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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]

"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi (left) featuring Daddy Yankee (right) has been the most liked video on YouTube since July 2017, with over 54 million likes as of November 2024.

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 52 million likes as of November 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 November 2024. He has held this record since May 2019, after surpassing PewDiePie's most liked non-music video.

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.[A]

Most-liked videos
No. Video name Uploader / artist Likes (millions) Upload date Notes
1. "Despacito"[3] Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee 54.07 January 12, 2017 [B]
2. "Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?"[5] MrBeast 52.15 December 9, 2022 [C]
3. "Baby Shark Dance"[6] Pinkfong 44.40 June 17, 2016 [D]
4. "See You Again"[7] Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth 44.01 April 6, 2015 [E]
5. "Our MOST INTENSE Balloon Popping Race"[8] How Ridiculous 42.14 April 19, 2022
6. "If Cleaning Was a Timed Sport. Part 2"[9] DanielLaBelle 39.06 October 18, 2022
7. "Giving iPhones Instead Of Candy on Halloween"[10] MrBeast 37.84 November 2, 2022
8. "Dynamite"[11] BTS 37.84 August 21, 2020 [F]
9. "For Young Sister a Bubbles Gun ~ mini wood toy - woodworking art skill /wood / hand crafts"[14] What's Idea 37.82 May 30, 2023
10. "OMG Best Teacher"[15] Dednahype 35.02 December 21, 2021
11. "The Rock Vs MrBeast For $100,000"[16] MrBeast 33.86 October 21, 2022
12. "Shape of You"[17] Ed Sheeran 33.66 January 30, 2017 [G]
13. "Katana Vs Bullet"[18] MrBeast 33.57 September 7, 2023
14. "Home Alone in a Rush"[19] DanielLaBelle 32.79 December 7, 2021
15. "Revenge"[20] Lucas and Marcus 32.50 July 26, 2022
16. "Real Life Transforming Cinderella Dress" [21] Justinflom 31.64 November 8, 2022
17. "How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti"[22] dollarbill (re-uploader), Zach King (creator) 30.76 July 23, 2019 [H]
18. "Power Tools Racing is INTENSE"[23] How Ridiculous 30.61 April 12, 2022
19. "I drew Khaby Lame and Bella Poarch and gave it to them (crazy reaction!)"[24] Devon Rodriguez 30.42 August 18, 2022
20. "Rating Strangers Shots (Crazy Fail Compilation)"[25] Tuvok 30.41 March 11, 2023
21. "Make This Video The Most Liked Video On Youtube"[26] MrBeast 30.41 January 16, 2019
22. "Gangnam Style"[27] Psy 29.43 July 15, 2012 [I]
23. "Boy with Luv"[30] BTS featuring Halsey 28.81 April 12, 2019 [J]
24. "Faded"[31] Alan Walker 28.60 December 3, 2015 [K]
25. "Lovely"[32] Billie Eilish and Khalid 27.45 April 29, 2018 [L]
26. "The Greatest High Five in Sports History"[33] OmarESPN 27.45 Feb 22, 2022
27. "Baby"[34] Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris 25.95 February 19, 2010 [M]
28. "Alone"[37] Marshmello 25.90 July 2, 2016 [N]
29. "Kill This Love"[38] Blackpink 25.78 April 4, 2019 [O]
30. "Favorite Sound Effecting Mom Clips" [39] PeetMontzingo 25.40 November 24, 2021
As of November 8, 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.

  Current record of days held (⁂)
  Former record of days held (*)
Video name Uploader Likes[* 1] Upload date Date achieved Days held Ref Notes
"Despacito"⁂[3] Luis Fonsi 16,010,000 January 12, 2017 July 25, 2017 2688[† 1] [40] [P]
"See You Again"[7] Wiz Khalifa 11,210,000 April 6, 2015 August 27, 2016 332 [41]
"Gangnam Style"*[27] Psy 1,570,000 July 15, 2012 September 13, 2012 1444 [28] [Q]
"Party Rock Anthem"[44] LMFAO 1,390,000 March 8, 2011 April 4, 2012 162 [45]
"Kony 2012"[46] Invisible Children 1,350,000 March 5, 2012 March 17, 2012 18 [47] [R]
"Party Rock Anthem"[44] LMFAO 950,000 March 8, 2011 November 3, 2011 135 [48] [S]
"Baby"[34] Justin Bieber 760,000 February 19, 2010 July 6, 2011 120 [52]
"Evolution of Dance"*[53] Judson Laipply 620,000 April 6, 2006 March 31, 2010 462 [54] [T]
  1. ^ As of December 3, 2024
  1. ^ The approximate number of likes each video had when it became YouTube's most-liked video.

Timeline of most-liked videos (Mar 2010 – Jan 2024)

DespacitoSee You AgainGangnam StyleKONY 2012Party Rock AnthemBaby (Justin Bieber song)Evolution of Dance

