The most watched videos in YouTube history

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

For the birthday of the service, Lifehacker has collected the most viewed videos for each year of its existence.

2005: Tupac Shakur - Life Goes On

Tupac Shakur's official video for his song Life Goes On. The track was released back in 1996 and is a single from the cult album All Eyez on Me. In it, the rapper sings about a hard life, deceased friends and his own funeral.

2006: Galinha Pintadinha - Infantil animado

Children's song about a chicken from a Brazilian animation project. One of the many similar karaoke videos on the channel. The songs are sung in Portuguese, but there are also English and Spanish versions.

2007: Gummibär - The Gummy Bear Song

The most famous hit of the virtual German artist Gummeber. A chubby gummy bear dances funny in the video and sings about how tasty and cool he is, inviting you to jump and laugh with him.

2008: Katy Perry - Hot n Cold

Music video by Katy Perry, according to the plot of which the singer is getting married with her lover. The song was used as a soundtrack in Tap Tap Revenge and Just Dance.

2009: Axel F - Crazy Frog

A cover of the legendary Beverly Hills Cop theme performed by Crazy Frog. In 2009, you most likely watched this video dozens of times, only on your mobile screen, and not on YouTube. If you counted all those views, there would be much more than one and a half billion.

2010: Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)

Video for the song, which in 2010 was the official anthem of the FIFA World Cup. Many reputable publications consider this composition by Shakira to be the best song of the world championships of all time. By the way, the words "Waka, waka" mean "Come on, come on!"

2011: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

The main hit of the duo LMFAO, which is ranked third among the digital bestsellers in the United States. Party Rock Anthem has received numerous awards and is the fifth most popular song of all time on the Billboard charts.

2012: "Masha and the Bear" - "Masha plus porridge"

One of the episodes of the popular Russian animated series about the naughty girl Masha and the huge Bear with whom she is friends. In this episode, a little fidget sets up a large-scale production of porridge and feeds it to the inhabitants of the forest.

2013: Katy Perry - Roar

Katy Perry's most watched video and her second most viewed video on YouTube. The song about the adventures of a girl in the jungle received two Grammy nominations and sold over 12 million copies.

2014: Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk

The video for the song of the same name by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, which brought the performers several prestigious awards, including the Grammy, and reached the top of the charts in the UK, Canada and other countries.

2015: Wiz Khalifa - See You Again

A touching song by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, which was recorded for the soundtrack to the seventh part of "Fast and the Furious" and is a dedication to Paul Walker. The beloved actor died in a car accident and did not have time to finish filming in the film.

2016: Shakira - Chantaje

The official video for the song of Shakira and her compatriot Maluma. The girl walks on the leash of her pig, flirts with a guy and dances, wagging her hips, among the urinals at the entrance to the men's room.

2017: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee - Despacito

5.9 billion views.

The Clockwork Clip is now the most watched video in YouTube history. Despacito became the first ad to reach three billion views. The video also has the highest number of likes - 32 million.

2018: Maroon 5 - Girls Like You

Video for the song Girls Like You by Maroon 5 and Cardi B, featuring Gal Gadot, Jennifer Lopez and many other celebrities, as well as social justice and identity activists.