List of most-viewed YouTube videos
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim in February 2005, and the first video was "Me at the zoo" uploaded by Karim on his channel in April 2005. 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. In fact, since Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance", every video that has reached the top of the "most-viewed YouTube videos" list has been a music video. Although some of the previously most-viewed videos are no longer listed on the site, reaching the top of the list is still considered a tremendous feat.
In November 2005, a Nike advertisement featuring Brazilian football player Ronaldinho became the first video to reach one million views.[1]
Billion View Club
An early metric of a video's popularity was the so-called Billion View Club, videos which had succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload.[2]
In December 2012, "Gangnam Style" became the first video to reach one billion views.[3] By June 2015, only "Baby" had managed to pass this threshold; but, by October 2015, a total of ten videos had done so,[2] and the number grew further to 100 in February 2018.[4] Considering older videos that pre-dated YouTube's creation in 2005 but were added later:
- "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses became the first video made prior to YouTube's creation to reach this threshold by July 2018.[5]
- "Numb" by Linkin Park was the first 2000s video predating YouTube to reach 1 billion views in November 2018.[6]
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen was the first 1970s video (and pre-1990s video) to reach 1 billion views in July 2019.[7]
- Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" was the first 1980s video to reach 1 billion views in October 2019.[8]
With numerous videos readily clearing one billion views by 2018, more interest has been on two and three-billion views and higher metrics. In May 2014 "Gangnam Style" became the first video to exceed two billion views.[9] "Despacito" became the first video to reach three billion views in August 2017, and since has surpassed four billion in October 2017,[10] five billion in April 2018,[11] and six billion in February 2019.
As of April 2020, twelve videos have exceeded three billion views, five of which exceed four billion views, two of which exceed five billion views and one of which exceeds six billion views. "See You Again" became the second video to reach three billion views in August 2017, followed by "Gangnam Style" in November 2017.[12][13] "Shape of You" became the second video to reach four billion views in January 2019, followed by "See You Again" in February 2019. "Baby Shark Dance" became the second video to reach five billion views in April 2020.[14]
As of April 2020, the fastest videos to reach one billion view are "Hello" (87 days), "Despacito" (96 days) and "Shape of You" (97 days),[15] the fastest videos to reach two billion views are "Despacito" (154 days), "Shape of You" (187 days) and "Girls Like You" (293 days),[16] the fastest videos to reach three billion views are "Despacito" (203 days) and "Shape of You" (342 days),[17] and the fastest videos to reach four billion views are "Despacito" (271 days) and "Shape of You" (708 days).[18]
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. 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 Indian children's' stations LooLoo Kids and ChuChu TV.[19] Various versions of the song "Baby Shark" in total have amassed more than five billion views by January 2019, with the original version posted by Pinkfong having exceeded two billion views previously.[20]
Top videos
The following table lists the top 30 most-viewed videos on YouTube, with each total rounded to the nearest 10 million views, uploader and upload date.[upper-alpha 1]
