' Baby Shark Dance' became the first video to reach eight billion views in February 2021, nine billion views in July 2021, and ten billion views in January 2022. ' Despacito' became the first video to reach three billion views in August 2017, four billion in October 2017, five billion in April 2018, six billion in February 2019, and seven billion in October 2020. In May 2014, 'Gangnam Style' became the first video to exceed two billion views. With numerous videos readily clearing one billion views by 2018, more interest has been on two- and three-billion-views-and-higher metrics.

' Sweet Child o' Mine' by Guns N' Roses was the first 1980s video to reach 1 billion views in October 2019.' Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen was the first 1970s video (and pre-1990s video) to reach 1 billion views in July 2019.' Numb' by Linkin Park was the first 2000s video predating YouTube to reach 1 billion views in November 2018.' November Rain' by Guns N' Roses became the first video made prior to YouTube's creation to reach this threshold by July 2018.Considering older videos that pre-dated YouTube's creation in 2005 but were added later: By June 2015, only ' Baby' had also managed to pass this threshold, but, by October 2015, a total of ten videos had done so, and the number grew further to over 200 in February 2022. In December 2012, ' Gangnam Style' became the first video to reach one billion views. Kiddiestv Hindi – Nursery Rhymes & Kids SongsĪn early metric of a video's popularity was the so-called Billion-View Club, denoting videos which had succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload. ' Masha and the Bear – Recipe for Disaster' 'Learning Colors – Colorful Eggs on a Farm' Pinkfong Baby Shark - Kids' Songs & Stories Note that some videos may not be available worldwide due to regional restrictions in certain countries. The following table lists the top 30 most-viewed videos on YouTube, with each total rounded to the nearest 10 million views, uploader, and publication date. On January 13, 2022, Pinkfong's ' Baby Shark' became the first video to hit 10,000,000,000 views, being the most watched video on YouTube ever. The billion-view mark was first passed by Gangnam Style in December 2012. In November 2005, a Nike advertisement featuring Brazilian football player Ronaldinho became the first video to reach 1,000,000 views. Some of the previously most-viewed videos are no longer available on the site. Since Lady Gaga's ' Bad Romance' in 2009, every video that has reached the top of the 'most-viewed YouTube videos' list has been a music video.

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. YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

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