This is a list of most viewed YouTube videos. It includes the 30 most viewed videos of all time as derived from YouTube charts. Numbers of views listed are based on official figures as of 25 October 2013.[1] Videos that are not included in this list include those that YouTube suspect have viewer count manipulation; there have been various cases of this.[2]
Top videos
editRank | Number of views (as of 25 Oct 2013) |
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1. | "Gangnam Style" | PSY | 1,804,110,523 | 15 July 2012 | |
2. | "Baby" | Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris | 920,013,879 | 19 Feb 2010 | |
3. | "On the Floor" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | 701,147,035 | 3 March 2011 | |
4. | "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 612,037,710 | 5 Aug 2010 | |
5. | "Charlie Bit My Finger – Again!" | Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr | 585,949,49 | 22 May 2007 | Non-music viral video |
6. | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock | 585,540,347 | 8 March 2011 | |
7. | "Gentleman" | PSY | 572,101,303 | 13 Apr 2013 | |
8. | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" | Shakira featuring Freshlyground | 564,676,864 | 4 June 2010 | Official 2010 FIFA World Cup song |
9. | "Bad Romance" | Lady Gaga | 543,616,949 | 23 Nov 2009 | |
10. | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" | Michel Teló | 531,574,761 | 25 Jul 2011 | |
11. | "Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen | 505,319,959 | 1 Mar 2012 | |
12. | "Danza Kuduro" | Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | 485,319,150 | 25 Aug 2010 | |
13. | "Not Afraid" | Eminem | 449,684,078 | 4 Jun 2010 | |
14. | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | 445,339,914 | 29 Aug 2012 | |
15. | "What Makes You Beautiful" | One Direction | 443,604,060 | 19 Aug 2011 | |
16. | "Rolling In The Deep" | Adele | 441,918,470 | 30 Nov 2010 | |
17. | "Somebody That I Used To Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 441,226,536 | 22 Jul 2011 | |
18. | "Rain Over Me" | Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony | 437,269,042 | 5 Jul 2011 | |
19. | "The Lazy Song" | Bruno Mars | 425,724,930 | 15 Apr 2011 | |
20. | "Oppa Is Just My Style" | PSY featuring Hyuna | 422,853,134 | 14 Aug 2012 | |
21. | "Firework" | Katy Perry | 395,372,754 | 28 Oct 2010 | |
22. | "Never Say Never" | Justin Bieber featuring Jaden Smith | 390,933,566 | 27 May 2010 | |
23. | "The Gummy Bear Song" | Gummibär | 368,161,498 | 9 Oct 2007 | Long English version |
24. | "Super Bass" | Nicki Minaj | 360,503,191 | 5 May 2011 | |
25. | "Party in the U.S.A." | Miley Cyrus | 359,918,721 | 25 Sep 2009 | |
26. | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | 354,004,152 | 8 Nov 2012 | |
27. | "One Time" | Justin Bieber | 339,106,043 | 24 Nov 2009 | |
28. | "Just The Way You Are" | Bruno Mars | 332,869,383 | 8 Sep 2010 | |
29. | "What's My Name?" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 328,713,101 | 12 Nov 2010 | |
30. | "Grenade" | Bruno Mars | 317,881,631 | 22 Nov 2010 |
References
edit- ^ Videotrine. "The most viewed videos on Youtube in the World of all time". YouTube, Dailymotion. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Sources that refer to previous cases of view count manipulation of YouTube videos include:
- Sanneh, Kelefa (18 May 2006). "How 'Groundhog Day' Became an Overnight YouTube Sensation". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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(help) - Greenberg, Dan Ackerman (22 November 2007). "The Secret Strategies Behind Many "Viral" Videos". TechCrunch. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- Ingram, Mathew (23 June 2008). "Avril is an anagram for "viral"". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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(help) - Wortham, Jenna (24 June 2008). "Cheating Fans Give Avril Lavigne a YouTube Lift". Wired. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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(help) - "Lavigne Fans Cheat For Youtube Views". CMR Times. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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(help) - Fashion Gossip (18 July 2008). "Avril Cheats and YouTube Supports It?". Fashion.ie Gossip. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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(help) - Bryant, Steve (23 July 2008). "YouTube Says Autoplays Don't Count". GigaOM. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- Bryant, Steve (24 July 2008). "Imaginary Bitches Recipient of Imaginary Views?". GigaOM. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- Doctorow, Cory (23 December 2012). "YouTube confiscates 2 billion views from Universal and Sony". Boing Boing. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- Sanneh, Kelefa (18 May 2006). "How 'Groundhog Day' Became an Overnight YouTube Sensation". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2013.