Since its establishment in 2005, YouTube has featured a “most viewed” section, which lists the most-viewed videos on the site. 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. “Despacito” currently the most viewed video on YouTube, became the first video to reach three billion views in August 2017, and since has surpassed four billion in October 2017, five billion in April 2018, and six billion in February 2019.
The following table lists the top 30 most viewed videos on YouTube, with each total rounded to the nearest 10 million views.
Rank | Video name | Uploader/artist | Views (billions) |
1. | Despacito | Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee | 6.2 |
2. | Shape of You | Ed Sheeran | 4.21 |
3. | See You Again | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | 4.11 |
4. | Masha and the Bear – “Recipe for Disaster” | Get Movies | 3.59 |
5. | Uptown Funk | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 3.56 |
6. | Gangnam Style | Psy | 3.35 |
7. | Sorry | Justin Bieber | 3.13 |
8. | Sugar | Maroon 5 | 2.96 |
9. | Roar | Katy Perry | 2.82 |
10. | Baby Shark Dance | Pinkfong Kids’ Songs & Stories | 2.79 |
11. | Shake It Off | Taylor Swift | 2.78 |
12. | Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeran | 2.76 |
13. | Counting Stars | OneRepublic | 2.75 |
14. | Bailando | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona | 2.73 |
15. | Dark Horse | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | 2.57 |
16. | Lean On | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | 2.57 |
17. | Hello | Adele | 2.52 |
18. | Blank Space | Taylor Swift | 2.45 |
19. | Let Her Go | Passenger | 2.44 |
20. | Chantaje | Shakira featuring Maluma | 2.37 |
21. | Faded | Alan Walker | 2.37 |
22. | Mi Gente | J Balvin and Willy William | 2.36 |
23. | Closer (Lyric video) | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 2.31 |
24. | All About That Bass | Meghan Trainor | 2.29 |
25. | Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) | Shakira featuring Freshlyground | 2.22 |
26. | This Is What You Came For | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | 2.22 |
27. | We Don’t Talk Anymore | Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez | 2.21 |
28. | Wheels on the Bus | LittleBabyBum | 2.2 |
29. | Girls Like You | Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B | 2.19 |
30. | Rockabye | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie | 2.13 |
