Rank Video name Artist Views
(as of June 16, 2014) Uploaded Notes
1. «Gangnam Style» Psy 2,016,585,005 July 15, 2012 [A]
2. «Baby» Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris 1,048,450,740 February 19, 2010 [B]
3. «On the Floor» Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 760,777,661 March 3, 2011
4. «Charlie Bit My Finger – Again!» Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr 725,122,233 May 22, 2007 [C]
5. «Love the Way You Lie» Eminem featuring Rihanna 705,951,002 August 5, 2010
6. «Party Rock Anthem» LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 699,329,584 March 8, 2011
7. «Gentleman» Psy 697,546,883 April 13, 2013 [D]
8. «Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)» Shakira featuring Freshlyground 684,717,178 June 4, 2010 [E]
9. «Wrecking Ball» Miley Cyrus 667,237,579 September 9, 2013
10. «Bad Romance» Lady Gaga 589,325,948 November 23, 2009 [F]
11. «Ai Se Eu Te Pego» Michel Teló 573,531,161 July 25, 2011
12. «Danza Kuduro» Don Omar featuring Lucenzo 560,199,830 August 25, 2010 [G]
13. «Call Me Maybe» Carly Rae Jepsen 557,436,040 March 1, 2012
14. «Thrift Shop» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 542,890,500 August 27, 2012
15. «Roar» Katy Perry 532,712,532 September 5, 2013
16. «What Makes You Beautiful» One Direction 527,348,054 August 19, 2011
17. «Not Afraid» Eminem 518,475,232 June 4, 2010
18. «Somebody That I Used to Know» Gotye featuring Kimbra 517,062,259 July 22, 2011
19. «Rolling in the Deep» Adele 509,016,621 November 30, 2010
20. «The Lazy Song» Bruno Mars 507,290,586 April 15, 2011
21. «Rain Over Me» Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony 488,129,138 July 22, 2011
22. «Oppa Is Just My Style» Psy featuring Hyuna 487,405,583 August 14, 2012
23. «Firework» Katy Perry 454,006,075 October 28, 2010
24. «Diamonds» Rihanna 443,721,832 November 8, 2012
25. «The Gummy Bear Song» Gummibär 438,546,522 October 9, 2007 [H]
26. «Never Say Never» Justin Bieber featuring Jaden Smith 427,839,812 May 27, 2010
27. «The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)» Ylvis 421,558,386 September 3, 2013
28. «Super Bass» Nicki Minaj 412,929,708 May 5, 2011
29. «We Can’t Stop» Miley Cyrus 412,871,204 June 19, 2013
30. «Just the Way You Are» Bruno Mars 412,611,519 September 8, 2010
A «Gangnam Style» surpassed «Baby» in November 2012;[3] first video to reach 1 billion views on December 21, 2012.[4] first video to be viewed 2 billion times On May 31, 2014.[5]
B «Baby» surpassed the priorly top-ranked «Bad Romance» in July 2010;[6] 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[7]
D «Gentleman» is the most watched in a single day (38 million views on April 14, 2013)[8]
E «Waka Waka…» was the official 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem
F «Bad Romance» surpassed «Charlie Bit My Finger» to the top spot on April 2010[9]
G The «Danza Kudro» upload is not viewable globally due to YouTube regional restrictions in certain countries
H Long English version of «The Gummy Bear Song»
References
Videotrine. «The most viewed videos on Youtube in the World of all time». YouTube, Dailymotion. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
Sources that refer to previous cases of view count manipulation of YouTube videos include:
Sanneh, Kelefa (May 18, 2006). «How ‘Groundhog Day’ Became an Overnight YouTube Sensation». The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
Greenberg, Dan Ackerman (November 22, 2007). «The Secret Strategies Behind Many «Viral» Videos». TechCrunch. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
Ingram, Mathew (June 23, 2008). «Avril is an anagram for «viral»». The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
Wortham, Jenna (June 24, 2008). «Cheating Fans Give Avril Lavigne a YouTube Lift». Wired. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
«Lavigne Fans Cheat For Youtube Views». CMR Times. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
Fashion Gossip (July 18, 2008). «Avril Cheats and YouTube Supports It?». Fashion.ie Gossip. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
Bryant, Steve (July 23, 2008). «YouTube Says Autoplays Don’t Count». GigaOM. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
Bryant, Steve (July 24, 2008). «Imaginary Bitches Recipient of Imaginary Views?». GigaOM. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
Doctorow, Cory (December 23, 2012). «YouTube confiscates 2 billion views from Universal and Sony». Boing Boing. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
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.
Gruger, William. «PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Video Hits 1 Billion Views, Unprecedented Milestone». Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/psys-gangnam-style-hits-billion-youtube-views-23939116
Kaufman, Gil (July 16, 2010). «Justin Bieber Beats Lady Gaga In YouTube Video Popularity — For Now …». MTV. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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