List of most viewed YouTube videos

List of most viewed YouTube videos

This list of most viewed YouTube videos consists of the 30 most viewed 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]
As of October 2015, ten music videos have received over 1 billion views, with the top video, "Gangnam Style", exceeding 2 billion views.

Top videos

Rank	Video name[A]	Uploader / artist	Views (as of October 24, 2015)	Upload date	Notes
1.	"Gangnam Style"[3]	Psy	2,436,885,205	July 15, 2012	[B]
2.	"Blank Space"[4]	Taylor Swift	1,227,215,642	November 10, 2014	[D]
3.	"Baby"[5]	Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris	1,226,749,758	February 19, 2010	[C]
4.	"Dark Horse"[6]	Katy Perry featuring Juicy J	1,142,682,340	February 20, 2014	[E]
5.	"Shake It Off"[7]	Taylor Swift	1,108,454,637	August 18, 2014	[H]
6.	"Roar"[8]	Katy Perry	1,107,678,598	September 5, 2013	[F]
7.	"Bailando"[9]	Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona	1,103,191,286	April 11, 2014	[G]
8.	"Uptown Funk"[10]	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	1,092,446,194	November 18, 2014	[J]
9.	"All About That Bass"[11]	Meghan Trainor	1,076,333,087	June 11, 2014	[I]
10.	"See You Again"[12]	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	1,068,477,564	April 6, 2015	[K]
11.	"Counting Stars"[13]	OneRepublic	982,587,150	May 31, 2013
12.	"Party Rock Anthem"[14]	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock	958,478,734	March 8, 2011
13.	"Love the Way You Lie"[15]	Eminem featuring Rihanna	948,063,722	August 5, 2010
14.	"Chandelier"[16]	Sia	944,251,665	May 6, 2014
15.	"Wheels On The Bus"[17]	LittleBabyBum	941,623,310	August 9, 2014
16.	"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[18]	Shakira featuring Freshlyground	937,364,384	June 4, 2010	[L]
17.	"Gentleman"[19]	Psy	886,111,980	April 13, 2013	[M]
18.	"Masha and The Bear (Episode 17)"[20]	Get Movies	879,122,082	January 31, 2012
19.	"On the Floor"[21]	Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull	868,031,631	March 3, 2011
20.	"Charlie bit my finger – again !"[22]	HDCYT	829,844,051	May 22, 2007	[N]
21.	"Sugar"[23]	Maroon 5	810,188,398	January 14, 2015
22.	"Wrecking Ball"[24]	Miley Cyrus	807,170,985	September 9, 2013
23.	"Propuesta Indecente"[25]	Romeo Santos	805,290,082	September 9, 2013
24.	"Thrift Shop"[26]	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	782,806,902	August 29, 2012
25.	"Thinking Out Loud"[27]	Ed Sheeran	780,283,414	October 7, 2014
26.	"Let Her Go"[28]	Passenger	773,434,981	July 25, 2012
27.	"The Lazy Song"[29]	Bruno Mars	761,881,085	April 15, 2011
28.	"Love Me Like You Do"[30]	Ellie Goulding	748,952,190	January 22, 2015
29.	"Happy"[31]	Pharrell Williams	745,397,716	November 21, 2013
30.	"Wake Me Up"[32]	Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc	742,121,337	July 29, 2013

References

1.       ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} MyTop100Videos. "Top 500 Most Viewed Videos of All Time". YouTube. Retrieved September 28, 2014. 

2.       Jump up ^ 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. 

3.       Jump up ^ "PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

4.       Jump up ^ "Taylor Swift - Blank Space". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

5.       Jump up ^ "Justin Bieber - Baby ft. Ludacris". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

6.       Jump up ^ "Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

7.       Jump up ^ "Taylor Swift - Shake It Off". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

8.       Jump up ^ "Katy Perry - Roar (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

9.       Jump up ^ "Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

10.    Jump up ^ "Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars". YouTube. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 

11.    Jump up ^ "Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2014. 

12.    Jump up ^ "Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack". YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2015. 

