YouTube has come to define the era of online video, so let's take a look at its most popular videos of all time. Our latest update has Justin Bieber still at number 1 with Baby, which was the first video to earn a half a billion views! Currently, Bieber and Eminem between them make up half of the top 10. Also of note is a music video by Jennifer Lopez called On The Floor ft. Pitbull, which has risen to number 4 with almost 400 million views in only 7 months.
They first did this list in August 2007, at which point Evolution of Dance by comedian Judson Laipply was number 1 with nearly 56 million views (it's now outside the top 10). The next update was September 2008, when Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend pop music video was number 1 with 103 million views. In January 2010, Charlie bit my finger - again ! was number 1, with 148 million views. By the beginning of January 2011, Justin Bieber was at number 1 with over 400 million views for Baby. Here is the top 10, as of October 2011:
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I&ob=av2e
3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpeEdMmmQ0
4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U&ob=av2e
5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM
6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4H_Zoh7G5A&ob=av2e
7) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s&ob=av2e
8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHVhwcOg6y8&ob=av2e
9) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5-P9v3F8w
10) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA