The most-liked non-music videos on YouTube in 2025
Without a wisp of Despacito or Baby Shark, here are the top ten most-liked non-music videos on YouTube, as of January 2025.
When we first looked at the most-liked videos on YouTube back in 2022, the top ten was dominated by music videos. Since then, YouTube has pushed Shorts, which, more than regular long-form videos, encourages likes by way of tailoring your feed. While Despacito is still the most-liked video on YouTube with over 54 million likes, the most liked Short is currently just 600k behind.
After Despacito, the second most-liked video and most-liked non-music video is a Short from MrBeast uploaded just over a year ago with over 53 million likes! MrBeast has uploaded four of the top ten most-liked non-music videos. Other popular creators that make this list include Daniel LaBelle, who has two videos in the top ten. Since we last updated this list in April, What’s Idea is a new entry, straight in at number three, pushing dollarbill out of the list. Also the gap between Despacito and MrBeast has significantly narrowed, with “Would You Fly To Paris For A Baguette?” likely days away from taking the crown for the most-liked video of all-time on YouTube.