{"id":8688,"date":"2022-07-13T06:29:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T06:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=8688"},"modified":"2022-07-13T06:29:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T06:29:33","slug":"what-is-the-most-watched-video-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-most-watched-video-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"What is the Most Watched Video 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-69e87c4d8faf8\" 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-69e87c4d8faf8\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e87c4d8faf8\" ><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-watched-video-on-youtube\/#What_is_the_Most_Watched_Video_on_YouTube\" title=\"What is the Most Watched Video on YouTube?\">What is the Most Watched Video 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-is-the-most-watched-video-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\/what-is-the-most-watched-video-on-youtube\/#Katy_Perrys_Roar\" title=\"Katy Perry&#8217;s &#8220;Roar&#8221;\">Katy Perry&#8217;s &#8220;Roar&#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-watched-video-on-youtube\/#Adeles_Hello\" title=\"Adele&#8217;s &#8220;Hello&#8221;\">Adele&#8217;s &#8220;Hello&#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-watched-video-on-youtube\/#Justin_Biebers_Bad_Romance\" title=\"Justin Bieber&#8217;s &#8220;Bad Romance&#8221;\">Justin Bieber&#8217;s &#8220;Bad Romance&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Most_Watched_Video_on_YouTube\"><\/span>What is the Most Watched Video on YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"what is the most watched video on youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/hVr7s2U.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>YouTube is home to millions of videos, many of them multimillion-dollar videos from some of the world&#8217;s biggest recording artists. But which video is the most popular? We&#8217;ve rounded up a few of the top viewed videos of all time, and you can&#8217;t go wrong with any of them. Keep reading to find out. Hopefully this article will help you make an informed decision about which video to watch.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Despacito\"><\/span>Despacito<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the world has been captivated by the viral video &#8216;Despacito,&#8217; the most popular song of 2017 has already been dethroned by another kid&#8217;s song, the Baby Shark Dance. With over 7 billion views, the kids song has taken the title from the popular &#8220;Despacito&#8221; by Luis Fonsi, which also features rapper Daddy Yankee. Despacito held the title for over three years, reaching number one in August 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Despacito&#8217; video was a massive hit when it was released last year, and has now become the most popular music video of all time. The video has surpassed &#8216;See You Again&#8217; by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, which held the top spot for months. YouTube has also declared that &#8216;Despacito&#8217; will become the first video to reach 3 billion views, which is an incredible achievement, especially considering that there are 7.5 billion people on the planet.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Katy_Perrys_Roar\"><\/span>Katy Perry&#8217;s &#8220;Roar&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first video that has ever achieved a billion views on YouTube was Counting Stars by OneRepublic. The video was released in 2013 and became the first music video to reach the billion-view threshold. Katy Perry&#8217;s video, meanwhile, has been the most-watched video on YouTube since July 2015, and it was also the most popular in the world at the time. The song has a message about self-empowerment and self-determination, and the music video has gone on to become the most popular music video on the site.<\/p>\n<p>The song received mixed reviews, but it was nonetheless a commercial success for Perry. It was nominated for several Grammy Awards and became her first UK single to stay a full year on the top 40. It also went on to become the most-viewed music video of all time on YouTube, making Katy Perry the first artist to reach that milestone with two videos. The video is also accessible to the general public via the video service&#8217;s vidIQ feature. You can find inspiration for your own videos with the vidIQ feature on YouTube.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adeles_Hello\"><\/span>Adele&#8217;s &#8220;Hello&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In &#8220;Hello,&#8221; Adele sounds happy to be herself. As a mother, a singer, and a songwriter, she is happy with who she is. Interestingly enough, &#8220;Hello&#8221; is the singer&#8217;s first single since her breakup with entrepreneur Simon Konecki in October 2012. This relationship has been plagued by breakup rumors, but Adele denied rumors of a split in June. It&#8217;s difficult to determine whether &#8220;Hello&#8221; is a reflection of who she is now, but it&#8217;s likely that it is.<\/p>\n<p>The song structure is similar to that of other Adele songs, with a dominant piano sound accompanied by strong vocals. Although Hello is a stereo track, most of the separation is between high and low notes. This song uses reverb elements throughout, but they are subtle and discrete. This means that listening to this song won&#8217;t be an overly complex experience. If you&#8217;ve ever been disappointed by the quality of a song, the chances are that it&#8217;s not for you.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Justin_Biebers_Bad_Romance\"><\/span>Justin Bieber&#8217;s &#8220;Bad Romance&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the pop-punk style of the song was received well by music critics, the lyrics and the message of the song were not. As a result, the song was placed on several &#8220;best-of&#8221; lists. Rolling Stone even named the song one of the 500 best songs of all time. Despite its controversial lyrics, &#8220;Bad Romance&#8221; went on to sell over twelve million copies worldwide. As of 2019, the song has sold 5.9 million digital downloads.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Bieber&#8217;s &#8220;Baby&#8221; video has surpassed Lady Gaga&#8217;s &#8220;Bad Romance&#8221; on YouTube. Although Lady Gaga&#8217;s video had more views and hits, the new song has been overwhelmingly better received by YouTube users. The two songs have over one billion views on YouTube. Although the &#8216;Baby&#8217; video has more views than Lady Gaga&#8217;s &#8216;Bad Romance&#8217; video, Lady Gaga&#8217;s &#8220;Bad Romance&#8221; video was the most popular music clip of all time until Lady Gaga&#8217;s &#8216;Baby&#8217; video took the top spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Most Watched Video on YouTube? YouTube is home to millions of videos, many of them multimillion-dollar videos from some of the world&#8217;s biggest recording artists. But which video is the most popular? 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