HIGH NUMBERS: VEVO 2016 STATS

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

1. Justin Bieber, Sorry (Purpose: The Movement) – 1,824,823,909
2. Adele, Hello – 1,255,754,358
3. Fifth Harmony, Work from Home – 1,173,014,751
4. Calvin Harris, This Is What You Came For (Official Video) – 1,008,115,358
5. Justin Bieber, What Do You Mean? – 1,002,151,667
6. Justin Bieber, Love Yourself (Purpose: The Movement) – 966,846,883
7. Drake, Hotline Bling – 899,014,469
8. Mark Ronson, Uptown Funk – 825,589,463
9. Rihanna, Work (Explicit) – 800,984,121
10. The Chainsmokers, Closer (Lyric) – 776,806,154

U.S. Chart: Top Videos 2016

1. Justin Bieber, Sorry (Purpose: The Movement) – 210,948,179
2. Adele, Hello – 204,603,192
3. Fifth Harmony, Work From Home – 200,347,587
4. Drake, Hotline Bling – 173,973,993
5. Silentó, Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (Official) – 163,948,557
6. Future, Low Life – 158,771,709
7. The Weeknd, The Hills – 145,661,617
8. The Chainsmokers, Closer (Lyric) – 142,680,045
9. Justin Bieber, Love Yourself (Purpose: The Movement) – 134,602,893
10. Rihanna, Work (Explicit) – 125,578,425
11. Calvin Harris, This Is What You Came For (Official Video) – 116,576,685

U.K. Chart: Top Videos 2016

1. Justin Bieber, Sorry (Purpose: The Movement) – 87,152,761
2. Fifth Harmony, Work From Home – 68,826,339
3. Justin Bieber, Love Yourself (Purpose: The Movement) – 65,616,618
4. Adele, Hello – 50,894,044
5. The Chainsmokers, Closer (Lyric) – 50,583,787
6. Mike Posner, I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix) (Explicit) – 49,306,678
7. Calvin Harris, This Is What You Came For (Official Video) – 46,417,510
8. Justin Bieber, What Do You Mean? – 45,442,430
9. Shawn Mendes, Stitches (Official Video) – 44,603,140
10. ZAYN, PILLOWTALK – 42,939,753