Most-viewed YouTube videos
“Baby Shark Dance” is the most-viewed YouTube video with 17.28 billion views, nearly double the runner-up, as of August 30, 2026.
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- Baby Shark Dance (Pinkfong) ranks #1 with 17.28B, ahead of Wheels on the Bus (Cocomelon) (9.34B) and Despacito (Luis Fonsi) (9.11B).
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“Baby Shark Dance” by Pinkfong is the most-viewed YouTube video with 17.28 billion views as of August 30, 2026, nearly double the 9.34 billion of Cocomelon's “Wheels on the Bus” in second. That video passed “Despacito” (9.11 billion) around June 27-28, 2026. Baby Shark took the top spot on November 2, 2020, when it passed Despacito at about 7.05 billion views.
Children's content crowds the top of the chart: Baby Shark Dance, Wheels on the Bus, Bath Song (7.61 billion), Johny Johny Yes Papa (7.24 billion) and Phonics Song with Two Words (7.08 billion). Music videos include Despacito, See You Again (7.08 billion), Shape of You (6.79 billion) and Gangnam Style (6.05 billion). The list also contains one advertisement, Facebook's “Get Inspired on Groups” at 8.02 billion, as Wikipedia's does. Counts are about two months old, so recent views are missing.
The data
Source: Wikipedia, List of most-viewed YouTube videos (view counts as of 2026-08-30, read from YouTube). Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking of the top 15 as of August 30, 2026 (Wikipedia's date; retrieved 2026-11-04, so counts are about two months old). Includes one advertisement (Facebook's "Get Inspired on Groups" ad, 8.02B, uploaded by Facebook in 2022), as Wikipedia does. Wikipedia's list has a separate record-holder table (Baby Shark Dance has held the top spot since November 2, 2020, when it passed Despacito at 7.05B views) but no year-end view history, so no race is given.
| Date | Baby Shark Dance (Pinkfong) | Wheels on the Bus (Cocomelon) | Despacito (Luis Fonsi) | Facebook ad "Get Inspired on Groups" | Bath Song (Cocomelon) | Johny Johny Yes Papa (LooLoo Kids) | Phonics Song with Two Words (ChuChu TV) | See You Again (Wiz Khalifa) | Shape of You (Ed Sheeran) | Axel F (Crazy Frog) | Gangnam Style (Psy) | Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson) | Shree Hanuman Chalisa (T-Series Bhakti Sagar) | Dame Tu Cosita (Ultra Records) | Learning Colors: Colorful Eggs on a Farm (Miroshka TV) |
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| Views (B) | 17.28B | 9.34B | 9.11B | 8.02B | 7.61B | 7.24B | 7.08B | 7.08B | 6.79B | 6.14B | 6.05B | 5.89B | 5.67B | 5.60B | 5.51B |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most-viewed video on YouTube?
“Baby Shark Dance” by Pinkfong is the most-viewed video on YouTube, with 17.28 billion views as of August 30, 2026. It has held the top spot since November 2, 2020.
What is the most-viewed non-children's music video on YouTube?
“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi leads the music videos that are not children's songs, with 9.11 billion views as of August 30, 2026. It is third overall. It was the first video to reach 3 billion views, on August 4, 2017.
Which video was the most-viewed before Baby Shark?
“Despacito” was the most-viewed video from August 2017 until November 2, 2020, when Baby Shark Dance passed it at about 7.05 billion views.
Where does this data come from?
Wikipedia, List of most-viewed YouTube videos (view counts as of 2026-08-30, read from YouTube). Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking of the top 15 as of August 30, 2026 (Wikipedia's date; retrieved 2026-11-04, so counts are about two months old). Includes one advertisement (Facebook's "Get Inspired on Groups" ad, 8.02B, uploaded by Facebook in 2022), as Wikipedia does. Wikipedia's list has a separate record-holder table (Baby Shark Dance has held the top spot since November 2, 2020, when it passed Despacito at 7.05B views) but no year-end view history, so no race is given. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.
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