# | Video name | Uploader / artist | Views (billions) | Upload date | Note | |
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1. | "Despacito"[23] | Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee | 6.73 | January 12, 2017 | [upper-alpha 2] | |
2. | "Baby Shark Dance"[28] | Pinkfong Kids' Songs & Stories | 5.18 | June 17, 2016 | [upper-alpha 3] | |
3. | "Shape of You"[29] | Ed Sheeran | 4.74 | January 30, 2017 | [upper-alpha 4] | |
4. | "See You Again"[30] | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | 4.52 | April 6, 2015 | [upper-alpha 5] | |
5. | Masha and the Bear – "Recipe for Disaster"[37] | Get Movies | 4.26 | January 31, 2012 | [upper-alpha 6] | |
6. | "Uptown Funk"[38] | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 3.83 | November 19, 2014 | [upper-alpha 7] | |
7. | "Gangnam Style"[39] | Psy | 3.59 | July 15, 2012 | [upper-alpha 8] | |
8. | "Sorry"[44] | Justin Bieber | 3.28 | October 22, 2015 | [upper-alpha 9] | |
9. | "Sugar"[45] | Maroon 5 | 3.18 | January 14, 2015 | [upper-alpha 10] | |
10. | "Johny Johny Yes Papa"[46] | LooLoo Kids | 3.13 | October 8, 2016 | [upper-alpha 11] | |
11. | "Learning Colors - Colorful Eggs on a Farm"[47] | Miroshka TV | 3.11 | February 27, 2018 | [upper-alpha 12] | |
12. | "Roar"[48] | Katy Perry | 3.06 | September 5, 2013 | [upper-alpha 13] | |
13. | "Thinking Out Loud"[49] | Ed Sheeran | 2.97 | October 7, 2014 | ||
14. | "Counting Stars"[50] | OneRepublic | 2.96 | May 31, 2013 | ||
15. | "Shake It Off"[51] | Taylor Swift | 2.91 | August 18, 2014 | ||
16. | "Bailando"[52] | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona | 2.84 | April 11, 2014 | ||
17. | "Lean On"[53] | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | 2.79 | March 22, 2015 | ||
18. | "Dark Horse"[54] | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | 2.76 | February 20, 2014 | ||
19. | "Faded"[55] | Alan Walker | 2.73 | December 3, 2015 | ||
20. | "Let Her Go"[56] | Passenger | 2.67 | July 25, 2012 | ||
21. | "Mi Gente"[57] | J Balvin and Willy William | 2.67 | June 29, 2017 | ||
22. | "Girls Like You"[58] | Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B | 2.65 | May 31, 2018 | ||
23. | "Hello"[59] | Adele | 2.65 | October 22, 2015 | [upper-alpha 14] | |
24. | "Blank Space"[61] | Taylor Swift | 2.58 | November 10, 2014 | ||
25. | "Chantaje"[62] | Shakira featuring Maluma | 2.52 | November 18, 2016 | ||
26. | "Bath Song"[63] | Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes | 2.51 | May 2, 2018 | ||
27. | "Closer (Lyric video)"[64] | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 2.48 | July 29, 2016 | [upper-alpha 15] | |
28. | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[65] | Shakira featuring Freshlyground | 2.48 | June 4, 2010 | ||
29. | "Phonics Song with Two Words"[66] | ChuChu TV | 2.43 | March 6, 2014 | ||
30. | "We Don't Talk Anymore"[67] | Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez | 2.43 | August 2, 2016 | ||
As of April 25, 2020 |
By year of release
The following table lists the current top 5 most viewed YouTube videos uploaded in each year, with each total rounded to the nearest 10 million views, uploader and upload date.[upper-alpha 16]
As of April 2020 Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have the most appearances on the list with three each. icanrockyourworld (2007), Linkin Park (2007), Queen (2008), Guns N' Roses (2009), Ed Sheeran (2017), Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes (2018) and Anuel AA (2019) have two videos in the top 5 of a single year, with the English and Spanish versions of Gummibär's The Gummy Bear Song being in the top five videos of 2007.
