YouTube, at the top of the most visited websites list, is the most popular video sharing platforms worldwide, attracts more than 13 billion visits monthly.
You may be curious about where the visitors go and what are most popular videos on YouTube. Prior to unveiling the list of the top 30 YouTube videos, you might be interested in the following facts:
- “Me at the zoo” is the first video uploaded to YouTube, on April 23, 2005, 8:31:52 p.m. PDT, or April 24, 2005, at 03:31:52 UTC. The 19-seconds-long video features YouTube’s 25-year-old co-founder Jawed Karim in front of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo, noting their long trunks. Using Karim’s camera, it was recorded by his high school friend, Yakov Lapitsky.
- The viral videos such as “Evolution of Dance” and “Charlie Bit My Finger” were the initially most-played YouTube videos, now are greatly surpassed by other videos over time.
- In May 2021, the video “Charlie Bit My Finger” was sold as an NFT at auction for over $700,000. On 24 May, the video was set to Unlisted. As of July 2021, the video received over 886 million views.
- 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.
- In November 2005, the Nike advertisement “ronaldinho nike ad” featuring Brazilian football player Ronaldinho became the first video to reach one million views.
- The unofficial video of Music Is My Hot Hot Sex by Cansei de Ser Sexy would be the first video on YouTube to surpass 100 million views, it did so around March 2008. This record wouldn’t be reached again until Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” would reach the milestone around October 2008, later surpassing the peak “Music Is My Hot Hot Sex” around January 2009.
- In December 2012, “Gangnam Style” by Psy became the first video to reach one billion views.
- In July 2018, “November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses became the first video made prior to YouTube’s creation to receive 1 billion views.
- In November 2018, “Numb” by Linkin Park was the first 2000s video predating YouTube to reach 1 billion views.
- In July 2019, “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen was the first 1970s video (and pre-1990s video) to reach 1 billion views.
- In October 2019, “Sweet Child o’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses was the first 1980s video to reach 1 billion views.
- In August 2017, “Gangnam Style” by Psy became the first video to exceed two billion views.
- “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi 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.
- “Baby Shark Dance” by Pinkfong 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.
- “Gangnam Style” by Psy had stayed at top 1 of the most-visited YouTube list for 1,689 days, which is the longest time ever in the YouTube history.
- Cumulative views of videos related to Minecraft, some of which had been on YouTube as early as 2009, exceeded 1 trillion views on December 14, 2021, and was the most-watched video game content on the site.
- In April 2022, 29 among top 30 most-played YouTube videos are music related videos.
- In April 2022, the song videos aimed at children take up 6 seats of the top 10 most-viewed videos: #1 Baby Shark Dance, #3 Johny Johny Yes Papa, #6 Bath Song, #7 Learning Colors – Colorful Eggs on a Farm, #8 Phonics Song with Two Words, #10 Masha and the Bear – Recipe for Disaster.
Top 30 Most-Viewed YouTube Videos
Here are the top 30 most-visited YouTube videos listed by Wikipedia, you can either play them on the page or download them as MP3 songs for free. If the songs you are looking are not included in the list, feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the page. Surely, you can also download MP3 from YouTube using the free YouTube to MP3 downloaders by yourself. Furthermore, downloading YouTube videos for free is also an effortless task with the assistance of the free video downloaders like IDM and SaveFrom.
#1 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Pinkfong – Baby Shark Dance
#1 Free download Baby Shark Dance Song by Pinkfong as MP3: Pinkfong – Baby Shark Dance
#2 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Luis Fonsi – Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee
#2 Free download Despacito Song by Luis Fonsi as MP3: Luis Fonsi – Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee
#3 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: LooLoo Kids – Johny Johny Yes Papa
#3 Free download Johny Johny Yes Papa Song by LooLoo Kids as MP3: LooLoo Kids – Johny Johny Yes Papa
#4 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
#4 Free download Shape of You Song by Ed Sheeran as MP3: Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
#5 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Wiz Khalifa – See You Again ft. Charlie Puth
#5 Free download See You Again Song by Wiz Khalifa as MP3: Wiz Khalifa – See You Again ft. Charlie Puth
#6 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: CoComelon – Bath Song
#6 Free download Bath Song by CoComelon as MP3: CoComelon – Bath Song
#7 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Miroshka TV – Learning Colors – Colorful Eggs on a Farm
#7 Free download Learning Colors – Colorful Eggs on a Farm Song by Miroshka TV as MP3: Miroshka TV – Learning Colors – Colorful Eggs on a Farm
#8 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: ChuChu TV – Phonics Song with TWO Words – A For Apple – ABC Alphabet Songs with Sounds for Children
#8 Free download ABC Alphabet Songs with Sounds for Children Song by ChuChu TV as MP3: ChuChu TV – Phonics Song with TWO Words – A For Apple – ABC Alphabet Songs with Sounds for Children
#9 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars
#9 Free download Uptown Funk Song by Mark Ronson as MP3: Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars
#10 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Get Movies – Masha and the Bear – Recipe for Disaster
#10 Free download Masha and the Bear – Recipe for Disaster as MP3: Get Movies – Masha and the Bear – Recipe for Disaster
#11 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: PSY – GANGNAM STYLE
#11 Free download GANGNAM STYLE Song by PSY as MP3: PSY – GANGNAM STYLE
#12 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: El Chombo – Dame Tu Cosita feat. Cutty Ranks
