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Thursday, December 8, 2016

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
 
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