13.    Jump up ^ "OneRepublic - Counting Stars". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

14.    Jump up ^ "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

15.    Jump up ^ "Eminem - Love the Way You Lie ft. Rihanna". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

16.    Jump up ^ "Sia - Chandelier (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

17.    Jump up ^ "Wheels On The Bus Compilation from LittleBabyBum!". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2015. 

18.    Jump up ^ "Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

19.    Jump up ^ "PSY - GENTLEMAN M/V". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

20.    Jump up ^ "Маша и Медведь - Маша плюс каша (Серия 17) - Masha and The Bear (Episode 17)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

21.    Jump up ^ "Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor ft. Pitbull". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

22.    Jump up ^ "Charlie bit my finger - again !". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014. 

23.    Jump up ^ "Maroon 5 - Sugar". YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2015. 

24.    Jump up ^ "Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

25.    Jump up ^ "Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

26.    Jump up ^ "MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

27.    Jump up ^ "Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud [Official Video]". YouTube. Retrieved September 13, 2015. 

28.    Jump up ^ "Passenger - Let Her Go". YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2014. 

29.    Jump up ^ "Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

30.    Jump up ^ "Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

31.    Jump up ^ "Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

32.    Jump up ^ "Avicii - Wake Me Up (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014. 

33.    Jump up ^ 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. 

34.    Jump up ^ Gruger, William. "PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Video Hits 1 Billion Views, Unprecedented Milestone". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2012. 

35.    Jump up ^ Benjamin, Jeff (July 1, 2014). "PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Hits 2 Billion YouTube Views". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2014. 

36.    Jump up ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 16, 2010). "Justin Bieber Beats Lady Gaga In YouTube Video Popularity — For Now". MTV News. Retrieved January 17, 2014. 

37.    Jump up ^ ""Baby" propelled to its billionth view on YouTube". YouTube Twitter. March 4, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015. 

38.    Jump up ^ "Blank Space on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on July 7, 2015, 17:48:02 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015. 

39.    Jump up ^ "Blank Space on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on July 8, 2015, 14:36:40 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015. 

40.    Jump up ^ "Dark Horse on the Wayback Machine on June 22, 2015, 06:20:05 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015. 

41.    Jump up ^ "Dark Horse on the Wayback Machine on June 22, 2015, 19:51:03 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015. 

42.    Jump up ^ "Roar on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on July 22, 2015, 15:18:10 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015. 

43.    Jump up ^ "Roar on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on July 23, 2015, 09:39:03 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015. 

44.    Jump up ^ "Bailando on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on August 15, 2015, 15:10:12 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015. 

45.    Jump up ^ "Bailando on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on August 15, 2015, 16:57:59 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015. 

46.    Jump up ^ "Shake It Off on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on August 23, 2015, 00:02:03 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015. 

47.    Jump up ^ "Shake It Off on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on August 23, 2015, 00:19:43 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015. 

48.    Jump up ^ "All About That Bass on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on August 31, 2015, 17:23:55 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015. 

49.    Jump up ^ "All About That Bass on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on September 1, 2015, 11:14:16 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015. 

50.    Jump up ^ ""Uptown Funk" now has ONE BILLION views!". Vevo Twitter. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015. 

51.    Jump up ^ "'Uptown Funk!' has reached ONE BILLION VIEWS on Youtube/Vevo!". Bruno Mars Twitter. 

52.    Jump up ^ Lee, Ben (October 8, 2015). "Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's 'See You Again' hits 1 billion views on YouTube". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 9, 2015. 

53.    Jump up ^ "YouTube Trends Blog". Retrieved April 22, 2013. 

54.    Jump up ^ Chittenden, Maurice (November 1, 2009). "Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr: Web Gets Taste for Biting Baby". The Times. Retrieved January 17, 2014.