YouTube floods with various trending videos daily and every hour. But which is the most viewed YouTube videos as of now? This could be the most trending question till now. Stay Tune here! In this article, we’ve compiled up the list of the top 15 most viewed videos on YouTube. So, check out what’s big rolling on the YouTube channel right now. Let’s read further.
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List of Top 15 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube:
- Baby Shark Dance (7.4 Billion Views)
- Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee (7.1 Billion Views)
- The shape of You-Ed Sheeran (5.1 Billion Views)
- See You Again-Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth (4.9 Billion Views)
- Johny Johny, Yes Papa (4.5 Billion Views)
- Recipe for Disaster-Masha and The Bear (4.3 Billion Views)
- Uptown Funk- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars (4 Billion Views)
- Psy Gangnam Style (3.9 Billion Views)
- Sorry (3.3 Billion Views)
- Sugar (3.3 Billion Views)
- Roar (3.2 Billion)
- Counting Stars (3.1 Billion Views)
- Thinking Out Loud (3.1 Billion Views)
- Shake it Off (3 Billion Views)
- Bailando (2.9 Billion Views)
So let’s dive in.
Top 15 Most Popular Video on YouTube with Maximum Views
1. Baby Shark Dance-Pinkfong
Baby Shark Dance started its journey as the campfire video recorded by Eren Newton. The education company of South Korea shaped this video, but it quickly went viral. It instantly hit the bar of 7.4 billion views. Parents and children love this favourite video of all time.
2. Despacito ft Daddy Yankee-Luis Fonsi
Despacito is the global megahit in 2017. Besides that, this song also entered the list of top ten charts of 47 countries. It is the first song that touched the billboard 100 in Spanish. Plus, this is the only video that touches the bar of both three and four billion views on YT.
3. The Shape of You-Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran also joins Katy Perry as the second artist having two videos on the list. The shape of you is the most famous pop number that draws the number one place in 34 countries. This music video also features Jennie Pegouskie, a famous American dancer, and Yamamotoyama Ryuta, the retired sumo wrestler. No matter which country you live in, you will probably listen to the Ed Sheeran song.
4. See You Again-Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Wiz Khalifa wrote this track for the Furious seven movie to pay tribute to Paul Walker. But soon, this song breaks all the records on YouTube and finally breaks the Gangnam Style record.
5. Jonny Jonny, Yes Papa-LooLoo Kids
This is perhaps the first of three videos made for the kids and become the popular viewed YouTube. By the time it joins the list of billion views YT video.
6. Recipe for Disaster-Masha and The Bear
You must be surprised to watch this kid video on the list of the most-viewed videos on YouTube. Perhaps this is a non-music kid’s animated show that was initially made in the Russian language. Its episode 17 is also dubbed in the English language.
7. Uptown Funk- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
The Uptown funk was the first song in the USA that stands in number one position for fourteen consecutive weeks. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars also charged together on copyright issues and five other occasions.
8. Psy Gangnam Style
Arguably the Psy Gangnam style grabs the top spot in the YT most viewed videos to the time. With 3.53 billion views, the song becomes the unexpected megahit that sets new records. The song has become popular in the audience until now, from the dance moves to its entertaining music.
9. Sorry- Justin Bieber
There is no surprise that Justin Bieber has his music video on YT in the top ten. The Sorry song by Bieber topped the thirteen countries’ charts and remained for seven weeks on the top place. Moreover, people bought ten million copies of this dance song in 2016.
10. Sugar-Maroon
With 3.14 billion views, this song joins the list of most innovative songs of the year. The video is genuine and featuring one attendee. It peaked over the number 2 place on the US billboard 100.
11. Roar-Katy Perry
Roar is Katy Perry’s middle of the road pop music video that went to number one in many countries. She released this song for her Prism album. The lyrics of the songs depict self-empowerment and standing on yourself. This video wins the title of most viewed videos and is certified as the Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. Katy Perry is also the first female artist to receive three Diamond Awards.
12. Counting Stars- One Republic
This is perhaps the first video from the band to reach 1 billion views on YT. This music video comes from the most famous band in America, One Republic. After the release of the song, within a week, it sold more than one million copies.
13. Thinking Out Loud- Ed Sheeran
There is no doubt that he is the most popular artist on Spotify, and his success was depicted on YouTube. This video features Sheeran performing in the Ballroom dance with the USA contestant in the show. Thinking Out Loud spent more than 19 weeks in the top 40 list of UK popular songs before reaching number one spot.
14. Shake it Off- Taylor Swift
We are talking about the most viewed YouTube songs and how one can forget the Shake it Off. This single track is a worldwide hit with 2 billion likes. Moreover, endless memes also produce on this track.
15. Bailando- Enrique Iglesias
Indeed, this was the first Spanish language video that collected one billion views on YouTube. Bailando is another popular video that internationally appealed to on YouTube.
Frequently Asked Questions:
See You Again, Gangnam Style, Baby Shark Dance, Shape of You, and Despacito are the top five videos on YT of all time.
Gangnam Style is the first video that hit one billion views.
Conclusion:
For decades, YouTube is gaining popularity and keeps on entertaining us with these most viewed videos on YT. Some videos like Sorry, Gangnam Style, Despacito catch one billion bars within a week, while some still record the most viewed videos.
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