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In 2012, "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" by German virtual singer Gummibär became the first French-language music video to reach 100 million views.
In 2023, Indila's song "Dernière Danse" became the first music video in French to reach 1 billion views.
The following table lists the 20 most viewed French-language music videos on YouTube with their approximative view count, uploader, artist, language and upload date.
Indila's song "Dernière danse" is currently the most-viewed music video that is sung in the French language.
| Note | ||||||
| 1. | "Dernière danse" | 1168 | 4 December 2013 | |||
| 2. | "Ego" | 1068 | 2 November 2015 | |||
| 3. | "Papaoutai" | 1058 | 6 June 2013 | |||
| 4. | "Djadja" | 974 | 6 April 2018 | |||
| 5. | "Zemër" | 861 | 19 April 2019 | |||
| 6. | "Les Menottes" | 750 | 5 May 2017 | |||
| 7. | "Hola Señorita" |  Maluma feat. Gims | 610 | 10 May 2019 | ||
| 8. | "Bella" | 607 | 19 June 2013 | |||
| 9. | "Sapés comme jamais" | 605 | 19 October 2015 | |||
| 10. | "Copines" |  Aya Nakamura | 571 | 24 August 2018 | ||
| 11. | "Ramenez la coupe à la maison" | 561 | 18 July 2018 | |||
| 12. | "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" |  Gummibär | 529 | 15 October 2007 | ||
| 13. | "Bande Organisée" |  Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari | 524 | 15 August 2020 | ||
| 14. | "Chocolat" |  Lartiste feat. Awa Imani | 523 | 17 February 2017 | ||
| 15. | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" | Maître Gims | 481 | 4 May 2015 | ||
| 16. | "Magic in the Air" | 472 | 17 March 2014 | |||
| 17. | "Libérée, délivrée" | 462 | 10 December 2013 | |||
| 18. | "Mafiosa" | Lartiste feat.  Caroliina | 458 | 21 February 2018 | ||
| 19. | "Alors on danse" | 449 | 28 April 2010 | |||
| 20. | "Tous les mêmes" |  Stromae | 443 | 18 December 2013 | ||
| As of 12 August 2024 | ||||||
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A metric of a video's popularity is the "Billion View Club", denoting videos which have succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload.[1] Released on 30 June 2017, "Mi Gente" became the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views, although this version of the song is not in French. Only three French-language videos, "Dernière Danse", "Papaoutai" and "Ego" have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 14 September 2023.
| Video name | Uploader | Views (billions) | data-sort-type="usLongDate" | Upload date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lean On" |  Major Lazer, DJ Snake feat. MØ | 3.594 | 23 Mar. 2015 | [2] | |
| 2. | "Mi Gente" | 3.347 | 30 June 2017 | |||
| 3. | "Taki Taki" | DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B | 2.563 | 10 Oct. 2018 | [3] | |
| 4. | "Starboy" | The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk | 2.421 | 28 Sept.2016 | [4] | |
| 5. | "Titanium" | David Guetta feat. Sia | 1.843 | 21 Dec. 2011 | [5] | |
| 6. | "Hey Mama" | David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, Afrojack | 1.643 | 19 May 2015 | [6] | |
| 7. | "Let Me Love You (Music Video)" | DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber | 1.434 | 29 Nov. 2016 | [7] | |
| 8. | "I Feel It Coming" | The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk | 1.199 | 10 Mar.2017 | [8] | |
| 9. | "Turn Down For What" | DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon | 1.194 | 14 Mar. 2014 | [9] | |
| 10. | "Play Hard" | David Guetta feat. Ne-Yo, Akon | 1.194 | 23 Apr.2013 | [10] | |
| As of 07 May 2024 | ||||||