Year | Video name | Uploader | Views (billions) | Upload date | Notes |
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2005 | "Tarzan Boy"[68] | nailofgilead | 0.18 | November 2, 2005 | |
"Life Goes On"[69] | fhearnoiz | 0.13 | September 22, 2005 | ||
"guitar"[70] | guitar90 | 0.09 | December 20, 2005 | ||
"Me at the zoo"[71] | jawed | 0.09 | April 23, 2005 | [upper-alpha 17] | |
"Hurt"[72] | beachbuggy | 0.09 | December 12, 2005 | ||
Combined views (2005) | 0.58 | [73][74] | |||
2006 | "Galinha Pintadinha - videoclip infantil animado"[75] | Galinha Pintadinha | 0.61 | December 28, 2006 | |
"Ella y Yo"[76] | JosephIngma | 0.52 | April 27, 2006 | ||
"Evolution of Dance"[77] | Judson Laipply | 0.31 | April 6, 2006 | [upper-alpha 18] | |
"I Write Sins Not Tragedies"[78] | Fueled By Ramen | 0.30 | July 18, 2006 | ||
"Hit the Road Jack"[79] | Andres Trevino | 0.20 | June 3, 2006 | ||
Combined views (2006) | 1.94 | [80][81] | |||
2007 | "The Gummy Bear Song"[82] | icanrockyourworld | 1.96 | October 9, 2007 | |
"Numb"[83] | Linkin Park | 1.35 | March 4, 2007 | ||
"Charlie Bit My Finger"[84] | HDCYT | 0.87 | May 22, 2007 | [upper-alpha 19] | |
"Osito Gominola - Full Spanish Version - The Gummy Bear Song"[85] | icanrockyourworld | 0.82 | October 16, 2007 | ||
"What I've Done"[86] | Linkin Park | 0.45 | April 3, 2007 | ||
Combined views (2007) | 5.45 | [80][81] | |||
2008 | "Bohemian Rhapsody"[87] | Queen Official | 1.13 | August 1, 2008 | |
"Hot n Cold"[88] | Katy Perry | 0.96 | October 13, 2008 | ||
"Pintinho Amarelinho - DVD Galena Pintadinha"[89] | Galinha Pintadinha | 0.80 | September 15, 2008 | ||
"Viva la Vida"[90] | Coldplay | 0.61 | August 4, 2008 | ||
"Don't Stop Me Now"[91] | Queen Official | 0.57 | August 1, 2008 | ||
Combined views (2008) | 4.07 | [80] | |||
2009 | "Axel F"[92] | Crazy Frog | 2.07 | June 16, 2009 | |
"November Rain"[93] | Guns N' Roses | 1.33 | December 25, 2009 | ||
"Bad Romance"[94] | Lady Gaga | 1.19 | November 24, 2009 | [upper-alpha 20] | |
"Sweet Child o' Mine"[95] | Guns N' Roses | 1.07 | December 25, 2009 | ||
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"[96] | Nirvana | 1.05 | June 16, 2009 | ||
Combined views (2009) | 6.71 | [80] | |||
2010 | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[65] | Shakira | 2.48 | June 4, 2010 | |
"Baby"[97] | Justin Bieber | 2.22 | February 19, 2010 | [upper-alpha 21] | |
"Love the Way You Lie"[98] | Eminem | 1.97 | August 5, 2010 | ||
"Rolling in the Deep"[99] | Adele | 1.66 | November 30, 2010 | ||
"Just the Way You Are"[100] | Bruno Mars | 1.46 | September 8, 2010 | ||
Combined views (2010) | 9.79 | [80] | |||
2011 | "The Lazy Song"[101] | Bruno Mars | 1.83 | April 15, 2011 | |
"Party Rock Anthem"[102] | LMFAO | 1.79 | March 8, 2011 | ||
"A Thousand Years"[103] | Christina Perri | 1.53 | October 26, 2011 | ||
"On the Floor"[104] | Jennifer Lopez | 1.52 | March 3, 2011 | ||
"Someone like You"[105] | Adele | 1.48 | September 29, 2011 | ||
Combined views (2011) | 8.15 | [80] | |||
2012 | |||||
"Masha and the Bear – "Recipe for Disaster""[37] | Get Movies | 4.26 | January 31, 2012 | ||
