Stage-by-stage milestones
Music videos at or above each view count, out of 5,780 tracked with 100M+ views.
Top 10 most-viewed music videos
- 1 Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee 9B 9.13B
- 2 Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack 7B 7.09B
- 3 Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (Official Music Video) 6B 6.81B
- 4 Crazy Frog - Axel F (Official Video) 6B 6.20B
- 5 PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V 6B 6.07B
- 6 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars 5B 5.90B
- 7 श्री हनुमान चालीसा 🌺🙏| Shree Hanuman Chalisa Original Video |🙏🌺| GULSHAN KUMAR | HARIHARAN | 8K 5B 5.76B
- 8 El Chombo, Dancing Green Alien - Dame Tu Cosita feat. Cutty Ranks (Official Video) 5B 5.64B
- 9 Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song) 4B 4.77B
- 10 OneRepublic - Counting Stars 4B 4.51B
Closest to one billion
- Christian Nodal - No Te Contaron Mal (Video Oficial) 108.2Kto go
- Swag Se Swagat Song | Tiger Zinda Hai | Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif | Vishal - Shekhar, Neha B, Irshad 1.8Mto go
- Rauw Alejandro, Camilo - Tattoo (Remix with Camilo - Official Video) 2.4Mto go
- Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video) 3.3Mto go
- Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa - One Kiss (Official Video) 3.3Mto go
- Zoé - Labios Rotos (MTV Unplugged) 3.5Mto go
- SKRILLEX - Bangarang feat. Sirah [Official Music Video] 4.8Mto go
- Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines ft. T.I., Pharrell 5.3Mto go
- 米津玄師 Kenshi Yonezu - Lemon 5.8Mto go
- Maroon 5 - Animals 6.4Mto go
Latest milestone crossings
| Milestone | Song | Artist / channel | Crossed (est.) | Days from upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100M | Reik - Pero Te Conocí | reikVEVO | 29 Sep 2026, 05:19 BST | 2,251 |
Crossing times are interpolated between the two daily snapshots either side of the milestone.
Quick answers
How many music videos have over one billion views on YouTube?
As of 29 September 2026, 590 music videos on YouTube have passed one billion views, according to The Billion View Club, which records every video's view count from the YouTube Data API each day. Children's songs and non-music videos are not counted; 36 of those also have over a billion views.
What is the most-viewed music video on YouTube?
Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee by LuisFonsiVEVO is the most-viewed music video on YouTube, with 9,132,802,427 views as of 29 September 2026. It was published on 13 Jan 2017. The next most-viewed are Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack (7.09 billion) and Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (Official Music Video) (6.81 billion).
How many music videos have 2, 3, 4 and 5 billion views?
As of 29 September 2026: 121 music videos have 2 billion or more YouTube views, 41 have 3 billion or more, 20 have 4 billion or more and 8 have 5 billion or more.
Which YouTube channel has the most billion-view music videos?
T-Series has the most, with 22 music videos past one billion views as of 29 September 2026, followed by BLACKPINK (10) and KatyPerryVEVO (9). Artists are counted by the channel that uploaded the video.
Which music video will reach one billion views next?
Christian Nodal - No Te Contaron Mal (Video Oficial) by ChristianNodalVEVO is the closest to one billion views, with 999,891,781 views (108,219 to go) as of 29 September 2026.
Where do these YouTube view counts come from?
Every view, like and comment count comes from the YouTube Data API v3 and is refreshed every night. The Billion View Club tracks 5,780 music videos with at least 100 million views, and records when each one crosses a milestone (100M, 250M, 500M, then every billion).