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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. Note that some videos may not be available worldwide due to regional restrictions in certain countries.
Explore the most popular videos and creators of the year.
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- Baby Shark Dance — 13.60 Billion Views. It should be no surprise, by now, that the most viewed YouTube video is for children. Standing at a whopping 13.48 billion views, almost double the second place video, this famous (or infamous) video was uploaded in 2016 — and YouTube was never the same.
- Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee — 8.31 Billion Views. The second entry on this list and the first among music videos, "Despacito" transcended culture and became a worldwide sensation.
- Johny Johny Yes Papa — 6.84 Billion Views. Compared to other videos on this list, nursery rhymes videos seem to be more controversial than the others.
- Bath Song — 6.49 Billion Views. The second entry from the nursery rhymes channel CoComelon, "Bath Song" places fourth on this list. One of the most popular songs the channel has, "Bath Song", contains an overly familiar melody that brings all kinds of memories from childhood to its young listeners.
Dec 1, 2021 · YouTube's most-viewed video uploaded in 2021 was MrBeasts' I Spent 50 Hours Buried Alive, which has over 147 million views at the time of writing. However, there's a chance that MrBeast...
- MrBeast: I Spent 50 Hours Buried Alive. Though he recently hit the headlines after making his very own real-life version of the hit Netflix series Squid Game, YouTube stunt artist MrBeast's biggest hit came when he successfully spent 50 hours buried alive.
- Dream: Minecraft Speedrunner VS 5 Hunters. Proving once again that YouTube is a popular platform for gamers and Minecraft in particular, this frantic video has racked up a crazy 62 million times.
- Mark Rober: Glitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested) Arguably the most satisfying video on this list, former NASA and Apple engineer Mark Rober took followers on a journey as he took on and successfully took down a major phone scam.
- NFL: The Weeknd's FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show. The yearly spectacle that is the NFL Super Bowl halftime show did not disappoint this year, with The Weeknd pulling out all the stops with a brilliantly choreographed show featuring some of his biggest hits.
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Dec 1, 2021 · Both new and existing creators have been making short-form videos on a range of topics that tap into the humor and familiarity of daily life. From magic tricks and family dynamics to toothpaste (yes, really!) and air travel, viewers connected with relatable and informal videos in 2021.
