YouTube has billions of videos available and you can watch all sorts of things. You can see how the Eifel Tower was built, you can watch concerts, movie trailers,  all the steps needed to prepare the perfect sushi, pasta, bread, or any other dish. If you are in a laughing mood, you can simply enjoy some funny videos. YouTube has it all. The views on a video are pretty important these days, as YouTube pays to content creators as they reach a certain number of views. And there are videos with billions of views. Those are the ones we are going to list down here the most viewed YouTube videos.

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1.Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee

No matter what is your favorite music genre, it would be hard to believe that you haven’t heard Despacito somewhere. When the song was released, it quickly became super popular worldwide, and the video for the song reached some crazy number of views. At this moment, this Latin pop song has over 6.3 billion views. It reached that number in 2 and a half years, and we are pretty sure the numbers will keep going up.

2.Shape of You – Ed Sheeran

Here is another song that quickly became a hit worldwide. It is Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You. The video is rated as number 2 on this list with over 4.3 billion views. Just recently it surpassed See You Again from Fast and Furison 7 soundtrack.

3.See You Again – Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth (Fast and Furious 7 soundtrack) 

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth have created so many amazing songs in their career. These two teamed up for the Fast and Furious 7 soundtrack. By now, the video for the song called “See you again” has been viewed 4.1 billion times and the numbers are still going up.

4.Masha and the Bear: Recipe for Disaster

Get Movies has plenty of content for kids. They classify themselves as a family channel and even boast to be the first-ever of their kind on YouTube. There are many great things on the channel, but it seems the kids love Masha and the Bear the most. The 17^th episode has been watched over 3.9 billion times. And it is still being watched every day throughout the world.

5.Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

From Honolulu with love! Bruno Mars’ Grenade and When I Was Your Man were hits for sure, same as “Valerie”, the song Mark Ronson recorded with Amy Whinehouse. But, the song Uptown Funk that brought these two together made it to the list of the most viewed YouTube videos. The video for the song has 3.6 billion views.

6.Gangnam Style – PSY

For every song out there we can start a discussion if it is good or not, but everything comes to your personal taste. Some people find Gangnam Style irritating, and some considered it super cool. One thing is certain – it caught a lot of attention and a lot of comments. Plus, it is on the list of most-viewed YouTube videos. The video for the song has more than 3.3 billion views.

7.Sorry – Justin Bieber

Justing Bieber often tops charts, and the video for the song “Sorry” from his album “Purpose” was the most viewed video on YouTube back in 2016. Of course, it is on the list of the most viewed videos on YouTube. It is currently on position number 7 with 3.1 billion views.

8.Baby Shark Dance

Not so long ago, the video for the song “Sugar” by Maroon Five had this position on the most viewed videos chart. But recently the Baby Shark Dance took it over. This 2-minute video has been viewed more than 3.1 billion times.