{"id":42517,"date":"2022-07-30T16:52:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42517"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:52:04","slug":"what-are-the-most-viewed-videos-on-youtube-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-most-viewed-videos-on-youtube-2","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Most Viewed Videos 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-6a0e8aceec7f6\" 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-6a0e8aceec7f6\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0e8aceec7f6\" ><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\/what-are-the-most-viewed-videos-on-youtube-2\/#What_Are_the_Most_Viewed_Videos_on_YouTube\" title=\"What Are the Most Viewed Videos on YouTube?\">What Are the Most Viewed Videos on YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-most-viewed-videos-on-youtube-2\/#Ed_Sheerans_Shape_of_You\" title=\"Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shape of You\">Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shape of You<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-most-viewed-videos-on-youtube-2\/#PSYs_Gangnam_Style\" title=\"PSY&#8217;s Gangnam Style\">PSY&#8217;s Gangnam Style<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-most-viewed-videos-on-youtube-2\/#Adeles_Hello\" title=\"Adele&#8217;s Hello\">Adele&#8217;s Hello<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-most-viewed-videos-on-youtube-2\/#Baby_Shark_by_Pinkfong\" title=\"Baby Shark by Pinkfong\">Baby Shark by Pinkfong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-most-viewed-videos-on-youtube-2\/#Ed_Sheerans_Shake_it_Off\" title=\"Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shake it Off\">Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shake it Off<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_the_Most_Viewed_Videos_on_YouTube\"><\/span>What Are the Most Viewed Videos on YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" style=\"width:auto; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:383px; max-width:33%\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/K0sMWby.jpg\" alt=\"what are the most viewed videos on youtube\"> <\/p>\n<p>What are the most popular videos on YouTube? This article will tell you. From Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shape of You to PSY&#8217;s Gangnam Style, this article will cover the top videos on the video-sharing site. Baby Shark by Pinkfong was the top cartoon, and Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shape of You has surpassed three billion views. PSY&#8217;s Gangnam Style has also crossed the six-billion-view mark, while Hello by Adele was the top video.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ed_Sheerans_Shape_of_You\"><\/span>Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shape of You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Shape Of You&#8221; by Ed Sheeran is one of the most viewed videos on the site. It has been viewed over four billion times! The video is second only to &#8220;Despacito&#8221; by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. But what makes it so popular? It may be the unique interpretation of the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>Its music video has received more than 2 billion views, and the song has been covered by thousands of artists. Walk Off the Earth has made an awesome cover of the song, and Ed Sheeran has won two Grammy Awards for the song. The song has also become one of the most popular covers on the site. Other videos starring Drake include the single &#8220;Thinking Out Loud&#8221; and &#8220;Desolation of Smaug.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PSYs_Gangnam_Style\"><\/span>PSY&#8217;s Gangnam Style<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; is a wildly popular video that was first posted on YouTube 10 years ago. The video features Psy galloping around iconic Seoul spots while showing off moves in a stable, party bus, and underground Coex Mall. The earworm style of the song and the accessibility of the dance moves have made this one of the most popular YouTube videos ever.<\/p>\n<p>The video is also among the most popular music videos of all time. Psy&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; has over two billion views and has outstripped Justin Bieber&#8217;s &#8220;Baby&#8221; in total YouTube views. While the video has been viewed billions of times, it was the first one to break the 1 billion mark. It has since surpassed this mark twice, and now sits firmly in the Top 5 of most popular music videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adeles_Hello\"><\/span>Adele&#8217;s Hello<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adele&#8217;s Hello video became the most popular music clip on YouTube this week, topping Psy&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; by over 50 million views in just 87 days. Adele&#8217;s newest song, &#8220;Hello,&#8221; has become one of the most popular albums of the year, and she deserves the accolades. In addition to breaking YouTube record after record, Adele&#8217;s song has also become one of the most downloaded songs of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The Hello video was first teased during the ad break of the UK X Factor, and it immediately went viral. The song&#8217;s release coincided with the announcement of Adele&#8217;s third album, 25. Adele says it will be a &#8220;make-up&#8221; album. The video was filmed in Montreal and directed by French Canadian Xavier Dolan. Currently, the video has over 12 million views and is the fifth most popular.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Baby_Shark_by_Pinkfong\"><\/span>Baby Shark by Pinkfong<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The song &#8220;Baby Shark&#8221; by Pinkfong, a South Korean company, is one of the most popular children&#8217;s songs on the internet. It has become one of the most popular videos on YouTube, outpacing songs like &#8220;Despacito&#8221; by Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi. Although the song was made for children, many adults and older adults have also enjoyed it.<\/p>\n<p>The song is so popular that law enforcement and prisons have also begun using it to discourage homeless people. In West Palm Beach, Florida, officials played the song for homeless people on repeat to scare them away. In Oklahoma, three prison guards were arrested after forcibly playing the song for two hours straight. This may seem harsh, but Baby Shark is now in the public domain and has become an internet sensation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ed_Sheerans_Shake_it_Off\"><\/span>Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shake it Off<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shake it off is one of the most popular music videos on YouTube, the video also has an edgy old-school feel to it. The video also features a woman dancing ballroom with Ed. Although many people find this song to be too over-the-top for their tastes, there are plenty of reasons why people love it.<\/p>\n<p>Shape of You by Ed Sheeran is another smash hit from the same album. It was the lead single from the album Castle on the Hill, and it charted at number one in 34 countries. It spent twelve weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and 14 weeks on the UK singles chart, and it was also the most-streamed song of the entire decade.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe width=\"442\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hK8POwUShVw\" height=\"247\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are the Most Viewed Videos on YouTube? What are the most popular videos on YouTube? This article will tell you. From Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Shape of You to PSY&#8217;s Gangnam Style, this article will cover the top videos on the video-sharing site. 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