#12 Free download Dame Tu Cosita Song by El Chombo as MP3:
El Chombo – Dame Tu Cosita feat. Cutty Ranks
#13 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: CoComelon – Wheels on the Bus
#13 Free download Wheels on the Bus Song by CoComelon as MP3: CoComelon – Wheels on the Bus
#14 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Maroon 5 – Sugar
#14 Free download Sugar Song by Maroon 5 as MP3: Maroon 5 – Sugar
#15 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Katy Perry – Roar
#15 Free download Roar Song by Katy Perry as MP3: Katy Perry – Roar
#16 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: OneRepublic – Counting Stars
#16 Free download Counting Stars Song by OneRepublic as MP3: OneRepublic – Counting Stars
#17 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Justin Bieber – Sorry
#17 Free download Sorry Song by Justin Bieber as MP3: Justin Bieber – Sorry
#18 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
#18 Free download Thinking Out Loud Song by Ed Sheera as MP3: Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
#19 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Crazy Frog – Axel F.mp3
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#20 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Maroon 5 – Girls Like You ft. Cardi B
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#21 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Alan Walker – Faded
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#22 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft. Juicy J
#22 Free download Dark Horse Song by Katy Perry as MP3: Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft. Juicy J
#23 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Passenger – Let Her Go
#23 Free download Let Her Go Song by Passenger as MP3: Passenger – Let Her Go
#24 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: CoComelon – Baa Baa Black Sheep
#24 Free download Baa Baa Black Sheep Song by CoComelon as MP3: CoComelon – Baa Baa Black Sheep
#25 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Enrique Iglesias – Bailando ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona (Español)
#25 Free download Bailando Song by Enrique Iglesias as MP3: Enrique Iglesias – Bailando ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona (Español)
#26 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On (feat. MØ)
#26 Free download Lean On Song by Major Lazer & DJ Snake as MP3: Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On (feat. MØ)
#27 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
#27 Free download Shake It Off Song by Taylor Swift as MP3: Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
#28 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Ed Sheeran – Perfect
#28 Free download Perfect Song by Ed Sheeran as MP3: Ed Sheeran – Perfect
#29 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: Shakira – Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)
#29 Free download Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song as MP3: Shakira – Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)
#30 Most-Viewed YouTube Video: J Balvin & Willy William – Mi Gente
#30 Free download Mi Gente Song by J Balvin & Willy William as MP3: J Balvin & Willy William – Mi Gente
Historical Most-Played (Top 1) YouTube Videos That Are Not in The Current Top 30
Some previous No.1 most-watched YouTube videos (from April 2005 to the present) are not ranked in the current list of the top 30 most-visited as the time goes by, however, they deserve to be played again and again. Please note that those the original videos have since been removed or privatized might not be listed here. Besides, the MP3 files of the non-music videos are meaningless, thus, they are not included as well.
Previous Most-Visited YouTube Videos Not in The Current Top 30
Historical Most-Played YouTube Video: Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris
Free download Baby Song by Justin Bieber as MP3: Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris
Historical Most-Played YouTube Video: Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Free download Bad Romance Song by Lady Gaga as MP3: Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Historical Most-Played YouTube Video: Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend
Free download Girlfriend Song by Avril Lavigne as MP3: Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend
Historical Most-Played YouTube Video: Cansei de Ser Sexy – Music Is My Hot Hot Sex
Free download Music Is My Hot Hot Sex Song by Cansei de Ser Sexy as MP3: Cansei de Ser Sexy – Music Is My Hot Hot Sex
Historical Most-Played YouTube Video: Smosh – Pokemon Theme Music Video
“Pokémon Theme Music Video”, released on November 28, 2005, was Padilla and Hecox’s duo lip-synching the original English theme song for the Pokémon anime. Over the course of its lifetime, the video gained over 24 million views, becoming the most-viewed video on all of YouTube at that time. It held that title until it was dethroned by Judson Laipply’s “Evolution of Dance”. It was later removed for copyright. The following video embedded is not the original video, it’s a copy by a fan of Smosh. The original singer of Pokémon Theme is Jason Paige.
Free download Pokémon Themeas Song by Jason Paige as MP3: Jason Paige – Pokémon Theme
Historical Most-Played YouTube Video: Andy Samberg & Chris Parnell – The Chronic of Narnia Rap – The Lonely Island Song
“Lazy Sunday” (sometimes “The Chronic of Narnia rap”, “The Chronicles of Narnia rap” or “The Narnia rap”) is a single and short film by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island. It was released on December 17, 2005, when it premiered on episode nine, season 31 of Saturday Night Live as the troupe’s second Digital Short. Andy Samberg and fellow cast member Chris Parnell rap about a lazy Sunday consumed with eating cupcakes from the Magnolia Bakery, buying snacks at a convenience store, and smuggling the food into a Sunday afternoon matinee of The Chronicles of Narnia at an Upper West Side cinema in “Lazy Sunday.
Free download The Chronic of Narnia Rap Song by Andy Samberg & Chris Parnell as MP3: Andy Samberg & Chris Parnell – The Chronic of Narnia Rap – The Lonely Island Song
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