

On July 20, 2021, Baby Shark surpassed 9 billion views, becoming the first (and currently only) video to do so. On February 23, 2021, Baby Shark surpassed 8 billion views, becoming the first (and so far only) video to do so. On October 29, 2020, Baby Shark surpassed 7 billion views, and on November 2, 2020, it passed Despacito to become the most viewed video on YouTube. The original video by Pinkfong is now the most viewed video on the site. Various versions of the song " Baby Shark" in total amassed more than five billion views by January 2019, with the original version posted by Pinkfong having exceeded two billion views previously. Such videos include two episodes of the Russian animated cartoon Masha and the Bear, a version of " The Wheels on the Bus" by the British animation studio Little Baby Bum, and " Johny Johny Yes Papa" from children's stations LooLoo Kids and ChuChu TV. The majority of these videos in the Billion-View Club have been commercial music videos by popular artists, but the list has included oddities, typically programs aimed at children. "Baby Shark Dance" became the second video to reach six billion views in July 2020, and seven billion views in October 2020. " Baby Shark Dance" became the second video to reach five billion views in April 2020, followed by "Shape of You" in October 2020. " Shape of You" became the second video to reach four billion views in January 2019, followed by "See You Again" in February 2019. " See You Again" became the second video to reach three billion views in August 2017, followed by "Gangnam Style" in November 2017. Īs of November 2020, sixteen videos have exceeded three billion views, seven of which exceed four billion views, three of which exceed five billion views, and two of which exceed six and seven billion views. " 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.
