Top 10 all-time most-viewed music videos on YouTube 2024
These are the most-viewed music videos on YouTube as of April 2024.
The video below from YouTube Culture & Trends shows an interesting dot chart that visualizes the frequency of videos joining the Billion Views Club over time, as well as a look at artists with multiple entries, popular genres and some videos that predate YouTube itself. Find YouTube’s full breakdown of the Billion Views Club on their blog. Keep scrolling for the top 10 most-viewed music videos of all-time.
Not much change to the top ten in recent years. At number one is still Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. The newest video is El Chombo’s Dame Tu Cosita, which was uploaded in 2018.
Find the fastest music videos to reach one billion views here.
Find the top 5 most-viewed YouTube videos of all-time here.
1. Luis Fonsi – Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee
LuisFonsiVEVO
8.426 billion views
2. Ed Sheeran – Shape of You (Official Music Video)
Ed Sheeran
6.248 billion views
3. Wiz Khalifa – See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack
Wiz Khalifa Music
6.241 billion views
4. Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars
MarkRonsonVEVO
5.207 billion views
5. PSY – GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V
officialpsy
5.128 billion views
6. El Chombo – Dame Tu Cosita feat. Cutty Ranks (Official Video) [Ultra Music]
Ultra Records
4.612 billion views
7. Maroon 5 – Sugar (Official Music Video)
Maroon5VEVO
4.035 billion views
8. OneRepublic – Counting Stars
OneRepublicVEVO
4.010 billion views
9. Katy Perry – Roar
KatyPerryVEVO
3.994 billion views
10. Shakira – Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)
shakiraVEVO
3.910 billion views
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