"Gangnam Style"[39] | Psy | 3.59 | July 15, 2012 | [upper-alpha 22] | |
"Let Her Go"[56] | Passenger | 2.67 | July 25, 2012 | ||
"Diamonds"[106] | Rihanna | 1.47 | November 8, 2012 | ||
"Thrift Shop"[107] | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | 1.41 | August 29, 2012 | ||
Combined views (2012) | 13.40 | [80] | |||
2013 | "Roar"[48] | Katy Perry | 3.06 | September 5, 2013 | |
"Counting Stars"[50] | OneRepublic | 2.96 | May 31, 2013 | ||
"Wake Me Up"[108] | Avicii | 1.91 | July 29, 2013 | ||
"Rude"[109] | Magic! | 1.80 | December 5, 2013 | ||
"All of Me"[110] | John Legend | 1.64 | October 2, 2013 | ||
Combined views (2013) | 11.37 | [80] | |||
2014 | "Uptown Funk"[38] | Mark Ronson | 3.83 | November 19, 2014 | |
"Thinking Out Loud"[49] | Ed Sheeran | 2.97 | October 7, 2014 | ||
"Shake It Off"[51] | Taylor Swift | 2.91 | August 18, 2014 | ||
"Bailando"[52] | Enrique Iglesias | 2.84 | April 11, 2014 | ||
"Dark Horse"[54] | Katy Perry | 2.76 | February 20, 2014 | ||
Combined views (2014) | 15.31 | [80] | |||
2015 | "See You Again"[30] | Wiz Khalifa | 4.52 | April 6, 2015 | [upper-alpha 23] |
"Sorry"[44] | Justin Bieber | 3.28 | October 22, 2015 | ||
"Sugar"[45] | Maroon 5 | 3.18 | January 14, 2015 | ||
"Lean On"[53] | Major Lazer | 2.79 | March 22, 2015 | ||
"Faded"[55] | Alan Walker | 2.73 | December 3, 2015 | ||
Combined views (2015) | 16.50 | [80] | |||
2016 | "Baby Shark Dance"[28] | Pinkfong Kids' Songs & Stories | 5.18 | June 17, 2016 | |
"Johny Johny Yes Papa"[46] | LooLoo Kids | 3.13 | October 8, 2016 | ||
"Chantaje"[62] | Shakira | 2.52 | November 18, 2016 | ||
"Closer (Lyric video)"[64] | The Chainsmokers | 2.48 | July 29, 2016 | ||
"We Don't Talk Anymore"[67] | Charlie Puth | 2.43 | August 2, 2016 | ||
Combined views (2016) | 15.73 | [80] | |||
2017 | "Despacito"[23] | Luis Fonsi | 6.73 | January 12, 2017 | [upper-alpha 24] |
"Shape of You"[29] | Ed Sheeran | 4.74 | January 30, 2017 | ||
"Mi Gente"[57] | J Balvin | 2.67 | June 29, 2017 | ||
"Perfect"[111] | Ed Sheeran | 2.37 | November 9, 2017 | ||
"New Rules"[112] | Dua Lipa | 2.11 | July 7, 2017 | ||
Combined views (2017) | 18.62 | [80] | |||
2018 | "Learning Colors - Colorful Eggs on a Farm"[47] | Miroshka TV | 3.11 | February 27, 2018 | |
"Girls Like You"[58] | Maroon 5 | 2.65 | May 31, 2018 | ||
"Bath Song"[63] | Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes | 2.51 | May 2, 2018 | ||
"Dame Tu Cosita"[113] | Ultra Music | 2.18 | April 5, 2018 | ||
"Yes Yes Vegetables Song"[114] | Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes | 2.15 | August 10, 2018 | ||
Combined views (2018) | 12.60 | [80] | |||
2019 | "Con Calma"[115] | Daddy Yankee | 1.84 | January 23, 2019 | |
"Con altura"[116] | Rosalía | 1.41 | March 28, 2019 | ||
"China"[117] | Anuel AA | 1.26 | July 19, 2019 | ||
"No Me Conoce (Remix)"[118] | Jhay Cortez | 1.00 | May 16, 2019 | ||
"Secreto"[119] | Anuel AA | 1.00 | January 14, 2019 | ||
Combined views (2019) | 6.51 | [80] | |||
As of April 3, 2020 |
Historical most-viewed videos
The following table lists the videos that became YouTube's most-viewed video, from April 2005 to the present.
