List of most-liked YouTube videos explained

__FORCETOC__ This list of most-liked YouTube videos contains the top 30 videos with the most likes of all time, taken directly from the video page. The American video platform YouTube implemented a like and dislike button on these pages in March 2010, part of a major redesign of the site. This served as a replacement for their five-star rating system;[1] YouTube's designers found the previous system ineffective because the options to rate a video between two and four stars were rarely selected.[2]

The music video for LMFAO's song "Party Rock Anthem" stood as the most-liked video on YouTube in 2012, with 1.56 million likes, until the video for Psy's "Gangnam Style" surpassed it in September that year with more than 1.57 million likes. Following this accomplishment, "Gangnam Style" entered the Guinness World Records book as the most-liked video on YouTube and on the Internet as of 2012. Psy's video remained the most-liked on YouTube for nearly four years until August 27, 2016, when Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" featuring Charlie Puth surpassed it with 11.21 million likes. Less than a year later, on July 25, 2017, Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" featuring Daddy Yankee claimed the top spot with 16.01 million likes. Despacito became the first YouTube video to reach 50 million likes on October 23, 2022.

MrBeast holds the record for the most liked non-music video with "Would You Fly To Paris For A Baguette?" This video stands at 51 million likes as of August 2024. It is also the most-liked video uploaded under the YouTube Shorts banner.

The most liked non-music and non-short video is also held by MrBeast, with his video called "Make This Video The Most Liked Video On Youtube" which has over 30 million likes as of August 2024. He has held this record since May 2019, after surpassing PewDiePie's most liked non-music video.

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Top videos

The following table lists the top 30 most-liked videos on YouTube, with each total rounded to the nearest ten thousand likes, uploader, and upload date.

Upload date! class="unsortable"
Notes
align=center 1. "Despacito"[3] align=center 53.64 January 12, 2017 align=center
align=center 2. "Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?"[4] align=center 51.74 December 9, 2022 align=center
3. "Baby Shark Dance"[5] 43.79 June 17, 2016
align=center 4. "See You Again"[6] align=center 43.54 April 6, 2015 align=center
align=center 5. "Our MOST INTENSE Balloon Popping Race"[7] align=center 40.99 April 19, 2022 align=center
align=center 6. "If Cleaning Was a Timed Sport. Part 2"[8] DanielLaBelle align=center 38.69 October 18, 2022
align=center 7. "Dynamite"[9] align=center 37.67 August 21, 2020 align=center
8. "Giving iPhones Instead Of Candy on Halloween"[10] 36.27 November 2, 2022
align=center 9. "OMG Best Teacher"[11] Dednahype align=center 35.14 December 21, 2021 align=center
10. "For Young Sister a Bubbles Gun ~ mini wood toy - woodworking art skill /wood / hand crafts"[12] What's Idea 33.54 May 30, 2023
align=center 11. "Shape of You"[13] align=center 33.33 January 30, 2017 align=center
12. "Revenge"[14] 32.50 July 26, 2022
13. "The Rock Vs MrBeast For $100,000"[15] 32.42October 21, 2022
align=center 14. "Home Alone in a Rush"[16] DanielLaBelle align=center 32.14 December 7, 2021 align=center
15. "Real Life Transforming Cinderella Dress" [17] Justinflom 31.18 November 8, 2022
16. "How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti"[18] dollarbill (re-uploader), Zach King (creator)30.85 July 23, 2019
align=center 17. "Make This Video The Most Liked Video On Youtube"[19] align=center 30.31 January 16, 2019
align=center 18. "Power Tools Racing is INTENSE"[20] How Ridiculous align=center 29.98 April 12, 2022
19. "Rating Strangers Shots (Crazy Fail Compilation)"[21] Tuvok 29.76 March 11, 2023
20. "I drew Khaby Lame and Bella Poarch and gave it to them (crazy reaction!)"[22] Devon Rodriguez29.65 August 18, 2022
21. "Gangnam Style"[23] Psy29.03 July 15, 2012
22. "Boy with Luv"[24] BTS featuring Halsey28.70 April 12, 2019
23."Faded"[25] Alan Walker28.32 December 3, 2015
24. "The Greatest High Five in Sports History"[26] OmarESPN 27.26 Feb 22, 2022
align=center 25. "Lovely"[27] align=center 27.21 April 29, 2018 align=center
26."Alone"[28] Marshmello25.69 July 2, 2016
27. "Kill This Love"[29] Blackpink25.63 April 4, 2019
align=center 28. "Baby"[30] align=center 25.46 February 19, 2010 align=center
align=center 29. "Favorite Sound Effecting Mom Clips" [31] PeetMontzingo align=center 25.23 November 24, 2021
30. "How You Like That"[32] Blackpink24.98 June 26, 2020
As of August 10, 2024

