document_title: List of most-viewed YouTube videos

question_text: what is the most watched clip on youtube

text: List of most-viewed YouTube videos

text: Top videos[edit]

text: The following table lists the top 100 most viewed videos on YouTube, with each total rounded to the nearest 10 million views, as well as the creator and date of publication to YouTube.[A]

text:
Rank
Video name
Uploader / artist
Views (billions)
Upload date
Notes

1.
"Despacito"[8]
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee
4.98
January 12, 2017
[B]

2.
"See You Again"[13]
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
3.48
April 6, 2015
[C]

3.
"Shape of You"[20]
Ed Sheeran
3.40
January 30, 2017
[D]

4.
"Gangnam Style"[21]
Psy
3.13
July 15, 2012
[E]

5.
"Uptown Funk"[26]
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
3.00
November 19, 2014

6.
"Masha and the Bear: Recipe for Disaster"[27]
Get Movies
2.93
January 31, 2012
[F]

7.
"Sorry"[28]
Justin Bieber
2.91
October 22, 2015

8.
"Sugar"[29]
Maroon 5
2.54
January 14, 2015

9.
"Shake It Off"[30]
Taylor Swift
2.53
August 18, 2014

10.
"Bailando"[31]
Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona
2.49
April 11, 2014

11.
"Roar"[32]
Katy Perry
2.46
September 5, 2013

12.
"Lean On"[33]
Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ
2.29
March 22, 2015

13.
"Blank Space"[34]
Taylor Swift
2.27
November 10, 2014

14.
"Hello"[35]
Adele
2.27
October 22, 2015
[G]

15.
"Dark Horse"[37]
Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
2.27
February 20, 2014

16.
"Thinking Out Loud"[38]
Ed Sheeran
2.21
October 7, 2014

17.
"All About That Bass"[39]
Meghan Trainor
2.18
June 11, 2014

18.
"Counting Stars"[40]
OneRepublic
2.17
May 31, 2013

19.
"Chantaje"[41]
Shakira featuring Maluma
2.13
November 18, 2016

20.
"Wheels on the Bus"[42]
LittleBabyBum
2.09
August 9, 2014

21.
"Closer (Lyric video)"[43]
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
2.06
July 29, 2016
[H]

22.
"This Is What You Came For"[44]
Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna
1.96
June 16, 2016

23.
"What Do You Mean?"[45]
Justin Bieber
1.88
August 30, 2015

24.
"Baby"[46]
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
1.85
February 19, 2010
[I]

25.
"Let Her Go"[49]
Passenger
1.82
July 25, 2012

26.
"Chandelier"[50]
Sia
1.82
May 6, 2014

27.
"Work from Home"[51]
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign
1.81
February 26, 2016

28.
"Rockabye"[52]
Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie
1.80
October 21, 2016

29.
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[53]
Shakira featuring Freshlyground
1.77
June 4, 2010

30.
"We Don't Talk Anymore"[54]
Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez
1.73
August 2, 2016

31.
"Love Me Like You Do"[55]
Ellie Goulding
1.71
January 22, 2015

32.
"Mi Gente"[56]
J Balvin and Willy William
1.71
June 29, 2017

33.
"Faded"[57]
Alan Walker
1.62
December 3, 2015

34.
"Worth It"[58]
Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink
1.54
March 28, 2015

35.
"Treat You Better"[59]
Shawn Mendes
1.54
July 12, 2016

36.
"Love the Way You Lie"[60]
Eminem featuring Rihanna
1.52
August 5, 2010

37.
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"[61]
Silentó
1.49
June 25, 2015

38.
"Rude"[62]
Magic!
1.47
December 5, 2013

39.
"Ay Vamos"[63]
J Balvin
1.46
August 29, 2014

40.
"Wake Me Up"[64]
Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc
1.46
July 29, 2013

41.
"Party Rock Anthem"[65]
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
1.44
March 8, 2011

42.
"Let It Go"[66]
Idina Menzel
1.43
January 30, 2014
[J]

