List of most-viewed YouTube

source: wikipedia.com

Ratings by March 2018

"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi (left) featuring Daddy Yankee (right) is the most viewed video on YouTube, with over 4.9 billion views as of March 2018.

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YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Since its establishment in 2005, the website has featured a "most viewed" section, which lists the most viewed videos on the site. Although the most viewed videos were initially viral videos, such as Evolution of Dance and Charlie Bit My Finger, the most viewed videos were increasingly related to music videos. In fact, since Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance", every video that has reached the top of the "most viewed YouTube videos" list has been a music video. Although the most viewed videos are no longer listed on the site, reaching the top of the list is still considered a tremendous feat.
By June 21, 2015, only two videos, "Gangnam Style" and "Baby", had exceeded one billion views. However, three and a half months later, on October 7, ten videos had done so.^[1] As of March 2018, all the videos on the list of the 100 most-viewed have exceeded one billion views, with 21 of them exceeding two billion views; four of which exceed three billion views and one of which exceeds four billion views. "Despacito" became the first video to reach three billion views on August 4, 2017, followed by "See You Again" on August 6, 2017, and then on November 25, 2017, "Gangnam Style" became the third video to hit three billion views, followed by "Shape of You" on January 7, 2018, doing so in 343 days.^[2][3][4] "Despacito" also became the first video to reach four billion views on October 11, 2017.^[5]
As of March 2018, the five fastest videos to reach the one billion view mark are "Hello" (87 days), "Despacito" (96 days), "Shape of You" (97 days), "Mi Gente" (103 days) and "Échame la Culpa" (111 days).^[6]
The five fastest videos to reach two billion views are "Despacito" (154 days), "Shape of You" (187 days), "Chantaje" (379 days), "Sorry" (394 days) and "See You Again" (515 days).^[7]
As of March 2018, Justin Bieber is the only artist to have five videos exceeding one billion views, while Katy Perry has four. Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris, Shakira, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Nicky Jam, Adele and The Chainsmokers each have three, and Fifth Harmony, Psy, Ellie Goulding, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Maluma, J Balvin, Ricky Martin, channel Get Movies, Sia and Luis Fonsi each have two. Swift, Perry and Sheeran are the only artists to have two videos exceeding two billion views.