Historical most-liked videos

The following table lists the videos that became YouTube's most-liked video, from the implementation of the like button in March 2010 to the present.

Video nameUploaderLikes[33] data-sort-type="usLongDate" Upload datedata-sort-type="usLongDate" Date achievedDays heldNotes
"Despacito"⁂ align=right 16,010,000 align=right January 12, 2017 align=right July 25, 2017 [34] align=center [35] align=center
"See You Again" align=right 11,210,000 align=right April 6, 2015 align=right align=center 332 align=center
"Gangnam Style"* align=right 1,570,000 align=right July 15, 2012 align=right September 13, 2012 1444 align=center align=center
"Party Rock Anthem"[36] align=right 1,390,000 align=right March 8, 2011 align=right April 4, 2012 align=center 162 align=center
"Kony 2012"[37] align=right 1,350,000 align=right March 5, 2012 align=right March 17, 2012 align=center 18 align=center align=center
"Party Rock Anthem" align=right 950,000 align=right March 8, 2011 align=right November 3, 2011 align=center 135 align=center align=center
"Baby" align=right 760,000 align=right align=right July 6, 2011 align=center 120 align=center
"Evolution of Dance"*[38] align=right 620,000 align=right April 6, 2006 align=right March 31, 2010 462 align=center align=center

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bar:Evolution from: 01/01/2010 till: 31/03/2010 color:On text: from: 31/03/2010 till: 06/07/2011 color:Liked text: from: 06/07/2011 till: end color:On text:"Evolution of Dance" bar:Baby from: 19/02/2010 till: 06/07/2011 color:On text: from: 06/07/2011 till: 03/11/2011 color:Liked text: from: 03/11/2011 till: end color:On text:"Baby" bar:Party from: 08/03/2011 till: 03/11/2011 color:On text: from: 03/11/2011 till: 17/03/2012 color:Liked text: from: 17/03/2012 till: 02/04/2012 color:On text: from: 02/04/2012 till: 13/09/2012 color:Liked text: from: 13/09/2012 till: end color:On text:"Party Rock Anthem (2)" bar:Kony from: 05/03/2012 till: 17/03/2012 color:On text: from: 17/03/2012 till: 02/04/2012 color:Liked text: from: 02/04/2012 till: end color:On text:"KONY 2012" bar:Gangnam from: 15/07/2012 till: 13/09/2012 color:On text: from: 13/09/2012 till: 27/08/2016 color:Liked text: from: 27/08/2016 till: end color:On text:"Gangnam Style" bar:Wiz from: 16/04/2015 till: 27/08/2016 color:On text: from: 27/08/2016 till: 25/07/2017 color:Liked text: from: 25/07/2017 till: end color:On text:"See You Again" bar:Despacito from: 12/01/2017 till: 25/07/2017 color:On text: from: 25/07/2017 till: end color:Liked text:"Despacito"