43.
"Johny Johny Yes Papa"[68]
ChuChu TV
1.42
November 14, 2014
[K]

44.
"Vente Pa' Ca"[70]
Ricky Martin featuring Maluma
1.38
September 22, 2016

45.
"Hotline Bling"[71]
Drake
1.37
October 26, 2015

46.
"The Lazy Song"[72]
Bruno Mars
1.34
April 15, 2011

47.
"Propuesta Indecente"[73]
Romeo Santos
1.34
September 9, 2013

48.
"Love Yourself"[74]
Justin Bieber
1.32
November 14, 2015

49.
"Starboy"[75]
The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
1.32
September 28, 2016

50.
"Rolling in the Deep"[76]
Adele
1.30
November 30, 2010

51.
"Felices los 4"[77]
Maluma
1.30
April 21, 2017

52.
"Stressed Out"[78]
Twenty One Pilots
1.30
April 27, 2015

53.
"All of Me"[79]
John Legend
1.29
October 2, 2013

54.
"Hasta el Amanecer"[80]
Nicky Jam
1.29
January 14, 2016

55.
"Side to Side"[81]
Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj
1.29
August 29, 2016

56.
"The Gummy Bear Song"[82]
icanrockyourworld
1.28
October 9, 2007
[L]

57.
"Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)"[83]
CNCO
1.27
October 7, 2016

58.
"Criminal"[84]
Natti Natasha featuring Ozuna
1.23
August 18, 2017

59.
"Burn"[85]
Ellie Goulding
1.22
July 7, 2013

60.
"That's What I Like"[86]
Bruno Mars
1.21
March 2, 2017

61.
"Huge Eggs Surprise Toys Challenge"[87]
Ryan ToysReview
1.21
April 13, 2016

62.
"How Deep Is Your Love"[88]
Calvin Harris featuring Disciples
1.20
August 6, 2015

63.
"Summer"[89]
Calvin Harris
1.20
April 6, 2014

64.
"Hey Mama"[90]
David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack
1.20
May 19, 2015

65.
"On the Floor"[91]
Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
1.19
March 3, 2011

66.
"The Hills"[92]
The Weeknd
1.19
May 27, 2015

67.
"Bad Blood"[93]
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
1.19
May 17, 2015

68.
"Picky"[94]
Joey Montana
1.18
June 29, 2015

69.
"Andas en Mi Cabeza"[95]
Chino & Nacho featuring Daddy Yankee
1.18
April 20, 2016

70.
"Shaky Shaky"[96]
Daddy Yankee
1.18
July 14, 2016

71.
"Thrift Shop"[97]
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
1.17
August 29, 2012

72.
"Gentleman"[98]
Psy
1.16
April 13, 2013

73.
"Diamonds"[99]
Rihanna
1.15
November 8, 2012

74.
"Baby Shark Dance"[100]
Pinkfong! Kids' Songs & Stories
1.14
June 17, 2016

75.
"Animals"[101]
Martin Garrix
1.14
June 17, 2013

76.
"Bang Bang"[102]
Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
1.13
August 25, 2014

77.
"El Perdón"[103]
Nicky Jam featuring Enrique Iglesias
1.12
March 23, 2015

78.
"La Bicicleta"[104]
Carlos Vives and Shakira
1.12
July 8, 2016

79.
"El Pollito Pio"[105]
pulcinopiotv
1.11
November 29, 2012

80.
"Échame la Culpa"[106]
Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato
1.11
November 16, 2017

81.
"New Rules"[107]
Dua Lipa
1.11
July 7, 2017

82.
"El Perdedor"[108]
Maluma
1.11
April 22, 2016

83.
"Axel F"[109]
Crazy Frog
1.10
June 16, 2009

84.
"Mayores"[110]
Becky G and Bad Bunny
1.10
July 13, 2017

85.
"Problem"[111]
Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
1.09
May 30, 2014

