In November 2005, a Nike advertisement featuring Brazilian football player Ronaldinho became the first video to reach 1,000,000 views.
[4][5] 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.
[33] By June 2015, only "Baby" had also managed to pass this threshold, but, by October 2015, a total of ten videos had done so,[56] and the number grew further to over 400 in 2024.
[57] Older videos that pre-dated the launch of YouTube in 2005 but were added later to pass a billion views are as follow: With numerous videos readily clearing one billion views by 2018, more interest has been on two- and three-billion-views-and-higher metrics.
"See You Again" became the second video to reach three billion views in August 2017,[24] followed by "Gangnam Style" in November 2017.
[35] "Shape of You" became the second video to reach four billion views in January 2019,[27] followed by "See You Again" in February 2019.
[25] "Baby Shark Dance" became the second video to reach five billion views in April 2020,[62] followed by "Shape of You" in October 2020.
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 "Johnny Johnny Yes Papa" from children's stations LooLoo Kids and ChuChu TV.