. "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"[38] Silentó  USA 1.349 June 25, 2015
27. "Rude"[39] MAGIC!  Canada 1.339 December 5, 2013
28. "Party Rock Anthem"[40] LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock  USA 1.328 March 8, 2011
29. "Hotline Bling"[41] Drake  Canada 1.275 October 26, 2015
30. "Propuesta Indecente"[42] Romeo Santos  USA 1.250 September 9, 2013
31. "Treat You Better"[43] Shawn Mendes  Canada 1.241 July 12, 2016
32. "Love Yourself"[44] Justin Bieber 1.214 November 14, 2015
33. "Vente Pa' Ca"[45] Ricky Martin featuring Maluma  Puerto Rico 1.160 September 22, 2016
34. "Starboy"[46] The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk  Canada 1.159 September 28, 2016
35. "Burn"[47] Ellie Goulding  UK 1.158 July 7, 2013
36. "Rolling in the Deep"[48] Adele 1.153 November 30, 2010
37. "Summer"[49] Calvin Harris  Scotland 1.150 April 6, 2014
38. "All of Me"[50] John Legend  USA 1.136 April 6, 2014
39. "How Deep Is Your Love"[51] Calvin Harris featuring Disciples  Scotland 1.134 August 6, 2015
40. "Picky"[52] Joey Montana  Panama 1.124 June 29, 2015
41. "The Hills"[53] The Weeknd  Canada 1.104 May 27, 2015
42. "On the Floor"[54] Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull  USA 1.100 March 3, 2011
43. "Bad Blood"[55] Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar 1.098 May 17, 2015
44. "Side to Side"[56] Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj 1.066 August 29, 2016
45. "Diamonds"[57] Rihanna  Barbados 1.037 November 8, 2012
46. "Problem"[58] Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea  USA 1.036 May 30, 2014
47. "Firework"[59] Katy Perry 1.018 October 28, 2010
48. "Andas en Mi Cabeza"[60] Chino & Nacho featuring Daddy Yankee  Venezuela 1.017 April 20, 2016
49. "El Perdedor"[61] Maluma  Colombia 1.005 April 22, 2016
50. "Not Afraid"[62] Eminem  USA 1.004 June 4, 2010
51. "La Bicicleta"[63] Carlos Vives featuring Shakira  Colombia 0.993 July 8, 2016
52. "Reggaetón Lento"[64] CNCO  USA 0.987 October 7, 2016
53. "Call Me Maybe"[65] Carly Rae Jepsen  Canada 0.983 March 1, 2012
54. "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"[66] Katy Perry  USA 0.980 June 12, 2011
55. "Bang Bang"[67] Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj  UK 0.973 August 25, 2014
56. "Timber"[68] Pitbull featuring Ke$ha  USA 0.960 November 25, 2013
57. "La Mordidita"[69] Ricky Martin featuring Yotuel Romero  Puerto Rico 0.952 June 12, 2015
58. "La Gozadera"[70] Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony  Cuba 0.942 June 5, 2015
59. "Darte un Beso"[71] Prince Royce  USA 0.937 August 26, 2013
60. "6 AM"[72] J Balvin featuring Farruko  Colombia 0.926 April 4, 2014
61. "Danza Kuduro"[73] Don Omar featuring Lucenzo  Puerto Rico 0.921 September 18, 2011
62. "Someone like You"[74] Adele  UK 0.916 September 29, 2011
63. "Work"[75] Rihanna featuring Drake  Barbados 0.902 February 22, 2016
64. "Cheap Thrills (Lyric video)"[76] Sia  Australia 0.896 February 10, 2016
65. "Wrecking Ball"[77] Miley Cyrus  USA 0.895 September 9, 2013
66. "Break Free"[78] Ariana Grande featuring Zedd 0.875 August 12, 2014
67. "What Makes You Beautiful"[79] One Direction  UK 0.874 August 19, 2011
68. "La La La Brazil"[80] Shakira featuring Carlinhos Brown  Colombia 0.870 May 22, 2014
69. "I'm Not the Only One"[81] Sam Smith  UK 0.859 August 1, 2014
70. "Bad Romance"[82] Lady Gaga  USA 0.849 November 23, 2009
As of August 12, 2017

Historical most viewed Vevo videos

The following table lists the last 7 videos to become Vevo's most viewed video, from the site's official launch in December 2009 to the present.

