Most Watched YouTube Videos of All Time

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Most Watched YouTube Videos of All Time

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Key Findings

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Baby Shark Dance — Pinkfong leads in Views (Billions) with 14.40 in 2024.

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Average Views (Billions) in 2024: 7.03 · median: 5.70.

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Gap in 2024: Baby Shark Dance — Pinkfong is 2.8× larger than Johny Johny Yes Papa — LooLoo.

About This Dataset

Most Watched YouTube Videos of All Time

YouTube videos ranked by total view count as of 2025. Baby Shark Dance by Pinkfong has been the most viewed video on YouTube since 2020, accumulating over 14 billion views — a figure that surpasses the entire population of the planet. AI-assisted data.

Analysis

Baby Shark Dance — Pinkfong heads the table on 14.4, ahead of Despacito — Luis Fonsi (8.60) and Shape of You — Ed Sheeran (6.20) in Views (Billions) in 2024. 9.30 separates the highest figure (14.4) from the lowest (5.10) in Views (Billions). Most of that gap is between first and second alone (5.80 of 9.30); the other 7 are separated by just 3.50. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 6.20 to 5.10 Views (Billions).

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

14.40

Baby Shark Dance — Pinkfong

Views (Billions) · 2024

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Views (Billions)

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2024

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure: Views (Billions)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Views (Billions) · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	Baby Shark Dance — Pinkfong	14.40
🥈	Despacito — Luis Fonsi	8.60
🥉	Shape of You — Ed Sheeran	6.20
4	See You Again — Wiz Khalifa	6.10
5	Uptown Funk — Mark Ronson	5.30
6	Gangnam Style — Psy	5.30
7	Wheels on the Bus — CoComelon	5.20
8	Johny Johny Yes Papa — LooLoo	5.10

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Shark_Dance Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despacito Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_of_You Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_You_Again Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Funk Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangnam_Style Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoComelon Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johny_Johny_Yes_Papa Visit ↗

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