86.
"Just the Way You Are"[112]
Bruno Mars
1.09
September 8, 2010

87.
"Firework"[113]
Katy Perry
1.09
October 28, 2010

88.
"Me Rehúso"[114]
Danny Ocean
1.08
September 18, 2016

89.
"El Amante"[115]
Nicky Jam
1.08
January 15, 2017

90.
"Ahora Dice"[116]
Chris Jeday featuring J Balvin, Ozuna and Arcángel
1.07
March 19, 2017

91.
"Not Afraid"[117]
Eminem
1.07
June 4, 2010

92.
"Masha and the Bear: Bon appétit!"[118]
Get Movies
1.07
September 21, 2012

93.
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"[119]
Katy Perry
1.06
June 12, 2011

94.
"Swalla"[120]
Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla Sign
1.06
March 17, 2017

95.
"Someone like You"[121]
Adele
1.05
September 29, 2011

96.
"Somebody That I Used to Know"[122]
Gotye featuring Kimbra
1.05
July 5, 2011

97.
"La Mordidita"[123]
Ricky Martin featuring Yotuel
1.04
June 12, 2015

98.
"Something Just like This (Lyric)"[124]
The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
1.04
February 22, 2017

99.
"Call Me Maybe"[125]
Carly Rae Jepsen
1.04
March 1, 2012

100.
"La Gozadera"[126]
Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony
1.04
June 5, 2015

As of March 29, 2018

text: By year of release[edit]

text: The following table lists the current top 5 most viewed YouTube videos uploaded in each year, with each total rounded to the nearest ten million views, as well as the uploader and date of publication to YouTube.[M]

text: As of March 2018, Katy Perry has the most appearances on the list with five, while Bruno Mars has four and Taylor Swift and Adele have three. Only Linkin Park (2007), Gummibär/icanrockyourworld (2007) and Taylor Swift (2014) have two videos in the top 5 of a single year, with both the English and French versions of Gummibär's The Gummy Bear Song being in the top five videos of 2007. Only three videos on the list are not music videos.

text:
Year
Video name
Uploader
Views (billions)
Upload date
Notes

2005
"Life Goes On"[127]
fhearnoiz
0.10
September 22, 2005

"guitar"[128]
guitar90
0.09
December 20, 2005

"Hurt"[129]
beachbuggy
0.08
December 12, 2005

"Tarzan Boy"[130]
nailofgilead
0.07
November 2, 2005

"Bohemian Rhapsody"[131]
Frozentoast
0.06
September 18, 2005

Combined views (2005)
0.40
[132][133]

2006
[N]
"Galinha Pintadinha - videoclip infantil animado"[134]
Galinha Pintadinha
0.49
December 28, 2006

"Ella y Yo"[135]
JosephIngma
0.33
April 27, 2006

"Evolution of Dance"[136]
Judson Laipply
0.30
April 6, 2006
[O]

"I Write Sins Not Tragedies"[137]
Fueled By Ramen
0.23
July 18, 2006

"If you are happy"[138]
Alicia Kids!
0.18
September 5, 2006

Combined views (2006)
1.53
[139][140]

2007
[P]
"The Gummy Bear Song"[82]
icanrockyourworld
1.27
October 9, 2007

"Charlie Bit My Finger"[141]
HDCYT
0.86
May 22, 2007
[Q]

"Numb"[142]
Linkin Park
0.81
March 4, 2007

"Je m'appelle Funny Bear"[143]
icanrockyourworld
0.35
October 15, 2007

"What I've Done"[144]
Linkin Park
0.35
April 3, 2007

Combined views (2007)
3.64
[139][140]

2008
"Hot n Cold"[145]
KatyPerryVEVO
0.78
October 13, 2008

"Pintinho Amarelinho - DVD Galena Pintadinha"[146]
Galinha Pintadinha
0.53
September 15, 2008

"Bohemian Rhapsody"[147]
Queen Official
0.52
August 1, 2008

"Viva la Vida"[148]
Coldplay Official
0.48
August 4, 2008

"Colgando en tus manos"[149]
Carlos Baute
0.38
October 29, 2008

Combined views (2008)
2.69
[139]

