Most Viewed Videos on YouTube

Posted by: Adam Post in Engagement, Social Media, YouTube 0

Everybody loves YouTube. From parents who need to entertain their children to the coolest music videos on the internet, you can find it all on this video streaming platform. Hundreds of thousands of hours of video content are uploaded every day, so there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find what you’re looking for on the site. One genre that performs really well on YouTube is children’s videos. Parents love these because they act as entertainment for their children while also teaching them important life lessons along the way. Children’s videos are a massive business and often receive billions of views per video. Right now, the most watched video on the platform is Baby Shark Dance with over 8.2 billion views!

Another popular genre of videos on YouTube are music videos. Usually, these music videos are from artists that are already trending on other platforms such as Spotify. In fact, Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” music video ranked in as number three for the most viewed videos on YouTube. Over five billion people have watched it and the number of views still continues to grow. It’s no surprise to hear this though as Ed Sheeran is currently dominating the Spotify rankings with three of his songs making it to the top 15 most streamed songs on the music platform.

Another highly viewed music video on YouTube is “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee. This song was a massive hit back in 2017 and people still enjoy going back to YouTube and checking out the music video today. “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth and “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars were also two other videos ranking in as some of the most viewed videos on the platform.

Going back to the theme of baby videos, the rest of the videos that made the top ten list of the most viewed videos on YouTube are all targeted toward children. “Johny Johny Yes Papa” brought in over five billion views since it was uploaded in 2016 and this view count still continues to grow. Also, Masha and the Bear are another children’s videos series that receive a lot of attention on YouTube. Both children and parents love these videos, but “Recipe for Disaster” is currently the most watched of the children’s series with over four billion views on YouTube. As mentioned earlier, children’s entertainment is a massive industry, so it’s no surprise to see how well the videos on this list are performing.