Yesterday (December 7), we found out what Canadians were wasting their time watching on YouTube all year — and surprisingly, no traditional music videos made the cut. Now, though, the video streaming service and its music video streaming partner Vevo have revealed what exactly the most popular music videos were this year.
The globally-sourced data was compiled by taking views, shares, comments and likes into account, and it turns out that the video for girl group Fifth Harmony's collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign "Work from Home" was the most watched on YouTube.
As for Vevo's most popular clip? Justin Bieber's "Sorry" is not only topping the list for this year's most watched video, but with an astounding 1,824,823,909 views — yes, that's more than 1 billion — the video is also resting atop the list of most streamed Vevo videos of all time. Sadly, the most streamed music video of all time on YouTube is still Psy's "Gangnam Style."
See the complete list of 2016's most watched videos from both YouTube and Vevo down below, and feel free to give them a couple more views — not that they need it.
YouTube's Most Viewed Videos of 2016:
1. Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign "Work from Home"
(1,184,701,874 views)
2. Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna "This Is What You Came For"
(1,032,529,463 views)
3. Nicky Jam "Hasta el Amanecer"
(877,707,603 views)
4. The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey "Closer" (Lyric Video)
(817,500,580 views)
5. Rihanna ft. Drake "Work" (Explicit)
(797,387,872 views)
6. Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (Seeb Remix) (Explicit)
(703,189,891 views)
7. Sia ft. Sean Paul "Cheap Thrills" (Lyric Video)
(684,151,503 views)
8. Zayn "Pillowtalk"
(650,533,728 views)
9. Coldplay "Hymn for the Weekend"
(621,893,527 views)
10. Twenty One Pilots "Heathens"
(481,424,181 views)
Vevo's Most Viewed Videos of 2016:
1. Justin Bieber "Sorry" (PURPOSE : The Movement)
(1,824,823,909 views)
Sorry (PURPOSE : The Movement) - Justin Bieber
2. Adele "Hello"
(1,255,754,358 views)
Hello - Adele
3. Fifth Harmony "Work from Home"
(1,173,014,751 views)
Work from Home - Fifth Harmony
4. Calvin Harris "This Is What You Came For"
(1,008,115,358 views)
This Is What You Came For (Official Video) - Calvin Harris
5. Justin Bieber – "What Do You Mean?"
(1,002,151,667 views)
What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber
6. Justin Bieber – "Love Yourself" (PURPOSE : The Movement)
(966,846,883 views)
Love Yourself (PURPOSE : The Movement) - Justin Bieber
7. Drake "Hotline Bling"
(899,014,469 views)
Hotline Bling - Drake
8. Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk"
(825,589,463 views)
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson
9. Rihanna "Work" (Explicit)
(800,984,121 views)
Work (Explicit) - Rihanna
10. The Chainsmokers "Closer" (Lyric Video)
(776,806,154 views)
Closer (Lyric) - The Chainsmokers
The globally-sourced data was compiled by taking views, shares, comments and likes into account, and it turns out that the video for girl group Fifth Harmony's collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign "Work from Home" was the most watched on YouTube.
As for Vevo's most popular clip? Justin Bieber's "Sorry" is not only topping the list for this year's most watched video, but with an astounding 1,824,823,909 views — yes, that's more than 1 billion — the video is also resting atop the list of most streamed Vevo videos of all time. Sadly, the most streamed music video of all time on YouTube is still Psy's "Gangnam Style."
See the complete list of 2016's most watched videos from both YouTube and Vevo down below, and feel free to give them a couple more views — not that they need it.
YouTube's Most Viewed Videos of 2016:
1. Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign "Work from Home"
(1,184,701,874 views)
2. Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna "This Is What You Came For"
(1,032,529,463 views)
3. Nicky Jam "Hasta el Amanecer"
(877,707,603 views)
4. The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey "Closer" (Lyric Video)
(817,500,580 views)
5. Rihanna ft. Drake "Work" (Explicit)
(797,387,872 views)
6. Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (Seeb Remix) (Explicit)
(703,189,891 views)
7. Sia ft. Sean Paul "Cheap Thrills" (Lyric Video)
(684,151,503 views)
8. Zayn "Pillowtalk"
(650,533,728 views)
9. Coldplay "Hymn for the Weekend"
(621,893,527 views)
10. Twenty One Pilots "Heathens"
(481,424,181 views)
Vevo's Most Viewed Videos of 2016:
1. Justin Bieber "Sorry" (PURPOSE : The Movement)
(1,824,823,909 views)
Sorry (PURPOSE : The Movement) - Justin Bieber
2. Adele "Hello"
(1,255,754,358 views)
Hello - Adele
3. Fifth Harmony "Work from Home"
(1,173,014,751 views)
Work from Home - Fifth Harmony
4. Calvin Harris "This Is What You Came For"
(1,008,115,358 views)
This Is What You Came For (Official Video) - Calvin Harris
5. Justin Bieber – "What Do You Mean?"
(1,002,151,667 views)
What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber
6. Justin Bieber – "Love Yourself" (PURPOSE : The Movement)
(966,846,883 views)
Love Yourself (PURPOSE : The Movement) - Justin Bieber
7. Drake "Hotline Bling"
(899,014,469 views)
Hotline Bling - Drake
8. Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk"
(825,589,463 views)
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson
9. Rihanna "Work" (Explicit)
(800,984,121 views)
Work (Explicit) - Rihanna
10. The Chainsmokers "Closer" (Lyric Video)
(776,806,154 views)
Closer (Lyric) - The Chainsmokers