2009
"Axel F"[109]
CrazyFrogVEVO
1.10
June 16, 2009

"November Rain"[150]
GunsNRosesVEVO
0.97
December 24, 2009

"Bad Romance"[151]
LadyGagaVEVO
0.91
November 23, 2009
[R]

"You Belong with Me"[152]
TaylorSwiftVEVO
0.82
June 16, 2009

"Zombie"[153]
TheCranberriesVEVO
0.70
June 16, 2009

Combined views (2009)
4.50
[139]

2010
"Baby"[46]
JustinBieberVEVO
1.85
February 19, 2010
[S]

"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[53]
shakiraVEVO
1.77
June 4, 2010

"Love the Way You Lie"[60]
EminemVEVO
1.51
August 5, 2010

"Rolling in the Deep"[76]
AdeleVEVO
1.30
November 30, 2010

"Just the Way You Are"[112]
Bruno Mars
1.09
September 8, 2010

Combined views (2010)
7.52
[139]

2011
"Party Rock Anthem"[65]
LMFAOVEVO
1.44
March 8, 2011

"The Lazy Song"[72]
Bruno Mars
1.34
April 15, 2011

"On the Floor"[91]
JenniferLopezVEVO
1.19
March 3, 2011

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"[119]
KatyPerryVEVO
1.06
June 12, 2011

"Someone like You"[121]
AdeleVEVO
1.05
September 29, 2011

Combined views (2011)
6.08
[139]

2012
"Gangnam Style"[21]
officialpsy
3.13
July 15, 2012
[T]

"Маша и Медведь - Маша плюс каша"[27]
Get Movies
2.93
January 31, 2012

"Let Her Go"[49]
Passenger
1.82
July 25, 2012

"Thrift Shop"[97]
Macklemore LCC
1.17
August 29, 2012

"Diamonds"[99]
RihannaVEVO
1.15
November 8, 2012

Combined views (2012)
10.20
[139]

2013
"Roar"[32]
KatyPerryVEVO
2.46
September 5, 2013

"Counting Stars"[40]
OneRepublicVEVO
2.17
May 31, 2013

"Rude"[62]
ournameismagicVEVO
1.47
December 5, 2013

"Wake Me Up"[64]
AviciiVEVO
1.46
July 29, 2013

"Propuesta Indecente"[73]
RomeoSantosVEVO
1.34
September 9, 2013

Combined views (2013)
8.90
[139]

2014
"Uptown Funk"[26]
MarkRonsonVEVO
3.00
November 19, 2014

"Shake It Off"[30]
TaylorSwiftVEVO
2.53
August 18, 2014

"Bailando"[31]
EnriqueIglesiasVEVO
2.48
April 11, 2014

"Blank Space"[34]
TaylorSwiftVEVO
2.27
November 10, 2014

"Dark Horse"[37]
KatyPerryVEVO
2.27
February 20, 2014

Combined views (2014)
12.55
[139]

2015
"See You Again"[13]
Wiz Khalifa
3.48
April 6, 2015
[U]

"Sorry"[28]
JustinBieberVEVO
2.91
October 22, 2015

"Sugar"[29]
Maroon5VEVO
2.54
January 14, 2015

"Lean On"[33]
majorlazer
2.29
March 22, 2015

"Hello"[35]
AdeleVEVO
2.27
October 22, 2015

Combined views (2015)
13.49
[139]

2016
"Chantaje"[41]
shakiraVEVO
2.13
November 18, 2016

"Closer (Lyric video)"[43]
ChainsmokersVEVO
2.06
July 29, 2016

"This Is What You Came For"[44]
CalvinHarrisVEVO
1.96
June 16, 2016

"Work from Home"[51]
FifthHarmonyVEVO
1.81
February 26, 2016

"Rockabye"[52]
Clean Bandit
1.80
October 21, 2016

Combined views (2016)
9.76
[139]

2017
"Despacito"[8]
LuisFonsiVEVO
4.98
January 12, 2017
[V]

