Thursday, December 8, 2016
Vevo’s most-watched videos of 2016 include five clips with north of a billion views worldwide.
The on-demand video destination registered 20 billion monthly worldwide views in a year that saw 26% YOY growth, while mobile usage rose to 48%, overtaking desktop, at 44%.
Justin Bieber led the field with three entries in the Worldwide chart while topping both the U.K. and U.S. charts. “Sorry” was watched 1.8b times.
Worldwide Chart: Top Videos 2016
- Justin Bieber, Sorry (Purpose: The Movement) – 1,824,823,909
- Adele, Hello – 1,255,754,358
- Fifth Harmony, Work from Home – 1,173,014,751
- Calvin Harris, This Is What You Came For (Official Video) – 1,008,115,358
- Justin Bieber, What Do You Mean? – 1,002,151,667
- Justin Bieber, Love Yourself (Purpose: The Movement) – 966,846,883
- Drake, Hotline Bling – 899,014,469
- Mark Ronson, Uptown Funk – 825,589,463
- Rihanna, Work (Explicit) – 800,984,121
- The Chainsmokers, Closer (Lyric) – 776,806,154
U.S. Chart: Top Videos 2016
- Justin Bieber, Sorry (Purpose: The Movement) – 210,948,179
- Adele, Hello – 204,603,192
- Fifth Harmony, Work From Home – 200,347,587
- Drake, Hotline Bling – 173,973,993
- Silentó, Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (Official) – 163,948,557
- Future, Low Life – 158,771,709
- The Weeknd, The Hills – 145,661,617
- The Chainsmokers, Closer (Lyric) – 142,680,045
- Justin Bieber, Love Yourself (Purpose: The Movement) – 134,602,893
- Rihanna, Work (Explicit) – 125,578,425
- Calvin Harris, This Is What You Came For (Official Video) – 116,576,685
U.K. Chart: Top Videos 2016
- Justin Bieber, Sorry (Purpose: The Movement) – 87,152,761
- Fifth Harmony, Work From Home – 68,826,339
- Justin Bieber, Love Yourself (Purpose: The Movement) – 65,616,618
- Adele, Hello – 50,894,044
- The Chainsmokers, Closer (Lyric) – 50,583,787
- Mike Posner, I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix) (Explicit) – 49,306,678
- Calvin Harris, This Is What You Came For (Official Video) – 46,417,510
- Justin Bieber, What Do You Mean? – 45,442,430
- Shawn Mendes, Stitches (Official Video) – 44,603,140
- ZAYN, PILLOWTALK – 42,939,753