{"id":88705,"date":"2026-01-29T16:29:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=88705"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:29:31","slug":"most-viewed-youtube-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/most-viewed-youtube-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 most-viewed videos on YouTube in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">We&#8217;ve rounded up the top 10 most-viewed videos on YouTube, as of January 2026. Warning, it&#8217;s exclusively music and children&#8217;s content.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the 10 most viewed videos on YouTube, led by <em>Baby Shark<\/em>, with twice the entire population of Earth, at over 16 billion views! <em>Baby Shark<\/em> became the most viewed video on YouTube when it reached 7 billion views in November 2020, surpassing the most viewed video at the time, <em>Despacito<\/em>. In just over a year, <em>Baby Shark<\/em> reached 10 billion views in January 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We last updated this list in January last year. Since then <em>Bath Song<\/em> by <strong>Cocomelon<\/strong> has traded places with <em>Johny Johny Yes Papa<\/em> from <strong>LooLoo Kids<\/strong>. <em>Phonics Song with TWO Words<\/em> by <strong>ChuChu TV<\/strong> has swapped places with <strong>Ed Sheeran&#8217;s<\/strong> <em>Shape of You<\/em>, in seventh and eighth positions. At the bottom of the list, <em>GANGNAM STYLE<\/em> and <em>Uptown Funk<\/em> have also swapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All 10 of the most-viewed videos on YouTube have now exceeded 5 billion views!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/most-viewed-music-videos\/\">Find the most-viewed music videos on YouTube here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XqZsoesa55w\">1. Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcdwLMPsaU2ezNSJU1nFoBQ\">Baby Shark &#8211; Pinkfong Kids\u2019 Songs &amp; Stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">16.6 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XqZsoesa55w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kJQP7kiw5Fk\">2. Luis Fonsi &#8211; Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxoq-PAQeAdk_zyg8YS0JqA\">Luis Fonsi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">8.9 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJQP7kiw5Fk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e_04ZrNroTo\">3. Wheels on the Bus | @CoComelon Nursery Rhymes &amp; Kids Songs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbCmjCuTUZos6Inko4u57UQ\">Cocomelon &#8211; Nursery Rhymes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">8.4 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wheels on the Bus | @CoComelon Nursery Rhymes &amp; Kids Songs\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e_04ZrNroTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WRVsOCh907o\">4. Bath Song | @CoComelon Nursery Rhymes &amp; Kids Songs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbCmjCuTUZos6Inko4u57UQ\">Cocomelon &#8211; Nursery Rhymes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">7.3 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bath Song | @CoComelon Nursery Rhymes &amp; Kids Songs\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRVsOCh907o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F4tHL8reNCs\">5. Johny Johny Yes Papa &#x1f476; THE BEST Song for Children | Kids Songs | LooLoo Kids<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4NALVCmcmL5ntpV0thoH6w\">LooLoo Kids &#8211; Nursery Rhymes and Children&#8217;s Songs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">7.1 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F4tHL8reNCs\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RgKAFK5djSk\">6. Wiz Khalifa &#8211; See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVp3nfGRxmMadNDuVbJSk8A\">Wiz Khalifa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">6.9 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. 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Phonics Song with TWO Words &#8211; A For Apple &#8211; ABC Alphabet Songs with Sounds for Children<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ChuChuTV\">ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes &amp; Kids Songs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">6.8 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phonics Song with TWO Words - A For Apple - ABC Alphabet Songs with Sounds for Children\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hq3yfQnllfQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JGwWNGJdvx8\">8. Ed Sheeran &#8211; Shape of You (Official Music Video)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0C-w0YjGpqDXGB8IHb662A\">Ed Sheeran<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">6.6 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (Official Music Video)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JGwWNGJdvx8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9bZkp7q19f0\">9. PSY &#8211; GANGNAM STYLE(\uac15\ub0a8\uc2a4\ud0c0\uc77c) M\/V<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@officialpsy\">officialpsy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">5.8 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(\uac15\ub0a8\uc2a4\ud0c0\uc77c) M\/V\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bZkp7q19f0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OPf0YbXqDm0\">10. Mark Ronson &#8211; Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSY5V7BJSrxNvvBF0Drslow\">Mark Ronson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">5.7 billion views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. 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