Video name | Uploader | Views* | Upload date | Date achieved | Days held | Ref(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Despacito"[23] | Luis Fonsi | 2,993,700,000 | January 12, 2017 | August 4, 2017 | 995 | [120] | [upper-alpha 25] |
"See You Again"[30] | Wiz Khalifa | 2,894,000,000 | April 6, 2015 | July 10, 2017 | 25 | [123] | |
"Gangnam Style"⁂[39] | Psy | 803,700,000 | July 15, 2012 | November 24, 2012 | 1,689 | [40] | [upper-alpha 26] |
"Baby"*[97] | Justin Bieber | 245,400,000 | February 19, 2010 | July 16, 2010 | 862 | [125] | [upper-alpha 27] |
"Bad Romance"[94] | Lady Gaga | 178,400,000 | November 24, 2009 | April 14, 2010 | 93 | [128] | [upper-alpha 28] |
"Charlie Bit My Finger"[84] | HDCYT | 128,900,000 | May 22, 2007 | October 25, 2009 | 171 | [131] | |
"Evolution of Dance"[77] | Judson Laipply | 118,900,000 | April 6, 2006 | May 2, 2009 | 176 | [132] | |
"Girlfriend"‡[133][134] | RCA Records | 92,600,000 | February 27, 2007 | July 17, 2008 | 289 | [135] | |
"Evolution of Dance"[77] | Judson Laipply | 78,400,000 | April 6, 2006 | March 15, 2008 | 124 | [136] | |
"Music Is My Hot Hot Sex"‡[137] | CLARUSBARTEL72 | 76,600,000 | April 9, 2007 | March 1, 2008 | 14 | [138] | [upper-alpha 29] |
"Evolution of Dance"*[77] | Judson Laipply | 10,600,000 | April 6, 2006 | May 19, 2006 | 652 | [141] | [upper-alpha 30] |
"Pokemon Theme Music Video"‡[142] | Smosh | 4,300,000 | November 28, 2005 | March 12, 2006 | 68 | [143] | [upper-alpha 31] |
"Myspace – The Movie"‡[146][147] | eggtea | 2,700,000 | January 31, 2006 | February 18, 2006 | 22 | [148] | |
"Phony Photo Booth"‡[149] | mugenized | 3,400,000 | December 1, 2005 | January 21, 2006 | 28 | [150] | [upper-alpha 32] |
"The Chronic of Narnia Rap"‡[151] | youtubedude | 2,300,000 | December 18, 2005 | January 9, 2006 | 12 | [152] | |
"Ronaldinho: Touch of Gold"‡*[153] | Nikesoccer | 255,000 | October 21, 2005 | October 31, 2005 | 70 | [154] | [upper-alpha 33] |
"I/O Brush"‡*[156] | larfus | 247,000 | October 5, 2005 | October 29, 2005 | 2 | [157] | |
"Me at the zoo"[71] | jawed | 1 | April 23, 2005 | April 23, 2005 | 1 | [158] | |
As of April 25, 2020 |
- The approximate number of views each video had when it became YouTube's most-viewed video.
Timeline of most viewed videos (Oct 2005 – Apr 2020)
No. 1 most viewed video (Oct 2005 – Jun 2006)
No. 1 most viewed video (Apr 2006 – Jan 2010)
No. 1 most viewed video (Oct 2009 – Jan 2013)
No. 1 most viewed video (Jan 2012 – Apr 2020)
See also
- List of most-disliked YouTube videos
- List of most-liked YouTube videos
- List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
- List of most-viewed YouTube channels
- List of most-viewed online videos in the first 24 hours
- List of most-viewed online trailers in the first 24 hours
- List of viral music videos
- List of most-streamed songs on Spotify
- List of most-followed Twitch channels
Notes
- Some videos may not be available worldwide due to regional restrictions in certain countries.
- "Despacito" became the fifty-fourth video to reach 1 billion views on April 20, 2017, doing so in 96 days;[24] twelfth video to reach 2 billion views on June 16, 2017, doing so in the fastest time – 154 days;[25][26] first video to reach 3 billion views on August 4, 2017, doing so in the fastest time – 204 days;[27] first video to reach 4 billion views on October 11, 2017; first video to reach 5 billion views on April 5, 2018; first video to reach 6 billion views on February 24, 2019; YouTube's most liked video with over 37.2 million likes as of April 2020.
- "Baby Shark Dance" is the eighth video to reach 3 billion views on July 1, 2019; fifth video to reach 4 billion views on November 25, 2019; second video to reach 5 billion views on April 3, 2020.
- "Shape of You" is the fourth video to reach 3 billion views on January 7, 2018; second video to reach 4 billion views on January 7, 2019.
