{"id":41533,"date":"2022-07-30T16:06:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41533"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:06:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:06:44","slug":"which-song-has-the-most-views-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-song-has-the-most-views-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"Which Song Has the Most Views on YouTube?"},"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-6a6e8b850ca8f\" 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-6a6e8b850ca8f\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6e8b850ca8f\" ><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\/which-song-has-the-most-views-on-youtube\/#Which_Song_Has_the_Most_Views_on_YouTube\" title=\"Which Song Has the Most Views on YouTube?\">Which Song Has the Most Views on YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-song-has-the-most-views-on-youtube\/#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\/which-song-has-the-most-views-on-youtube\/#Katy_Perry\" title=\"Katy Perry\">Katy Perry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-song-has-the-most-views-on-youtube\/#PSY\" title=\"PSY\">PSY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_Song_Has_the_Most_Views_on_YouTube\"><\/span>Which Song Has the Most Views on YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"which song has the most views on youtube\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/39anX5W.png\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-width:31% height:auto; max-height:267px;\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering which song has the most views on YouTube, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Despacito, Katy Perry, and PSY all have over 3.3 billion views. Which one is the most popular? Read on to learn more. And don&#8217;t forget about the other top songs in YouTube history, too. These three songs are currently dominating the charts! Which song is the biggest hit of all time?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Despacito\"><\/span>Despacito<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;Despacito&#8221; video is currently the most-watched video on YouTube, with more than 1.2 billion views in less than seven months. In comparison, Wiz Khalifa&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; took 26 months and 66 months to reach that milestone. YouTube is now a global force in the entertainment industry, with over 1.5 billion logged-in users and one hour of mobile video watched daily by the average person.<\/p>\n<p>The video has surpassed &#8220;See You Again&#8221; as the most-viewed song on YouTube, with just under three billion views. The song&#8217;s popularity is expected to continue to grow, and &#8220;Despacito&#8221; could be replaced in a week. But, for now, it&#8217;s a record to be proud of. However, the popularity of the video shows no sign of stopping. In a few weeks, someone will surpass it and take it down a peg or two.<\/p>\n<p>The Despacito song has been a hit with children for over three years. It was released in January 2017, and now has over 7 billion views, which is almost the entire world&#8217;s population. Another popular song is the Baby Shark Dance, which has nearly 7036 million views. It was predicted that the &#8220;Baby Shark Dance&#8221; would top the list, but it isn&#8217;t likely to do so until November 1, 2020.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Katy_Perry\"><\/span>Katy Perry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the controversy surrounding the video, Katy Perry&#8217;s &#8220;Happier&#8221; has racked up over 573 million views on YouTube. It is the first female artist to top this prestigious chart, outperforming Taylor Swift&#8217;s record of 767 million views. This powerful song focuses on self-empowerment and a toxic relationship. It is also rumored to be a diss track directed at Swift. The music video features Katy Perry&#8217;s short hairstyle, team of celebrities, and a verse from Nicki Minaj. It is an emotional roller coaster ride for listeners.<\/p>\n<p>This music video was released six-and-a-half years ago and is the most popular of Katy Perry&#8217;s songs on YouTube. The song was released as the first single from her third studio album Prism and has since gone on to gain over three billion views. This achievement has prompted several comparisons between the video and the artist. While the video is largely positive, animal rights activists criticized the video.<\/p>\n<p>OneRepublic&#8217;s video, &#8220;Hello,&#8221; is also an example of a video with the highest views on YouTube. The music video was posted on YouTube in Spanish, and only requires 10 million views to pass the record. In addition to Katy Perry, the video also features videos from other artists. The top three most watched YouTube videos are all from the United States. The top three songs and videos are listed below.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PSY\"><\/span>PSY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The video of Psy&#8217;s song, &#8220;Gangnam Style,&#8221; has become the most-viewed music video on YouTube. The video broke the internet&#8217;s play counter and has been streamed more than 2 billion times. Psy&#8217;s video broke this record within 24 hours. Since then, other videos have surpassed it, but none has reached the astronomical number of views that Psy&#8217;s Gangnam Style did.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to YouTube video views, Psy has appeared on several TV shows, including NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8221; show and ABC News. The song has also received widespread coverage in other forms, including on The View, Fox News, CNN, and MTV&#8217;s &#8220;EMAs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; music video by PSY has become the most-viewed and most-liked music video on YouTube. It has over 810 million views worldwide, dethroning the previous record-holder, Justin Bieber&#8217;s &#8220;Baby&#8221;. Currently, the song ranks in the Top 5 of most-viewed music videos. So how does it rank among the best-selling music videos on YouTube?<\/p>\n<p>YouTube has become the most popular place for teens to consume music. This phenomenon has made YouTube a lucrative revenue generator for artists. Gangnam Style&#8217;s song alone generated $2 million in YouTube revenue, and Psy earned at least $4 million from digital downloads and streaming services. This is a phenomenal success for any artist, and one cannot deny that it has made the Korean pop star extremely wealthy. 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