YouTube has come to define the era of online video, so let’s take a look at its most popular videos of all time. Our latest update has Justin Bieber still at number 1 with Baby, which was the first video to earn a half a billion views! Also of note is a music video by Jennifer Lopez called On The Floor ft. Pitbull, which has risen to number 2 with over 500 million views in less than a year.
We first did this list in August 2007, at which point Evolution of Dance by comedian Judson Laipply was number 1 with nearly 56 million views. The next update was September 2008, when Avril Lavigne’s Girlfriend pop music video was number 1 with 103 million views. In January 2010, Charlie bit my finger – again ! was number 1, with 148 million views. By the beginning of January 2011, Justin Bieber was at number 1 with over 400 million views for Baby.
Here is the top 10, as of October 2012:
1. Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris; 786,359,742 views
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2. Jennifer Lopez – On The Floor ft. Pitbull; 605,413,253 views
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3. Eminem – Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna; 502,252,114 views
4. Shakira – Waka Waka(This Time for Africa); 494,978,747 views
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5. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance; 489,582,110 views
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6. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock; 488,921,980 views
7. Charlie bit my finger – again !; 486,476,673 views
8. Michel Tel� – Ai Se Eu Te Pego – Oficial (Assim voc� me mata); 441,829,431 views
9. PSY – GANGNAM STYLE; 406,902,435 views
10. Don Omar – Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo; 392,715,867 views
This post is regularly updated by Deane Rimerman
Originally published on ReadWriteWeb (archived copy)