{"id":23204,"date":"2022-07-19T07:43:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=23204"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:43:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:43:33","slug":"top-20-most-viewed-youtube-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/top-20-most-viewed-youtube-videos","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Most Viewed YouTube Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a122d1e4bed5\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a122d1e4bed5\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a122d1e4bed5\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/top-20-most-viewed-youtube-videos\/#Top_20_Most_Viewed_YouTube_Videos\" title=\"Top 20 Most Viewed YouTube Videos\">Top 20 Most Viewed YouTube Videos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/top-20-most-viewed-youtube-videos\/#Despacito\" title=\"Despacito\">Despacito<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/top-20-most-viewed-youtube-videos\/#Shape_of_You\" title=\"Shape of You\">Shape of You<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/top-20-most-viewed-youtube-videos\/#Uptown_Funk\" title=\"Uptown Funk\">Uptown Funk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/top-20-most-viewed-youtube-videos\/#See_You_Again\" title=\"See You Again\">See You Again<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/top-20-most-viewed-youtube-videos\/#Wiz_Khalifa_Charlie_Puth\" title=\"Wiz Khalifa &amp; Charlie Puth\">Wiz Khalifa &amp; Charlie Puth<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_20_Most_Viewed_YouTube_Videos\"><\/span>Top 20 Most Viewed YouTube Videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-height:208px; height:auto; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:28%\" alt=\"What are the top 20 most viewed YouTube videos\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kTdAQEP.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>There are a few common threads among the top YouTube videos, besides music, which can help your video play on repeat. If you can create your own music and set it to your videos, that is even better! Other common themes include controversy, humor, and jumping on a viral trend. Read on for some tips on how to get your videos to the top. And don&#8217;t forget to share them!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Despacito\"><\/span>Despacito<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despacito is a popular song from the Spanish-speaking country of Mexico, and it was released by the pop group in the year 2017. In the summer of 2017, it was the most-viewed video on YouTube, although it quickly slipped to the number two spot. It&#8217;s now overtaken by Pinkfong&#8217;s version of Baby Shark, which has over seven billion views. &#8220;Baby Shark&#8221; peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 in the U.K. singles chart.<\/p>\n<p>The song&#8217;s success helped the original song gain YouTube fame. Though the remix is not as popular as the original, it did help the original track to achieve a higher peak. It didn&#8217;t surpass the original song, but the remix became one of the top 20 most-watched videos on YouTube. It became the first YouTube video to surpass three billion views, and has now surpassed four billion views.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shape_of_You\"><\/span>Shape of You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ed Sheeran&#8217;s &#8220;Shape of You&#8221; video has reached three billion views on YouTube. It is now the fourth most watched video of all time, behind &#8220;Despacito&#8221; by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, which has reached 3.4 billion views. However, this song has received a fair amount of criticism, with 6.7 million negative comments, and the comment section of the video has been turned off. But the song is a pump-up that has captivated audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despacito&#8221; by Bruno Mars is the second most-watched video on the site. The song has received over five billion views, making it the third most-watched video on YouTube overall. The song is a compilation of various genres, including pop, hip-hop, and hip-hop. The song focuses on the racial sex of people and also teaches children the alphabet.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uptown_Funk\"><\/span>Uptown Funk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Uptown Funk&#8221; by Mark Ronson has surpassed three billion views on YouTube. It was released in 2017 and has been viewed more than four billion times. The video was created by a YouTuber who wanted to capture the essence of being a boy in the city. The video went viral, earning the creator millions of subscribers. You can add it to your playlist. It is one of the top 20 most viewed YouTube videos.<\/p>\n<p>The video is so popular that the singer has a second video with the same name. Uptown Funk is older than the top three but continues to pull in new viewers. The song made its YouTube debut in November 2014 and quickly rose to the top of the list. While there were a number of contemporaries, the video managed to beat Katy Perry&#8217;s &#8220;Hello&#8221; video to reach the top spot.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"See_You_Again\"><\/span>See You Again<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTubers around the world have a lot to be proud of. See You Again is one of the most popular music videos ever, generating more than 1.3 billion views and counting. Its premise is a simple one: a boy tries to capture the essence of his childhood through music. The result is a viral video that has racked up millions of views and earned a YouTube channel millions of subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;See You Again&#8221; by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth has become one of the most popular YouTube videos of all time, surpassing the song &#8220;Despacito&#8221; by Psy and the video &#8220;The Message&#8221; by the same artists. With more than 2.9 billion views, &#8220;See You Again&#8221; is poised to surpass Psy&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; by a huge margin. Although &#8220;See You Again&#8221; was originally a tribute to Paul Walker, it has since become a sensation that has surpassed its predecessor in terms of popularity.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wiz_Khalifa_Charlie_Puth\"><\/span>Wiz Khalifa &amp; Charlie Puth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the popularity of many music videos, some songs have reached even higher levels on YouTube than others. 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