See also

References

  1. Web site: Lowensohn. Josh. March 31, 2010. YouTube's big redesign goes live to everyone. CNET. CBS Interactive. May 9, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512000421/http://www.cnet.com/news/youtubes-big-redesign-goes-live-to-everyone/. May 12, 2016. mdy-all.
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  3. Web site: Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee. YouTube. January 12, 2017 . July 28, 2022.
  4. Web site: MrBeast - Would You Fly To Paris For A Baguette?. YouTube. December 27, 2022.
  5. Web site: Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children. YouTube. June 17, 2016 . July 28, 2022.
  6. Web site: Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack]. YouTube. April 6, 2015 . July 28, 2022.
  7. Web site: howridiculous - Our MOST INTENSE Balloon Popping Race. YouTube. January 31, 2022.
  8. Web site: If Cleaning Was a Timed Sport. Part 2. YouTube. January 11, 2023.
  9. Web site: BTS (방탄소년단) 'Dynamite' Official MV. YouTube. August 20, 2020 . July 28, 2022.
  10. Web site: Giving iPhones Instead Of Candy on Halloween . Youtube.com . November 2, 2022 . MrBeast . 10 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Dednahype - OMG Best Teacher. YouTube. January 1, 2023.
  12. Web site: छोटी बहन के लिए Bubbles Gun ~ mini wood toy - woodworking art skill /wood / hand crafts. YouTube. June 26, 2024.
  13. Web site: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You [Official Video]]. YouTube. January 30, 2017 . July 28, 2022.
  14. Web site: Revenge. YouTube. June 1, 2023.
  15. Web site: The Rock Vs MrBeast For $100,000. YouTube. June 1, 2023.
  16. Web site: DanielLaBelle - Home Alone in a Rush. YouTube. January 11, 2023.
  17. Web site: Real Life Transforming Cinderella Dress. YouTube. December 29, 2023.
  18. Web site: How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti. YouTube. July 23, 2019 . July 28, 2022.
  19. Web site: Make This Video The Most Liked Video On Youtube. YouTube. January 16, 2019 . July 28, 2022.
  20. Web site: Power Tools Racing is INTENSE. YouTube. March 17, 2023.
  21. Web site: Rating Strangers Shots (Crazy Fail Compilation). YouTube. December 29, 2023.
  22. Web site: I drew Khaby Lame and Bella Poarch and gave it to them (crazy reaction!). YouTube. May 13, 2023.
  23. Web site: Psy - Gangnam Style. YouTube. July 15, 2012 . July 28, 2022.
  24. Web site: BTS (방탄소년단) '작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) feat. Halsey' Official MV. YouTube. April 12, 2019 . July 28, 2022.
  25. Web site: Alan Walker - Faded. YouTube. December 3, 2015 . July 28, 2022.
  26. Web site: The Greatest High Five in Sports History. YouTube. December 29, 2023.
  27. Web site: Billie Eilish, Khalid - lovely. YouTube. April 26, 2018 . July 28, 2022.
  28. Web site: Marshmello - Alone (Official Music Video). YouTube. July 2, 2016 . July 28, 2022.
  29. Web site: BLACKPINK - 'Kill This Love' M/V. YouTube. April 4, 2019 . July 28, 2022.
  30. Web site: Justin Bieber - Baby. YouTube. February 19, 2010 . July 28, 2022.
  31. Web site: Favorite Sound Effecting Mom Clips. YouTube. December 29, 2023.
  32. Web site: BLACKPINK - 'How You Like That' M/V. YouTube. June 26, 2020 . July 28, 2022.
  33. The approximate number of likes each video had when it became YouTube's most-liked video.
  34. As of
  35. Web site: Congratulations to @LuisFonsi and @daddy_yankee! Despacito is now the most liked YouTube video of all time!. Twitter. July 25, 2017. August 25, 2017.
  36. Web site: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock. YouTube. March 8, 2011 . April 23, 2017.
  37. Web site: KONY 2012. YouTube. March 5, 2012 . September 16, 2016.
  38. Web site: Evolution of Dance. YouTube. April 6, 2006 . September 16, 2016.

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