List of most discussed YouTube videos

Psy performing "Gangnam Style" in Sydney in 2013. "Gangnam Style" has been the most discussed video on YouTube since September 2016, with over 4.7 million comments as of December 2016.

This list of most discussed YouTube videos contains the top 40 videos with the most comments of all time, as derived from YouTube charts.[1] The comment count is taken directly from the page of the video itself. Of the 40 videos in this list, 30 are music videos, with 21 of them being Vevo videos.

The ability to comment on a YouTube video has been available since the site launched in April 2005. It is commonly believed that the famous "Interesting..."[2] comment, written by a user named COBALTGRUV,[3] is the first comment ever posted on YouTube. However, that is a misconception. Though it is the first comment on the first YouTube video, it is not the first-ever comment on YouTube. The earliest known YouTube comment is "LOL!!!!!!!",[4] which was written by a user named Marco Cassé[5] on June 14, 2005, on a video entitled "Good Times!!!"[6]

Commenting on YouTube has been the topic of much debate in the past. On November 6, 2013, YouTube made significant changes to the comment section, which included the launch of Google+ integrated comments.[7] The new system came with many new features (such as the ability to moderate comments, sorting mechanisms to bring more "relevant" discussions to the top, and no character limits),[8] however, users were required to connect their YouTube accounts to Google+ in order to leave a comment on a video.[9] In addition, users could no longer reply to any comments written before the update. The controversial change was met with a large backlash from the YouTube community, who complained that Google+ stripped them of anonymity and urged YouTube to stop forcing Google+ on those who didn't want it.[10] Over 241,000 users voiced their disapproval by signing a Change.org petition asking YouTube to revert to the old commenting system.[11] Even the site's co-founder, Jawed Karim, voiced his disapproval in a post on his channel: "why the fuck do i need a google+ account to comment on a video?"[12] Not only did the new system spark outrage among the community, but according to a statement made by YouTube, "it also introduced new opportunities for abuse and shortly after the launch ... some users [were seen] taking advantage of them".[13]

Following this backlash, the video that YouTube released to explain their new changes received over 62,000 dislikes (94% of its total ratings),[14] while commenters pasted text art tanks and stick figures called "Bob" in protest.[15] As a result of the new update, millions of comments that YouTube identified as spam were removed from numerous videos across YouTube, which greatly impacted many videos on this list. One notable example is Justin Bieber's "Baby" music video, which had over 9.5 million comments before the update,[16] but less than 6.7 million comments after the update.[17]

In response to pressure from the YouTube community, Google publicly apologized for forcing Google+ users to use their real names,[18] and on July 27, 2015, they dropped their Google+ requirement across all products, beginning with YouTube.[19] In September 2016, YouTube made slight modifications to the comment system which re-enabled the ability for users to reply to pre-Google+ comments. Consequently, millions more spam comments were removed from videos across the site, again affecting many videos on this list. Videos that were affected the most were livestreams, many of which saw losses of comments in excess of 99%. Some notable instances occurred on eight Jove [Virtus.Pro][20] videos and one EeOneGuy[21] video, all of which had over one million comments before the update.[22] After the update, all nine of those videos were reduced to less than 34,000 comments, with eight of them being reduced to less than 3,000.[23]

Top videos

The following table lists the top 40 most discussed videos on YouTube, with each total rounded to the nearest thousand comments, as well as the creator and date of publication to YouTube.[upper-alpha 1]

  Indicates a video that is not a music video
Rank Video name Uploader / artist Comments (thousands) Upload date Notes
1.
 "Gangnam Style"[24] Psy 4724 July 15, 2012 [upper-alpha 2]
2.
 "Baby"[25] Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris 4566 February 19, 2010 [upper-alpha 3]
3.
 "Huge Summer Giveaway"[26] Bethany Mota 1213 July 3, 2012
4.
 "DIY Backpack + School Supplies Giveaway"[27] Bethany Mota 1127 August 10, 2013
5.
 "Huge Fall Giveaway"[28] Bethany Mota 1120 September 14, 2012
6.
 "Wrecking Ball"[29] Miley Cyrus 1091 September 9, 2013
7.
 "Back To School Essentials + Giveaway"[30] Ingrid Nilsen 1073 August 1, 2013
8.
 "Gentleman"[31] Psy 1025 April 13, 2013
9.
 "We Can't Stop"[32] Miley Cyrus 946 June 19, 2013
10.
 "Mr. Simple"[33] Super Junior 937 August 3, 2011
11.
 "See You Again"[34] Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth 859 April 6, 2015 [upper-alpha 4]
12.
 "Best Song Ever"[35] One Direction 852 July 22, 2013
13.
 "What Makes You Beautiful"[36] One Direction 844 August 19, 2011
14.
 "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)"[37] Ylvis 830 September 3, 2013
15.
 "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Reveal Trailer"[38] Call of Duty 819 May 2, 2016 [upper-alpha 5]
16.
 "Bad Romance"[39] Lady Gaga 772 November 23, 2009
17.
 "Hello"[40] Adele 759 October 22, 2015
18.
 "Cortando o Botão do YouTube"[41] Aruan Felix 736 December 22, 2015
19.
 "Goku vs Superman | Death Battle"[42] ScrewAttack 727 January 19, 2013
20.
 "Not Afraid"[43] Eminem 708 June 4, 2010
21.
 "Friday"[44] Rebecca Black 695 September 16, 2011
22.
 "Crazy Awesome Giveaway"[45] Michelle Phan 657 July 13, 2012
23.
 "10 questions that every intelligent Christian must answer"[46] GodIsImaginary Video 652 January 9, 2007
24.
 "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[47] Shakira featuring Freshlyground 634 June 4, 2010
25.
 "Boyfriend"[48] Justin Bieber 624 May 3, 2012
26.
 "Fall Fashion 2012 ♥ Comfy & Cozy Outfit Ideas"[49] Ingrid Nilsen 621 September 18, 2012
27.
 "Sorry"[50] Justin Bieber 605 October 22, 2015 [upper-alpha 6]
28.
 "Beauty and a Beat"[51] Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj 581 October 12, 2012
29.
 "Sweatshirt"[52] Jacob Sartorius 568 June 7, 2016
30.
 "Applause"[53] Lady Gaga 568 August 19, 2013
31.
 "Sexy, Free & Single"[54] Super Junior 539 July 2, 2012
32.
 "Live While We're Young"[55] One Direction 535 September 20, 2012
33.
 "Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney"[56] Epic Rap Battles of History 531 October 15, 2012
34.
 "Anaconda"[57] Nicki Minaj 531 August 19, 2014
35.
 "Story of My Life"[58] One Direction 519 November 3, 2013
36.
 "Call Me Maybe"[59] Carly Rae Jepsen 510 March 1, 2012
37.
 "Blank Space"[60] Taylor Swift 499 November 10, 2014
38.
 "Party Rock Anthem"[61] LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock 498 March 8, 2011
39.
 "Kiss You"[62] One Direction 493 January 7, 2013
40.
 "Dark Horse"[63] Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 481 February 20, 2014
As of December 1, 2016

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Some videos may not be available worldwide due to YouTube regional restrictions in certain countries.
  2. ↑ "Gangnam Style" is the most viewed video on YouTube with over 2.7 billion views. It is also the second most liked video on YouTube with over 11 million likes.
  3. ↑ "Baby" is the most disliked video on YouTube with over 7 million dislikes.
  4. ↑ "See You Again" is the most liked video on YouTube with over 12 million likes. It is also the second most viewed video on YouTube with over 2.2 billion views.
  5. ↑ "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Reveal Trailer" is the second most disliked video on YouTube with over 3 million dislikes.
  6. ↑ "Sorry" is the most viewed video on Vevo with over 2 billion views.