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Some videos may not be available worldwide due to YouTube's regional restrictions in certain countries.
  2. ^ "Despacito" surpassed "See You Again" as the most-liked video on July 25, 2017; first video to reach 20 million likes on August 30, 2017;[4] first video to reach 30 million likes on September 29, 2018; first video to reach 40 million likes on September 24, 2020; and the first video to reach 50 million likes on October 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?" became the most liked non-music video on YouTube after surpassing "OMG best teacher" on June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Baby Shark Dance" is the fifth video to reach 20 million likes on August 31, 2020; fourth video to reach 30 million likes on August 21, 2021; third video to reach 40 million likes on April 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "See You Again" surpassed "Gangnam Style" as the most-liked video on August 27, 2016; second video to reach 30 million likes on September 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dynamite" is the sixth and fastest video to reach 20 million likes, doing so on October 23, 2020, two months after release;[12] third and fastest video to reach 30 million likes on August 11, 2021, less than a year after release.[13]
  7. ^ "Shape of You" is the third video to reach 20 million likes on June 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti" is the fourteenth video to reach 20 million likes on October 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gangnam Style" surpassed "Party Rock Anthem" as the most-liked video on September 13, 2012;[28] first video to reach 10 million likes on November 3, 2015;[29] seventh video to reach 20 million likes on December 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Boy with Luv" is the eighth video to reach 20 million likes on December 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "Faded" is the fourth video to reach 20 million likes on July 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Lovely" is the fifteenth video to reach 20 million likes on October 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Baby" surpassed "Evolution of Dance" as the most-liked video on July 6, 2011.[35][36] It is the sixteenth video to reach 20 million likes on December 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Alone" is the ninth video to reach 20 million likes on March 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Kill This Love" is the eleventh video to reach 20 million likes on July 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "Despacito" became the first video to reach 20 million likes on August 30, 2017;[4] first video to reach 30 million likes on September 29, 2018; first video to reach 40 million likes on September 24, 2020; and the first video to reach 50 million likes on October 23, 2022.
  17. ^ "Gangnam Style" became the first video to reach 2 million likes on September 18, 2012,[42] 5 million likes on November 11, 2012,[43] and 10 million likes on November 3, 2015.[29]
  18. ^ "Kony 2012" was a viral campaign by Invisible Children that aimed to raise support for Joseph Kony's arrest. In 12 days it became YouTube's most-liked video, only to be surpassed by "Party Rock Anthem" 18 days later.
  19. ^ "Party Rock Anthem" was the first video to reach 1 million likes on November 15, 2011.[49][50][51] It is the only video on this list to hold the No. 1 spot on more than one occasion.
  20. ^ "Evolution of Dance" was YouTube's first video to hold the No. 1 spot on this list. When the video was uploaded in 2006, YouTube still used the 5-star rating system. On March 31, 2010, when the rating system changed to likes and dislikes, all previous 1 star ratings were converted to dislikes and all 5 star ratings were converted to likes. This automatically made "Evolution of Dance" YouTube's most-liked video at the time.

References

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  5. ^ "MrBeast - Would You Fly To Paris For A Baguette?". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children". YouTube. June 17, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack". YouTube. April 6, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "howridiculous - Our MOST INTENSE Balloon Popping Race". YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "If Cleaning Was a Timed Sport. Part 2". YouTube. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Giving iPhones Instead Of Candy on Halloween". Youtube.com. MrBeast. November 2, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "BTS (방탄소년단) 'Dynamite' Official MV". YouTube. August 20, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Dynamite on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on October 23, 2020, 15:07:39 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. October 23, 2020. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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  14. ^ "छोटी बहन के लिए Bubbles Gun ~ mini wood toy - woodworking art skill /wood / hand crafts". YouTube. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "Dednahype - OMG Best Teacher". YouTube. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Rock Vs MrBeast For $100,000". YouTube. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Ed Sheeran - Shape of You [Official Video]". YouTube. January 30, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  18. ^ "Katana Vs Bullet". YouTube. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "DanielLaBelle - Home Alone in a Rush". YouTube. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  20. ^ "Revenge". YouTube. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  21. ^ "Real Life Transforming Cinderella Dress". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  22. ^ "How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti". YouTube. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  23. ^ "Power Tools Racing is INTENSE". YouTube. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  24. ^ "I drew Khaby Lame and Bella Poarch and gave it to them (crazy reaction!)". YouTube. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  25. ^ "Rating Strangers Shots (Crazy Fail Compilation)". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  26. ^ "Make This Video The Most Liked Video On Youtube". YouTube. January 16, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  27. ^ a b "Psy - Gangnam Style". YouTube. July 15, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  28. ^ a b References:
  29. ^ a b "Gangnam Style on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on November 3, 2015, 14:23:39 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  30. ^ "BTS (방탄소년단) '작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) feat. Halsey' Official MV". YouTube. April 12, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  31. ^ "Alan Walker - Faded". YouTube. December 3, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  32. ^ "Billie Eilish, Khalid - lovely". YouTube. April 26, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  33. ^ "The Greatest High Five in Sports History". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  34. ^ a b "Justin Bieber - Baby". YouTube. February 19, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  35. ^ "Evolution of Dance on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on July 18, 2011 14:20:26 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. July 18, 2011. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  36. ^ "Baby on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on July 17, 2011 4:35:04 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  37. ^ "Marshmello - Alone (Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  38. ^ "BLACKPINK - 'Kill This Love' M/V". YouTube. April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  39. ^ "Favorite Sound Effecting Mom Clips". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  40. ^ "Congratulations to @LuisFonsi and @daddy_yankee! Despacito is now the most liked YouTube video of all time!". Twitter. July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  41. ^ References:
  42. ^ "Gangnam Style on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on September 18, 2012 22:09:51 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. September 18, 2012. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  43. ^ "Gangnam Style on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on November 11, 2012 04:33:06 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. November 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  44. ^ a b "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock". YouTube. March 8, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  45. ^ References:
  46. ^ "KONY 2012". YouTube. March 5, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  47. ^ References:
  48. ^ References:
  49. ^ "Party Rock Anthem on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on November 14, 2011 18:02:51 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
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  51. ^ "First video to ever get 1 million likes on youtube! (most likes) watch it happen!". YouTube. November 15, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
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  53. ^ "Evolution of Dance". YouTube. April 6, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
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