The 18 most watched videos in the world
May 19, 2009 02:02 am
Visible Measures is a specialised consultancy looking into online videos. It offers various services to companies, above all in terms of viral communication. It also publishes a league table of the audiences of the 18 most watched videos in the world.
What is interesting is that they don’t just count the audience of a video on YouTube but cumulate figures of a single video published on several sites, under different identities. They claim to be giving the real figures, looking across the board (not including sex or porn sites).
Conclusion: shared videos have become very virale, very commercial. In the top 18, only number 11 and number 13 are personally created.
Links to the videos are in the table below:
The Visible Measures 100 Million Views Club: May 1, 2009
| Rank | Title | Type | Label / Studio | True Reach | Months Available |
Watch
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Soulja Boy: Crank That |
Music Video
|
Universal
|
356,300,000
|
21
|
|
|
2
|
Twilight |
Movie Trailer
|
Summit
|
266,500,000
|
14
|
|
|
3
|
Mariah Carey: Touch My Body |
Music Video
|
Universal
|
230,200,000
|
14
|
|
|
4
|
Jeff Dunham: Achmed the Dead Terrorist |
User Generated
|
-
|
196,500,000
|
19
|
|
|
5
|
Susan Boyle (Britain's Got Talent) |
TV Show
|
Freemantle/iTV
|
186,000,000
|
0.7
|
|
|
6
|
Leona Lewis: Bleeding Love |
Music Video
|
Syco/SonyBMG
|
185,600,000
|
19
|
|
|
7
|
Avril Lavigne: Girlfriend |
Music Video
|
RCA
|
176,000,000
|
26
|
|
|
8
|
Chris Brown: With You |
Music Video
|
Zoomba/Jive Records
|
175,000,000
|
17
|
|
|
9
|
The Dark Knight |
Movie Trailer
|
Warner Brothers
|
172,500,000
|
21
|
|
|
10
|
Alicia Keys: No One |
Music Video
|
J Records
|
160,300,000
|
19
|
|
|
11
|
Evolution of Dance |
User Generated
|
-
|
147,000,000
|
37
|
|
|
12
|
Miley Cyrus: 7 Things |
Music Video
|
Hollywood Records
|
143,000,000
|
10
|
|
|
13
|
Charlie Bit My Finger... Again |
User Generated
|
-
|
136,000,000
|
23
|
|
|
14
|
Rihanna: Please Don't Stop the Music |
Music Video
|
Universal
|
122,000,000
|
21
|
|
|
15
|
Paul Potts (Britain's Got Talent) |
TV Show
|
Freemantle/iTV
|
118,800,000
|
20
|
|
|
16
|
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince |
Movie Trailer
|
Warner Brothers
|
104,800,000
|
9.1
|
|
|
17
|
Lezberado: Revenge Fantasies |
User Generated
|
-
|
103,000,000
|
23
|
|
|
18
|
Hannah Montana: The Movie |
Movie Trailer
|
Disney
|
100,100,000
|
2.5
|
|
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