On its 20th birthday, what are YouTube’s most-viewed music videos?

YouTube went online 20 years ago this week. Since then, videos have been viewed 20 TRILLION times. I remember when Google bought the platform two years after it debuted how critics said it would be a failure and the Google’s worst-ever move. Yeah, well…

YouTube killed the video music channels on cable, but music videos still live, thanks to YouTube. Here are the 10 most-viewed music videos as of today. How many of these have you seen? How many times?

1. Luis Fonsi, “Despocito” feat. Daddy Yankee:  8.704 billion (2017)
2. Wiz Khalia, “See You Again” feat. Charlie Puth: 6.65 billion (2015)
3. Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”” 6.45 billion (2017)
4. Psy, “Gangham Style”: 5.553 billion (2012)
5. Mark Ronson, “Uptown Funk” feat. Bruno Mars: 5.549 billion (2014)
6. Crazy Frog, “Axel F”: 5.177 billion (2009)
7. El Chombo & Dancing Green Alien, “Dame Tu Cosita” feat. Cutty Ranks: 5.03 billion (2018)
8. Maroon 5, “Sugar”:  4.225 billion
9. Shakira, “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” feat. Freshlyground: 4.217 billion (2010)
10. OneRepublic , “Counting Stars”: 4.148 billion (2013)