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Psy's "Gangnam Style" has been the most watched video on YouTube since November 2012, with over 2.4 billion views as of November 2015.

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 November 2015, 12 videos have received over 1 billion views, with the top video, "Gangnam Style", exceeding 2 billion views.

Top videos

  Indicates a video that is not a music video.

Rank Video name[A] Uploader / artist Views
(as of November 23, 2015) 		Upload date Notes
1. "Gangnam Style"[3] Psy 2,456,451,822 July 15, 2012 [B]
2. "Blank Space"[4] Taylor Swift 1,297,926,086 November 10, 2014 [C]
3. "Baby"[5] Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris 1,240,967,644 February 19, 2010 [D]
4. "Dark Horse"[6] Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 1,180,881,294 February 20, 2014 [E]
5. "See You Again"[7] Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth 1,177,664,551 April 6, 2015 [F]
6. "Shake It Off"[8] Taylor Swift 1,167,537,940 August 18, 2014 [G]
7. "Uptown Funk"[9] Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 1,166,929,839 November 19, 2014 [H]
8. "Bailando"[10] Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona 1,158,268,978 April 11, 2014 [I]
9. "Roar"[11] Katy Perry 1,148,402,516 September 5, 2013 [J]
10. "All About That Bass"[12] Meghan Trainor 1,122,342,330 June 11, 2014 [K]
11. "Counting Stars"[13] OneRepublic 1,034,800,106 May 31, 2013 [L]
12. "Wheels On The Bus"[14] LittleBabyBum 1,011,561,478 August 9, 2014 [M]
13. "Chandelier"[15] Sia 994,943,585 May 6, 2014
14. "Party Rock Anthem"[16] LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock 977,138,257 March 8, 2011
15. "Love the Way You Lie"[17] Eminem featuring Rihanna 968,464,948 August 5, 2010
16. "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[18] Shakira featuring Freshlyground 953,795,628 June 4, 2010 [N]
17. "Masha and The Bear (Episode 17)"[19] Get Movies 948,165,044 January 31, 2012
18. "Gentleman"[20] Psy 894,987,280 April 13, 2013 [O]
19. "Sugar"[21] Maroon 5 880,393,178 January 14, 2015
20. "On the Floor"[22] Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 876,227,270 March 3, 2011
21. "Thinking Out Loud"[23] Ed Sheeran 848,389,398 October 7, 2014
22. "Propuesta Indecente"[24] Romeo Santos 831,472,579 September 9, 2013
23. "Charlie bit my finger – again !"[25] HDCYT 831,402,301 May 22, 2007 [P]
24. "Love Me Like You Do"[26] Ellie Goulding 817,423,206 January 22, 2015
25. "Wrecking Ball"[27] Miley Cyrus 812,966,259 September 9, 2013
26. "Let Her Go"[28] Passenger 811,912,077 July 25, 2012
27. "Lean On"[29] Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ 811,119,167 March 22, 2015
28. "Thrift Shop"[30] Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 799,171,049 August 29, 2012
29. "The Lazy Song"[31] Bruno Mars 781,959,851 April 15, 2011
30. "Wake Me Up"[32] Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc 780,861,403 July 29, 2013

Notes

A Some videos may not be available worldwide due to YouTube regional restrictions in certain countries.
B "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]
C "Blank Space" became the fourth video to reach 1 billion views on either July 7 or July 8, 2015, and the first solo female artist.[36][37]
D "Baby" surpassed the previously top-ranked "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga in July 2010;[38] second video to reach 1 billion views on March 4, 2014.[39]
E "Dark Horse" became the third video to reach 1 billion views on June 22, 2015, and the first featuring a female recording artist.[40][41]
F "See You Again" became the tenth video to reach 1 billion views on October 7, 2015.[42]
G "Shake It Off" became the seventh video to reach 1 billion views on August 23, 2015.[43][44]
H "Uptown Funk" became the ninth video to reach 1 billion views on either September 15 or September 16, 2015.[45][46]
I "Bailando" became the sixth video to reach 1 billion views on August 15, 2015. It also became the second non-English music video to reach the 1 billion view mark.[47][48]
J "Roar" became the fifth video to reach 1 billion views on either July 22 or July 23, 2015.[49][50]
K "All About That Bass" became the eighth video to reach 1 billion views on either August 31 or September 1, 2015.[51][52]
L "Counting Stars" became the eleventh video to reach 1 billion views on November 2, 2015.[53][54]
M "Wheels On The Bus" became the twelfth video to reach 1 billion views on November 19, 2015.
N "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is the official 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem.
O "Gentleman" is the most watched video in a single day (38 million views on April 14, 2013).[55]
P "Charlie bit my finger – again !" is a non-music viral video; it surpassed "Evolution of Dance" to become the most viewed video in October 2009.[56]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Sources that refer to previous cases of view count manipulation of YouTube videos include:
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  5. ^ "Justin Bieber - Baby ft. Ludacris". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack". YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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  9. ^ "Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars". YouTube. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "Katy Perry - Roar (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  12. ^ "Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  13. ^ "OneRepublic - Counting Stars". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  14. ^ "Wheels On The Bus Compilation from LittleBabyBum!". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  15. ^ "Sia - Chandelier (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  16. ^ "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  17. ^ "Eminem - Love the Way You Lie ft. Rihanna". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  18. ^ "Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  19. ^ "Маша и Медведь - Маша плюс каша (Серия 17) - Masha and The Bear (Episode 17)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
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  21. ^ "Maroon 5 - Sugar". YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  22. ^ "Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor ft. Pitbull". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  23. ^ "Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud [Official Video]". YouTube. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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  26. ^ "Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  27. ^ "Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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  29. ^ "Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ) (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  30. ^ "MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  31. ^ "Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  32. ^ "Avicii - Wake Me Up (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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  34. ^ Gruger, William. "PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Video Hits 1 Billion Views, Unprecedented Milestone". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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  39. ^ ""Baby" propelled to its billionth view on YouTube". YouTube Twitter. March 4, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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  42. ^ 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.
  43. ^ "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.
  44. ^ "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.
  45. ^ ""Uptown Funk" now has ONE BILLION views!". Vevo Twitter. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  46. ^ "'Uptown Funk!' has reached ONE BILLION VIEWS on Youtube/Vevo!". Bruno Mars Twitter.
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  48. ^ "Bailando on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on August 15, 2015, 16:57:59 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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  53. ^ "Counting Stars on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on November 2, 2015, 18:36:07 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
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  56. ^ Chittenden, Maurice (November 1, 2009). "Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr: Web Gets Taste for Biting Baby". The Times. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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