- "See You Again" surpassed "Gangnam Style" as the most viewed video on July 10, 2017;[31][32] tenth video to reach 1 billion views on October 7, 2015;[33] second video to reach 2 billion views on September 3, 2016;[34][35] second video to reach 3 billion views on August 6, 2017;[36] third video to reach 4 billion views on February 7, 2019; second most liked video with over 27.8 million likes as of April 2020.
- "Recipe for Disaster" is the sixth video to reach 3 billion views on April 27, 2018; fourth video to reach 4 billion views on July 31, 2019.
- "Uptown Funk" is the fifth video to reach 3 billion views on March 31, 2018.
- "Gangnam Style" surpassed "Baby" as the most viewed video on November 24, 2012;[40] first video to reach 1 billion views on December 21, 2012;[41] first video to reach 2 billion views on May 30, 2014;[42] third video to reach 3 billion views on November 25, 2017;[43] currently holds the record for the longest reign as YouTube's most viewed video with 1,689 days.
- "Sorry" is the seventh video to reach 3 billion views on September 1, 2018.
- "Sugar" is the ninth video to reach 3 billion views on July 24, 2019.
- "Johny Johny Yes Papa" is the eleventh video to reach 3 billion views on April 4, 2020.
- "Learning Colors - Colorful Eggs on a Farm" is the twelfth video to reach 3 billion views on April 11, 2020.
- "Roar" is the tenth video to reach 3 billion views on February 6, 2020.
- As of April 2020, "Hello" is the fastest video to reach one billion views, doing so in 87 days.[60]
- "Closer" is the most viewed lyric video of all time as of April 2020.
- Some videos may not be available worldwide due to regional restrictions in certain countries.
- "Me at the zoo" is the first video uploaded to YouTube.
- "Evolution of Dance" previously held the title of YouTube's most viewed video on three occasions: May 19, 2006 – February 29, 2008, March 15, 2008 – July 17, 2008, and May 2, 2009 – October 24, 2009.
- "Charlie Bit My Finger" previously held the title of YouTube's most viewed video from October 24, 2009 to April 14, 2010.
- "Bad Romance" previously held the title of YouTube's most viewed video from April 14, 2010 to July 16, 2010.
- "Baby" previously held the title of YouTube's most viewed video from July 16, 2010 to November 24, 2012.
- "Gangnam Style" previously held the title of YouTube's most viewed video from November 24, 2012 to July 10, 2017.
- "See You Again" previously held the title of YouTube's most viewed video from July 10, 2017 to August 4, 2017.
- "Despacito" currently holds the title of YouTube's most viewed video.
- "Despacito" became the first video to reach 3 billion views on August 4, 2017;[121] first video to reach 4 billion views on October 11, 2017; first video to reach 5 billion views on April 5, 2018[122] and first video to reach 6 billion views on February 24, 2019.
- "Gangnam Style" became the first video to reach 1 billion views on December 21, 2012;[41] first video to reach 2 billion views on May 30, 2014.[124]
- "Baby" became to first video to reach 500 million views on March 28, 2011.[126][127]
- "Bad Romance" became the first video to reach 200 million views on May 9, 2010.[129][130]
- "Music is My Hot Hot Sex" became the first video to reach 100 million views on March 11, 2008.[139] The uploader then deleted the video four days later, and "Evolution of Dance" regained its title as the most-viewed video.[140]
- "Evolution of Dance" became the first video to reach 20 million views on June 5, 2006;[139] first video to reach 50 million views on June 7, 2007.[139] It is the only video on this list to hold the No. 1 spot on more than one occasion.
- "Pokemon Theme Music Video" became the first video to reach 10 million views on May 6, 2006.[144] It was removed from YouTube in June 2007 for copyright infringement.[145]
- "Phony Photo Booth" became the first video to reach 5 million views on February 8, 2006.[144] It was removed from YouTube on February 18, 2006 for copyright infringement.
- "Ronaldinho: Touch of Gold" became the first video to reach 500,000 views on November 3, 2005;[155][144] first video to reach 2 million views on December 12, 2005.[144]
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