{"id":8264,"date":"2022-07-13T05:51:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=8264"},"modified":"2022-07-13T05:51:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:51:31","slug":"what-is-the-most-viewed-youtube-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-most-viewed-youtube-video","title":{"rendered":"What is the Most Viewed YouTube Video?"},"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-69e8beb224b7d\" 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-69e8beb224b7d\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8beb224b7d\" ><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-is-the-most-viewed-youtube-video\/#What_is_the_Most_Viewed_YouTube_Video\" title=\"What is the Most Viewed YouTube Video?\">What is the Most Viewed YouTube Video?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-most-viewed-youtube-video\/#Shakiras_Waka_Waka\" title=\"Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Waka Waka&#8221;\">Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Waka Waka&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-most-viewed-youtube-video\/#Psys_Gangnam_Style\" title=\"Psy&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221;\">Psy&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-most-viewed-youtube-video\/#Shakiras_Despacito\" title=\"Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Despacito&#8221;\">Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Despacito&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-most-viewed-youtube-video\/#Shakiras_Baby_Shark_Dance\" title=\"Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Baby Shark Dance&#8221;\">Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Baby Shark Dance&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Most_Viewed_YouTube_Video\"><\/span>What is the Most Viewed YouTube Video?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>What is the most popular YouTube video? The answer might surprise you. There are countless million-view videos on the website, but what is it that really catches people&#8217;s attention? This article will answer these questions and more. Some of the top videos include Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Waka Waka&#8221;, Psy&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style,&#8221; Shakira&#8217;s &#8216;Despacito&#8217;, and the Baby Shark Dance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shakiras_Waka_Waka\"><\/span>Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Waka Waka&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Waka Wka&#8221; is the most-viewed YouTube video of all time. In a video directed by Marcus Raboy, Shakira and footballers come together to sing the song &#8220;This Time for Africa&#8221;. In April 2022, the video had garnered over 3.12 billion views, making it the 29th most-viewed YouTube video ever. It was featured in the 2010 World Cup opening ceremony and is currently on Shakira&#8217;s 2018 world tour.<\/p>\n<p>The song&#8217;s lyrics and music video have captivated audiences around the world, and the music video is no different. Although the original video was released as an official World Cup song, it is a global phenomenon that continues to inspire fans worldwide. In the US, Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Waka Waka&#8221; topped the charts in several countries, and it&#8217;s now one of the most-watched videos on YouTube.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Psys_Gangnam_Style\"><\/span>Psy&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s no wonder that Psy&#8217;s &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; is the most-viewed YouTube video in the world. The video features Psy dancing like a hipster, trotting on a horse while holding the reins, and mocking consumerism in the Gangnam District of Seoul. Although Psy was born in South Korea, he attended business school in the United States, where he eventually won fame after buying musical instruments and taking a music course. His 2001 debut album, Gangnam Style, quickly became a hit in South Korea, and the video was banned in China.<\/p>\n<p>The video&#8217;s viral popularity has spawned numerous homemade takeoffs and remakes. When it passed the 2.1 billion mark, YouTube engineers scrambled to make changes to the video, believing that they had hit the limit. On Saturday, PSY tweeted about his achievement. &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; launched PSY&#8217;s meteoric rise to worldwide stardom. The singer even performed the song with Madonna during her concert in New York. The song also went on to become the most-viewed music video in history. In September, PSY and Justin Bieber became label mates, which gave him the chance to perform with the singer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shakiras_Despacito\"><\/span>Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Despacito&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most popular music video of all time was released by Shakira in 2009. This mashup of Daddy Yankee&#8217;s reggaeton hit and Luis Fonsi&#8217;s &#8220;Despacito&#8221; became the most popular song of all time, topping charts in almost every continent. The video even gained a Justin Bieber remix. Its success has led to the song becoming the most-watched YouTube video of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Several videos have been able to claim the top spot, but none have been as successful as &#8216;Despacito.&#8217; In addition to its viral success, &#8216;Despacito&#8217; is also the fastest-growing video of all time. YouTube recently announced that &#8216;Despacito&#8217; will become the first video with 3 billion views in a single day, a record feat considering the world&#8217;s internet usage is currently at 7.5 billion people.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the song being almost entirely in Spanish, the song has managed to gain popularity all around the world. It has reached the top spot on charts in 45 countries, including Hispanic countries like Mexico and Uruguay. The video was also the first music video to reach six billion views. The number of videos showing a video of masked figures aiming guns at the camera has reached a record high of seven billion.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shakiras_Baby_Shark_Dance\"><\/span>Shakira&#8217;s &#8220;Baby Shark Dance&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In July, &#8220;Baby Shark Dance&#8221; became the second video to reach six billion views on YouTube. The video is expected to top seven billion views by October 2020. The video is already one of the most-watched music videos of all time on YouTube. As of May 2017, the video has earned Diamond certification from the RIAA and has been streamed over a billion times. It is Shakira&#8217;s most-viewed video ever, and it is one of her most popular videos.<\/p>\n<p>While the original song was a childhood campfire song, the video quickly gained worldwide popularity when a South Korean entertainment company, Pinkfong, posted an English-language version of the song on YouTube. The song became a viral sensation and spawned a viral dance craze on YouTube and TikTok. Despite its popularity among young children, it has soared to the UK top 40 chart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Most Viewed YouTube Video? What is the most popular YouTube video? The answer might surprise you. There are countless million-view videos on the website, but what is it that really catches people&#8217;s attention? 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