"Shape of You"[20]
Ed Sheeran
3.40
January 30, 2017

"Mi Gente"[56]
jbalvinVEVO
1.71
June 29, 2017

"Felices los 4"[77]
MalumaVEVO
1.30
April 21, 2017

"Criminal"[84]
Pina Records
1.23
August 18, 2017

Combined views (2017)
12.62
[139]

2018
"Dura"[154]
Daddy Yankee
0.54
January 18, 2018

"El Farsante (Remix)"[155]
Ozuna
0.49
January 30, 2018

"Amorfoda"[156]
Bad Bunny
0.37
February 14, 2018

"Finesse"[157]
Bruno Mars
0.35
January 3, 2018

"X (Equis)"[158]
NickyJamTV
0.34
March 1, 2018

Combined views (2018)
2.09
[139]

As of March 27, 2018

text: Historical most viewed videos[edit]

text: The following table lists the last 15 videos to become YouTube's most viewed video, from October 2005 to the present.

text:
Video name
Uploader
Views*
Upload date
Date achieved
Days held
Ref(s)
Notes

"Despacito"[8]
LuisFonsiVEVO
2,993,700,000
Jan 12, 2017
Aug 4, 2017
238
[159]
[W]

"See You Again"[13]
Wiz Khalifa
2,894,000,000
Apr 6, 2015
Jul 10, 2017
25
[161]

"Gangnam Style"[21]
officialpsy
803,700,000
Jul 15, 2012
Nov 24, 2012
1,689
[22]
[X]

"Baby"[46]
JustinBieberVEVO
245,400,000
Feb 19, 2010
Jul 16, 2010
862
[47]
[Y]

"Bad Romance"[151]
LadyGagaVEVO
178,400,000
Nov 23, 2009
Apr 14, 2010
93
[165]
[Z]

"Charlie Bit My Finger"[141]
HDCYT
128,900,000
May 22, 2007
Oct 25, 2009
171
[168]

"Evolution of Dance"[136]
Judson Laipply
118,900,000
Apr 6, 2006
May 2, 2009
176
[169]

"Girlfriend"[170][171]
RCARecords
92,600,000
Feb 27, 2007
Jul 17, 2008
289
[172]

"Evolution of Dance"[136]
Judson Laipply
78,400,000
Apr 6, 2006
Mar 15, 2008
124
[173]

"Music Is My Hot Hot Sex"[174]
CLARUSBARTEL72
76,600,000
Apr 9, 2007
Feb 29, 2008
15
[175]
[AA]

"Evolution of Dance"[136]
Judson Laipply
10,600,000
Apr 6, 2006
May 19, 2006
651
[178]
[AB]

"Pokemon Theme Music Video"[179]
Smosh
4,300,000
Nov 28, 2005
Mar 12, 2006
68
[180]
[AC]

"Myspace - The Movie"[183][184]
eggtea
2,700,000
Jan 31, 2006
Feb 18, 2006
22
[185]

"Phony Photo Booth"[186]
mugenized
3,400,000
Dec 1, 2005
Jan 21, 2006
28
[187]
[AD]

"The Chronic of Narnia Rap"[188]
youtubedude
2,300,000
Dec 18, 2005
Jan 9, 2006
12
[189]

"Ronaldinho: Touch of Gold"[190]
Nikesoccer
255,000
Oct 21, 2005
Oct 31, 2005
70
[191]
[AE]

"I/O Brush"[194]
larfus
247,000
Oct 5, 2005
Oct 29, 2005
2
[195]

As of March 30, 2018

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

text: Timeline of Most Viewed Videos (Oct 2005 - Mar 2018)

text: № 1 Most Viewed Video (Oct 2005 - Jun 2006)

text: № 1 Most Viewed Video (Apr 2006 - Jan 2010)

text: № 1 Most Viewed Video (Oct 2009 - Jan 2013)

text: № 1 Most Viewed Video (Jan 2012 - Mar 2018)