{"id":9749,"date":"2022-07-13T07:16:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=9749"},"modified":"2022-07-13T07:16:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:16:30","slug":"which-youtube-video-has-the-most-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-youtube-video-has-the-most-views","title":{"rendered":"Which YouTube Video Has the Most Views?"},"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-69fc4f6d1ec0c\" 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-69fc4f6d1ec0c\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc4f6d1ec0c\" ><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-youtube-video-has-the-most-views\/#Which_YouTube_Video_Has_the_Most_Views\" title=\"Which YouTube Video Has the Most Views?\">Which YouTube Video Has the Most Views?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-youtube-video-has-the-most-views\/#Despacito_is_the_most-watched_music_video_on_YouTube\" title=\"Despacito is the most-watched music video on YouTube\">Despacito is the most-watched music video on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-youtube-video-has-the-most-views\/#Baby_Shark_Dance_is_the_most-watched_music_video_of_all_time\" title=\"Baby Shark Dance is the most-watched music video of all time\">Baby Shark Dance is the most-watched music video of all time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-youtube-video-has-the-most-views\/#Shape_of_You_is_the_most-watched_video_of_all_time\" title=\"Shape of You is the most-watched video of all time\">Shape of You is the most-watched video of all time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-youtube-video-has-the-most-views\/#Katy_Perrys_Thinking_Out_Loud_is_the_second\" title=\"Katy Perry&#8217;s Thinking Out Loud is the second\">Katy Perry&#8217;s Thinking Out Loud is the second<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/which-youtube-video-has-the-most-views\/#Ed_Sheerans_Hello_is_the_most-discussed_video\" title=\"Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Hello is the most-discussed video\">Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Hello is the most-discussed video<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_YouTube_Video_Has_the_Most_Views\"><\/span>Which YouTube Video Has the Most Views?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/jfWppv0.jpg\" alt=\"which youtube video has the most views\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered which YouTube music video has the most views, then you&#8217;re not alone. In fact, there are many videos with a million views. The most watched music video is Despacito, followed by the Baby Shark Dance and the Shape of You. These videos are all popular, but which one is the most popular? Which is your favorite? Let&#8217;s take a look. What is the most popular music video of all time?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Despacito_is_the_most-watched_music_video_on_YouTube\"><\/span>Despacito is the most-watched music video on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;Despacito&#8217; by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee has topped the charts across almost every continent. The remix featuring Justin Bieber has also become one of the most popular songs in recent memory. YouTube has announced that the video will soon reach three billion views, making it the most-watched music video of all time. It&#8217;s also the most-liked video in YouTube history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despacito&#8221; has become the most-watched music video on the world&#8217;s YouTube. The song&#8217;s official music video features Daddy Yankee and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi. Last August, the video became the most-watched video of all time on YouTube. It was also the most-streamed song on streaming services in July 2017. The music video was directed by Carlos Perez and shot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Baby_Shark_Dance_is_the_most-watched_music_video_of_all_time\"><\/span>Baby Shark Dance is the most-watched music video of all time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most-watched music video on YouTube is &#8220;Baby Shark Dance,&#8221; which has over 7 billion views. The video was uploaded by South Korean brand Pinkfong in June 2016 and stars ten-year-old Hope Segoine and two child actors. The music video became a viral sensation and broke all records. The song was in the public domain and Pinkfong, the company that produced the music video, is not the original owner. Jonathan Wright, the man who wrote &#8220;Despacito,&#8221; sued Pinkfong and other companies for copyright in January 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The popularity of Baby Shark Dance has led to controversy in some circles. While the song was released to cheer up babies, it has been used by law enforcement agencies for various reasons. Authorities in West Palm Beach, Florida, played the song on repeat to discourage homeless people from loitering. In a case in Oklahoma, three prison guards were charged with prisoner cruelty after allegedly forcing inmates to listen to the song for two hours.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shape_of_You_is_the_most-watched_video_of_all_time\"><\/span>Shape of You is the most-watched video of all time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ed Sheeran&#8217;s &#8220;Shape of You&#8221; has now reached three billion views on YouTube. It is now the fourth most-watched video on the website, just behind &#8220;Despacito&#8221; by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, and &#8220;See You Again&#8221; by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth. &#8220;Gangnam Style&#8221; and &#8220;Shake It Off&#8221; are the other two videos that have achieved this feat, with each of those songs achieving more than three billion views. But no other video has yet reached the four-billion-view mark, which is a new record for YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>The Shape of You video is a surprisingly simple song, containing just four chords, romantic lyrics, and a pentatonic scale. However, its catchy tune made it popular enough to reach number one on Billboard&#8217;s Hot 100 of 2017. With over four billion views, it also reached number one on the Hot 100 Songs of 2017 list. Although the song isn&#8217;t particularly original, it has a storyline and is similar to a movie, using the music as background music. It has over 22 million &#8220;thumbs up&#8221; reactions, 1.2 million &#8220;thumbs down&#8221; reactions, and more than 945,000 comments.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Katy_Perrys_Thinking_Out_Loud_is_the_second\"><\/span>Katy Perry&#8217;s Thinking Out Loud is the second<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the popularity of Ed Sheeran&#8217;s &#8220;Shape of You&#8221; and Katy Perry&#8217;s &#8220;Thinking Out Loud,&#8221; it&#8217;s still difficult to see which song will become the next number one. However, we can look at two of the biggest videos of all time. One was sung by Ed Sheeran and received over three billion views. The other video was sung by Britney Spears and is the most popular music video in history.<\/p>\n<p>The song&#8217;s video has received a lot of attention and controversy, thanks to its Egypt-themed video. Muslim viewers reportedly tried to have the video removed because it infringed on their culture, and the song itself has since been altered. In the video, Katy Perry&#8217;s character is seen turning a pendant engraved with the Arabic word &#8220;Allah&#8221; into dust. This scene has since been removed, but it hasn&#8217;t hurt Perry&#8217;s popularity, making her song the second most popular on YouTube.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ed_Sheerans_Hello_is_the_most-discussed_video\"><\/span>Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Hello is the most-discussed video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Hello&#8221; by Ed Sheeran is one of the most talked-about YouTube videos of 2017. The music video depicts a woman growing wings over a mountain range. The video is beautiful and poetic, and is a warm hug for the soul. Although the song itself isn&#8217;t so memorable, the video has almost one billion views and has become one of the most popular YouTube videos of all time.<\/p>\n<p>The song was a worldwide hit, and the music video was so popular that it became a theme track for weddings. It won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2016, and has since become one of the most popular YouTube videos ever. It is the only music video to have two artists in the same category, and the video features both the singer and the model. The music video also features the singer performing ballroom dancing, which took Ed Sheeran three weeks to perfect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which YouTube Video Has the Most Views? If you&#8217;ve ever wondered which YouTube music video has the most views, then you&#8217;re not alone. In fact, there are many videos with a million views. The most watched music video is Despacito, followed by the Baby Shark Dance and the Shape of You. 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