References

    1. ↑ MyTop100Videos (December 30, 2013). "Most Discussed YouTube Videos". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    2. ↑ Sources:
    3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/COBALTGRUV
    4. ↑ Sources:
    5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/Kazze
    6. ↑ davidjl123 (May 12, 2015). "COBALTGRUV's comment on "Me at the zoo" is NOT the first comment on YouTube ever.". Reddit. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    7. ↑ "Meet the new YouTube comments". YouTube. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    8. ↑ Wynick, Alex (November 7, 2013). "YouTube Switches to Google+ to Clean Up Comments Section - But Not All Users Are Happy". The Mirror.
    9. ↑ Stuart Dredge (November 7, 2013). "YouTube aims to tame the trolls with changes to its comments section". The Guardian. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    10. ↑ Stuart Dredge (November 26, 2013). "YouTube fights back against spam comments but sticks with Google+". The Guardian. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    11. ↑ Sources:
    12. ↑ Cheredar, Tom (8 November 2013). "YouTube cofounder's first public comment in 8 years: 'why the f*** [sic] do i need a google+ account to comment on a video?'". VentureBeat. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    13. ↑ YouTube Creator Blog (November 25, 2013). "An update on YouTube comments". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    14. ↑ "Meet the new YouTube comments on YouTube on the Wayback Machine on October 30, 2014 01:02:09 (UTC)". Wayback Machine. October 30, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    15. ↑ "'Bob' and his tank become the mascots of the anti-Google+ movement". The Daily Dot. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
    16. ↑ "Top 25 Most Discussed YouTube Videos (Sep. 2013)". YouTube. September 1, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    17. ↑ "Top 100 Most Discussed Videos on YouTube (Oct. 2014)". YouTube. October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    18. ↑ "Google Plus Finally Gives Up on Its Ineffective, Dangerous Real-Name Policy". Slate. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    19. ↑ "Google is dropping its Google+ requirement across all products, starting with YouTube". VentureBeat. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    20. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/TheJoves
    21. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/EeOneGuy
    22. ↑ "Top 100 Most Discussed Videos on YouTube (Nov. 2015)". YouTube. November 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    23. ↑ Sources:
    24. ↑ "PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    25. ↑ "Justin Bieber - Baby ft. Ludacris". YouTube. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
    26. ↑ "Huge Summer Giveaway!!!". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    27. ↑ "DIY Backpack + School Supplies Giveaway!!". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    28. ↑ "Huge Fall Giveaway!!! (I love YOU) (CLOSED)". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    29. ↑ "Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    30. ↑ "Back To School Essentials + GIVEAWAY!!". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    31. ↑ "PSY - GENTLEMAN M/V". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    32. ↑ "Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    33. ↑ "Super Junior 슈퍼주니어_Mr.Simple_MUSICVIDEO". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    34. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    35. ↑ "One Direction - Best Song Ever". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    36. ↑ "One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    37. ↑ "Ylvis - The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) [Official music video HD]". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    38. ↑ "Official Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare Reveal Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    39. ↑ "Lady Gaga - Bad Romance". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    40. ↑ "Adele - Hello". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    41. ↑ "CORTANDO O BOTÃO DO YOUTUBE". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    42. ↑ "Goku VS Superman | DEATH BATTLE! | ScrewAttack!". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    43. ↑ "Eminem - Not Aftraid". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    44. ↑ "Friday - Rebecca Black - Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    45. ↑ "CRAZY AWESOME GIVEAWAY!". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    46. ↑ "10 questions that every intelligent Christian must answer". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    47. ↑ "Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    48. ↑ "Justin Bieber - Boyfriend". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    49. ↑ "Fall Fashion 2012 ♥ Comfy & Cozy Outfit Ideas!". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    50. ↑ "Justin Bieber - Sorry (PURPOSE : The Movement)". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    51. ↑ "Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    52. ↑ "Jacob Sartorius - Sweatshirt (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    53. ↑ "Lady Gaga - Applause (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    54. ↑ "Super Junior_Sexy, Free & Single_Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    55. ↑ "One Direction - Live While We're Young". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    56. ↑ "Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney. Epic Rap Battles Of History Season 2.". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    57. ↑ "Nicki Minaj - Anaconda". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    58. ↑ "One Direction - Story of My Life". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    59. ↑ "Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    60. ↑ "Taylor Swift - Blank Space". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    61. ↑ "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    62. ↑ "One Direction - Kiss You (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    63. ↑ "Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
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