  Current record
  Former record
Video name Uploader Views* Upload date Date achieved Days held Ref(s) Notes
"Despacito"[83] LuisFonsiVEVO 2,652,000,000 Jan 12, 2017 Jul 19, 2017 24
"Sorry"[14] JustinBieberVEVO 1,892,000,000 Oct 22, 2015 Oct 12, 2016 280 [84] [upper-alpha 1]
"Uptown Funk"[15] MarkRonsonVEVO 1,633,000,000 Nov 19, 2014 Jun 4, 2016 130 [86]
"Blank Space"[20] TaylorSwiftVEVO 1,232,600,000 Nov 10, 2014 Oct 20, 2015 228 [87] [upper-alpha 2]
"Baby"[28] JustinBieberVEVO 245,400,000 Feb 19, 2010 Jul 16, 2010 1,923 [90] [upper-alpha 3]
"Bad Romance"[94] LadyGagaVEVO 130,800,000 Nov 23, 2009 Feb 28, 2010 138 [95] [upper-alpha 4]
"Girlfriend"[98] AvrilLavigneVEVO 130,300,000 Oct 2, 2009 Dec 8, 2009 82 [99] [upper-alpha 5]
As of August 12, 2017

*The approximate number of views each video had when it became Vevo's most viewed video.

See also

Notes

  1. "Sorry" became the first Vevo video to reach 2 billion views on November 18, 2016.[85]
  2. "Blank Space" became the first Vevo video to reach 1.5 billion views on February 20, 2016.[88][89]
  3. "Baby" became to first video to reach 500 million views on March 28, 2011.[91][92] It was also the first Vevo video to reach 1 billion views on February 24, 2014.[93]
  4. "Bad Romance" became the first video to reach 200 million views on May 9, 2010.[96][97]
  5. "Girlfriend" was originally uploaded to YouTube by RCARecords in 2007, but was later taken down in November 2009 with 130 million views.[100][101] However, it was re-uploaded to Vevo a month before the original was deleted.[102]

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    38. "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)". Vevo. May 30, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
    39. "Rude". Vevo. December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
    40. "Party Rock Anthem". Vevo. March 8, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
    41. "Hotline Bling". Vevo. October 26, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
    42. "Propuesta Indecente". Vevo. September 9, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
    43. "Treat You Better". Vevo. July 12, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    44. "Love Yourself". Vevo. November 14, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
    45. "Vente Pa'Ca". Vevo. September 22, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    46. "Starboy". Vevo. September 28, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    47. "Burn - Ellie Goulding". Vevo. July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
    48. "Rolling in the Deep". Vevo. November 30, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
    49. "Summer". Vevo. April 6, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
    50. "All of Me". Vevo. October 2, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
    51. "How Deep Is Your Love". Vevo. August 6, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
    52. "Picky". Vevo. June 23, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    53. "The Hills". Vevo. May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
    54. "On the Floor". Vevo. March 3, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
    55. "Bad Blood". Vevo. May 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
    56. "Side to Side". Vevo. August 29, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    57. "Diamonds". Vevo. November 8, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    58. "Problem". Vevo. May 30, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
    59. "Firework". Vevo. October 28, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    60. "Andas en Mi Cabeza". Vevo. April 20, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    61. "El Perdedor". Vevo. April 22, 2016.
    62. "Not Afraid". Vevo. June 4, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    63. "La Bicicleta". Vevo. July 8, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    64. "Reggaeton Lento". Vevo. October 7, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
    65. "Call Me Maybe". Vevo. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    66. "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)". Vevo. June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    67. "Bang Bang". Vevo. August 25, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    68. "Timber". Vevo. November 25, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    69. "La Mordidita". Vevo. June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
    70. "La gozadera". Vevo. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
    71. "Darte un Beso". Vevo. August 27, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    72. "6 AM". Vevo. April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
    73. "Danza Kuduro". Vevo. September 18, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    74. "Someone Like You". Vevo. September 29, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    75. "Work (Explicit)". Vevo. February 22, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    76. "Cheap Thrills". Vevo. February 10, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
    77. "Wrecking Ball". Vevo. September 9, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
    78. "Break Free". Vevo. August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
    79. "What Makes You Beautiful". Vevo. August 19, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
    80. "La La La". Vevo. May 22, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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