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Psy's "Gangnam Style" is the most watched video on YouTube as of October 2014, with over 2 billion views.

The most viewed YouTube videos consist of the 30 most viewed videos of all time as derived from YouTube charts.[1] Videos which YouTube suspects have had their view counts manipulated[2] are not included in this list. Only two videos have ever received over 1 billion views, both of which are music videos.

Top videos

Rank Video name Uploader / Artist Views
(as of November 6, 2014) 		Upload date Notes
1. "Gangnam Style"[3] Psy 2,126,047,035 Jul 15, 2012 [A]
2. "Baby"[4] Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris 1,106,296,681 Feb 19, 2010 [B]
3. "Charlie bit my finger – again!"[5] Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr 794,310,635 May 22, 2007 [C]
4. "On the Floor"[6] Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 789,638,623 Mar 3, 2011
5. "Party Rock Anthem"[7] LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 766,411,024 Mar 8, 2011
6. "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[8] Shakira featuring Freshlyground 764,602,660 Jun 4, 2010 [D]
7. "Love the Way You Lie"[9] Eminem featuring Rihanna 761,867,393 Aug 5, 2010
8. "Gentleman"[10] Psy 751,067,622 Apr 13, 2013 [E]
9. "Wrecking Ball"[11] Miley Cyrus 719,965,249 Sep 9, 2013
10. "Roar"[12] Katy Perry 684,755,904 Sep 5, 2013
11. "Dark Horse"[13] Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 663,729,614 Feb 20, 2014
12. "Danza Kuduro"[14] Don Omar featuring Lucenzo 609,010,689 Aug 11, 2010 [G]
13. "Call Me Maybe"[15] Carly Rae Jepsen 606,000,159 Mar 1, 2012
14. "Bad Romance"[16] Lady Gaga 605,647,685 Nov 23, 2009 [F]
15. "Thrift Shop"[17] Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 600,226,653 Aug 29, 2012
16. "Ai Se Eu Te Pego"[18] Michel Teló 595,953,385 Jul 25, 2011
17. "What Makes You Beautiful"[19] One Direction 570,212,712 Aug 19, 2011
18. "Somebody That I Used to Know"[20] Gotye featuring Kimbra 565,426,638 Jul 5, 2011
19. "Rolling in the Deep"[21] Adele 562,326,839 Nov 30, 2010
20. "The Lazy Song"[22] Bruno Mars 558,781,291 Apr 15, 2011
21. "Not Afraid"[23] Eminem 556,890,161 Jun 4, 2010
22. "Rain Over Me"[24] Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony 524,265,949 Jul 22, 2011
23. "Oppa Is Just My Style"[25] Psy featuring Hyuna 519,627,280 Aug 14, 2012
24. "Counting Stars"[26] OneRepublic 514,700,847 May 31, 2013
25. "Bailando"[27] Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente De Zona 482,758,520 Apr 11, 2014
26. "Firework"[28] Katy Perry 494,484,308 Oct 28, 2010
27. "Diamonds"[29] Rihanna 491,400,595 Nov 8, 2012
28. "Wake Me Up"[30] Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc 481,058,557 Jul 29, 2013
29. "Propuesta Indecente"[31] Romeo Santos 479,389,953 Sep 9, 2013
30. "Happy"[32] Pharrell Williams 478,769,930 Nov 21, 2013
A "Gangnam Style" surpassed "Baby" in November 2012;[33] first video to reach 1 billion views on December 21, 2012;[34] first video to reach 2 billion views on May 30, 2014.[35]
B "Baby" surpassed the previously top-ranked "Bad Romance" in July 2010;[36] second video to hit 1 billion views on February 24, 2014
C "Charlie..." is a non-music viral video; surpassed "Evolution of Dance" to become number 1 in October 2009[37]
D "Waka Waka..." is the official 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem
E "Gentleman" is the most watched video in a single day (38 million views on April 14, 2013)[38]
F "Bad Romance" surpassed "Charlie Bit My Finger" to the top spot on April 2010[39]
G The "Danza Kuduro" upload is not viewable globally due to YouTube regional restrictions in certain countries

References

  1. ^ YouTube Charts include:
    • Videotrine. "The most viewed videos on YouTube in the World of all time". YouTube, Dailymotion. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
    • MyTop10Videos. "Top 500 Most Viewed Videos of All Time". YouTube. Retrieved September 28, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Sources that refer to previous cases of view count manipulation of YouTube videos include:
  3. ^ "PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Justin Bieber - Baby ft. Ludacris". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "Charlie bit my finger - again !". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor ft. Pitbull". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  7. ^ "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U
  10. ^ "PSY - GENTLEMAN M/V". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  12. ^ "Katy Perry - Roar (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  13. ^ "Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  14. ^ "Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  15. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  16. ^ "Lady Gaga - Bad Romance". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  17. ^ "MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  18. ^ "Michel Teló - Ai Se Eu Te Pego - Video Oficial (Assim você me mata)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  19. ^ "One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  20. ^ "Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) - official video". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  21. ^ "Adele - Rolling in the Deep". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  22. ^ "Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  23. ^ "Eminem - Not Afraid". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  24. ^ "Pitbull - Rain Over Me ft. Marc Anthony". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  25. ^ "PSY (ft. HYUNA) 오빤 딱 내 스타일". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  26. ^ "OneRepublic - Counting Stars". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  27. ^ "Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  28. ^ "Katy Perry - Firework". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  29. ^ "Rihanna - Diamonds". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  30. ^ "Avicii, Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  31. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  32. ^ "Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  33. ^ 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. ^ Gruger, William. "PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Video Hits 1 Billion Views, Unprecedented Milestone". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  35. ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Hits 2 Billion YouTube Views". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  36. ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 16, 2010). "Justin Bieber Beats Lady Gaga In YouTube Video Popularity -- For Now ..." MTV. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  37. ^ Chittenden, Maurice (November 1, 2009). "Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr: Web Gets Taste for Biting Baby". The Times. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  38. ^ "YouTube Trends Blog". Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  39. ^ Dybwad, Barb (April 14, 2010). "Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" Takes Over #1 Most Viewed Video on YouTube". Mashable. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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