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Rank	Video name	Uploader / artist	Views (billions)	Upload date	Notes
1.	"Despacito"[8]	Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee	4.97	January 12, 2017	[B]
2.	"See You Again"[13]	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	3.48	April 6, 2015	[C]
3.	"Shape of You"[20]	Ed Sheeran	3.39	January 30, 2017	[D]
4.	"Gangnam Style"[21]	Psy	3.13	July 15, 2012	[E]
5.	"Uptown Funk"[26]	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	3.00	November 19, 2014
6.	"Masha and the Bear: Recipe for Disaster"[27]	Get Movies	2.93	January 31, 2012	[F]
7.	"Sorry"[28]	Justin Bieber	2.90	October 22, 2015
8.	"Sugar"[29]	Maroon 5	2.54	January 14, 2015
9.	"Shake It Off"[30]	Taylor Swift	2.53	August 18, 2014
10.	"Bailando"[31]	Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona	2.48	April 11, 2014
11.	"Roar"[32]	Katy Perry	2.46	September 5, 2013
12.	"Lean On"[33]	Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ	2.29	March 22, 2015
13.	"Blank Space"[34]	Taylor Swift	2.27	November 10, 2014
14.	"Hello"[35]	Adele	2.27	October 22, 2015	[G]
15.	"Dark Horse"[37]	Katy Perry featuring Juicy J	2.27	February 20, 2014
16.	"Thinking Out Loud"[38]	Ed Sheeran	2.20	October 7, 2014
17.	"All About That Bass"[39]	Meghan Trainor	2.18	June 11, 2014
18.	"Counting Stars"[40]	OneRepublic	2.17	May 31, 2013
19.	"Chantaje"[41]	Shakira featuring Maluma	2.13	November 18, 2016
20.	"Wheels on the Bus"[42]	LittleBabyBum	2.09	August 9, 2014
21.	"Closer (Lyric video)"[43]	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	2.06	July 29, 2016	[H]
22.	"This Is What You Came For"[44]	Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna	1.96	June 16, 2016
23.	"What Do You Mean?"[45]	Justin Bieber	1.88	August 30, 2015
24.	"Baby"[46]	Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris	1.85	February 19, 2010	[I]
25.	"Let Her Go"[49]	Passenger	1.82	July 25, 2012
26.	"Chandelier"[50]	Sia	1.82	May 6, 2014
27.	"Work from Home"[51]	Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign	1.81	February 26, 2016
28.	"Rockabye"[52]	Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie	1.79	October 21, 2016
29.	"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[53]	Shakira featuring Freshlyground	1.77	June 4, 2010
30.	"We Don't Talk Anymore"[54]	Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez	1.73	August 2, 2016
31.	"Love Me Like You Do"[55]	Ellie Goulding	1.71	January 22, 2015
32.	"Mi Gente"[56]	J Balvin and Willy William	1.70	June 29, 2017
33.	"Faded"[57]	Alan Walker	1.62	December 3, 2015
34.	"Worth It"[58]	Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink	1.54	March 28, 2015
35.	"Treat You Better"[59]	Shawn Mendes	1.54	July 12, 2016
36.	"Love the Way You Lie"[60]	Eminem featuring Rihanna	1.51	August 5, 2010
37.	"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"[61]	Silentó	1.49	June 25, 2015
38.	"Rude"[62]	Magic!	1.47	December 5, 2013
39.	"Ay Vamos"[63]	J Balvin	1.46	August 29, 2014
40.	"Wake Me Up"[64]	Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc	1.46	July 29, 2013
41.	"Party Rock Anthem"[65]	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock	1.44	March 8, 2011
42.	"Let It Go"[66]	Idina Menzel	1.42	January 30, 2014	[J]
43.	"Johny Johny Yes Papa"[68]	ChuChu TV	1.42	November 14, 2014	[K]
44.	"Vente Pa' Ca"[70]	Ricky Martin featuring Maluma	1.38	September 22, 2016
45.	"Hotline Bling"[71]	Drake	1.37	October 26, 2015
46.	"The Lazy Song"[72]	Bruno Mars	1.34	April 15, 2011
47.	"Propuesta Indecente"[73]	Romeo Santos	1.34	September 9, 2013
48.	"Love Yourself"[74]	Justin Bieber	1.32	November 14, 2015
49.	"Starboy"[75]	The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk	1.32	September 28, 2016
50.	"Rolling in the Deep"[76]	Adele	1.30	November 30, 2010
51.	"Felices los 4"[77]	Maluma	1.30	April 21, 2017
52.	"Stressed Out"[78]	Twenty One Pilots	1.29	April 27, 2015
53.	"All of Me"[79]	John Legend	1.29	October 2, 2013
54.	"Hasta el Amanecer"[80]	Nicky Jam	1.29	January 14, 2016
55.	"Side to Side"[81]	Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj	1.28	August 29, 2016
56.	"The Gummy Bear Song"[82]	icanrockyourworld	1.27	October 9, 2007	[L]
57.	"Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)"[83]	CNCO	1.26	October 7, 2016
58.	"Criminal"[84]	Natti Natasha featuring Ozuna	1.23	August 18, 2017
59.	"Burn"[85]	Ellie Goulding	1.22	July 7, 2013
60.	"That's What I Like"[86]	Bruno Mars	1.21	March 2, 2017
61.	"Huge Eggs Surprise Toys Challenge"[87]	Ryan ToysReview	1.21	April 13, 2016
62.	"How Deep Is Your Love"[88]	Calvin Harris featuring Disciples	1.20	August 6, 2015
63.	"Summer"[89]	Calvin Harris	1.20	April 6, 2014
64.	"Hey Mama"[90]	David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack	1.20	May 19, 2015
65.	"On the Floor"[91]	Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull	1.19	March 3, 2011
66.	"The Hills"[92]	The Weeknd	1.19	May 27, 2015
67.	"Bad Blood"[93]	Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar	1.19	May 17, 2015
68.	"Picky"[94]	Joey Montana	1.18	June 29, 2015
69.	"Andas en Mi Cabeza"[95]	Chino & Nacho featuring Daddy Yankee	1.18	April 20, 2016
70.	"Shaky Shaky"[96]	Daddy Yankee	1.17	July 14, 2016
71.	"Thrift Shop"[97]	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	1.17	August 29, 2012
72.	"Gentleman"[98]	Psy	1.16	April 13, 2013
73.	"Diamonds"[99]	Rihanna	1.15	November 8, 2012
74.	"Animals"[100]	Martin Garrix	1.14	June 17, 2013
75.	"Bang Bang"[101]	Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj	1.13	August 25, 2014
76.	"Baby Shark Dance"[102]	Pinkfong! Kids' Songs & Stories	1.13	June 17, 2016
77.	"El Perdón"[103]	Nicky Jam featuring Enrique Iglesias	1.12	March 23, 2015
78.	"La Bicicleta"[104]	Carlos Vives and Shakira	1.12	July 8, 2016
79.	"El Pollito Pio"[105]	pulcinopiotv	1.11	November 29, 2012
80.	"El Perdedor"[106]	Maluma	1.11	April 22, 2016
81.	"New Rules"[107]	Dua Lipa	1.11	July 7, 2017
82.	"Échame la Culpa"[108]	Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato	1.10	November 16, 2017
83.	"Axel F"[109]	Crazy Frog	1.10	June 16, 2009
84.	"Mayores"[110]	Becky G and Bad Bunny	1.09	July 13, 2017
85.	"Problem"[111]	Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea	1.09	May 30, 2014
86.	"Just the Way You Are"[112]	Bruno Mars	1.09	September 8, 2010
87.	"Firework"[113]	Katy Perry	1.09	October 28, 2010
88.	"Me Rehúso"[114]	Danny Ocean	1.08	September 18, 2016
89.	"El Amante"[115]	Nicky Jam	1.08	January 15, 2017
90.	"Ahora Dice"[116]	Chris Jeday featuring J Balvin, Ozuna and Arcángel	1.07	March 19, 2017
91.	"Not Afraid"[117]	Eminem	1.07	June 4, 2010
92.	"Masha and the Bear: Bon appétit!"[118]	Get Movies	1.06	September 21, 2012
93.	"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"[119]	Katy Perry	1.06	June 12, 2011
94.	"Swalla"[120]	Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla Sign	1.05	March 17, 2017
95.	"Someone like You"[121]	Adele	1.05	September 29, 2011
96.	"Somebody That I Used to Know"[122]	Gotye featuring Kimbra	1.05	July 5, 2011
97.	"La Mordidita"[123]	Ricky Martin featuring Yotuel	1.04	June 12, 2015
98.	"Call Me Maybe"[124]	Carly Rae Jepsen	1.04	March 1, 2012
99.	"Something Just like This (Lyric)"[125]	The Chainsmokers and Coldplay	1.04	February 22, 2017
100.	"La Gozadera"[126]	Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony	1.04	June 5, 2015
As of March 27, 2018