Top 15 most viewed YouTube videos

In April 2005, Jawed Karim posted his first video on YouTube and now the video sharing site has become an integral part of the Internet entertainment world.

There are hundreds of hours of video posted on YouTube every minute and below is a list of the 15 most viewed YouTube videos of all time. It is noteworthy that 14/15 videos are music videos.

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Once in the top 5 in the US, UK and dominating the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Finland, the Netherlands, Mexico, Denmark, Switzerland, EDM Lean On songs now have more than 2.3 billion. view. Scenes in Lean On were mainly shot in Maharashtra (India).

Adele's Hello is the first song in the US to sell 1 million copies on a digital platform in just one week. According to Vevo, Adele's 2015 hit is the fastest 100 million views, and it is the first music video in the world to use IMAX format.

Above Hello is Katy Perry's Dark Horse (2014), with a slightly higher view.

Ed Sheeran had to practice dance for 5 hours a day for several weeks before shooting a video for the song Thinking Out Loud.

Bailando is available in both English and Portuguese, but the new Spanish version is most popular and attractive. Enrique Iglesias is the first Spanish video to reach 1 billion views on YouTube.

Roar, Katy Perry's pop song when released, is said to have many similarities to Sara Bareilles's Brave. Even so, this song still topped the charts in many countries then.

"Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate", the famous saying is used in many meme on the Internet that Shake it Off quickly became a popular song around the globe.

Maroon 5 weddings were filmed when the secret band broke into real weddings in Los Angeles. Everyone in the wedding was surprised, only one participant was known in advance.

Justin Bieber's Sorry now has over 2.9 billion views but if you don't love dancing or moving, you'll find this music video a bit "pale".

Uptown Funk currently has more than 3.1 billion views. This music video has been ranked for 14 consecutive weeks at the top of the US charts, winning 2 Grammys and 1 Brit Award.

Gangnam Style is the first video to reach 1 billion views on YouTube and once ranked No. 1 in 30 countries around the world.

Russian cartoons Masha and The Bear tell about the journey to overcome the troubles of Masha and the bear. The video reached more than 3.2 billion views telling about Masha cooking so much porridge that all animals in the garden eat well, even causing her house to explode.

Shape of You currently has over 3.6 billion views, topping the rankings in 34 countries.

The soundtrack song of Fast & Furious 7, See You Again was written for Paul Walker. The actor died in the 2013 accident when the film was still filming. Paul Walker 's 2 brothers played the role of his brother in the rest.

After Macarena in 1996, Luis Fonsi's "super hit" was the first Spanish song to reach the top 1 in the US. Despacito has topped the charts in 47 countries. In just 97 days, this video has reached 1 billion views, the fastest in the world, while Gangnam Style takes 5 months.

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