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YouTube in Rewind: What you were watching in 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
It’s that time of year again to pause,
rewind
and remember the videos, the entertainers, and the moments that captivated you in 2012.
This year, Korean Pop music transcended boundaries and took the world by storm. Cover songs, parodies, and "do-it-yourself" music videos from all genres entertained us in countries near and far. And you participated in conversations at a global scale, uploading videos to share ideas on everything from nonprofit campaigns, to political satire, to new and surprising voices and talents. Plus, all over the world, you tuned in for the most up-to-date news footage of presidential elections, natural disasters and more.
2012 has been a big year for YouTube. You’ve been watching over 4 billion hours of video a month. Millions of creators are using YouTube channels to experiment with innovative forms of entertainment, explore their passions and interests, and take creativity and pop culture to new levels. 2012’s top trending videos showcase this creative ingenuity in ways we'd never before thought possible.
Check out the
YouTube Rewind channel
to explore the trending videos of the year in your country. Globally, here’s what we were all talking about in 2012:
Top Trending YouTube Videos:
PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V
Somebody That I Used to Know - Walk off the Earth (Gotye - Cover)
KONY 2012
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen - Feat. Justin Bieber, Selena, Ashley Tisdale & MORE!
Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney. Epic Rap Battles Of History Season 2.
A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE
WHY YOU ASKING ALL THEM QUESTIONS? .. #FCHW
Dubstep Violin- Lindsey Stirling- Crystallize
Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen.
Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k' - Mission Highlights
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The Webby People's Voice Awards on YouTube
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The Webby Awards
announced its 24 nominees this week, and many of them originated right here on YouTube, including
"The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody,"
"David After Dentist"
and
"The Pizza Slap."
While Academy judges such as Martha Stewart, David Bowie, and Arianna Huffington select the actual Webby Awards winners, millions of people around the world will also help decide who takes home a Webby by voting in The Webby People's Voice Awards. Fans have until April 29 to vote at
youtube.com/thewebbyawards
. There are a number of categories, from public service and activism to video remixes and viral.
Then, on June 14, we’ll be teaming up with the Webbys once again to create a front-row experience on the
Webbys' customized YouTube channel
, which will contain the winners' five-word acceptance speeches, celebrity interviews and show highlights. Here’s a sample from last year, an acceptance speech from Jimmy Fallon that elicited loud laughs:
So what what are you waiting for? Vote for your favorites now at
youtube.com/thewebbyawards
.
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“Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.”
What You Watched and Searched for on YouTube in 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
This year has been the biggest yet for online video, and for the first time we're sharing our official Most Watched lists and some of the fastest-rising search terms on YouTube. Some moments were big (President Obama's inauguration), some small (a Minnesota wedding party erupts into dance), some expected ("New Moon"), some surprising (Susan Boyle) — but all of them inspired, entertained and connected millions of people around the world via YouTube.
For these lists, we looked at view counts of YouTube's most popular videos this year (in some instances we aggregated views across multiple versions of the same video):
Most Watched YouTube videos (Global):
1.
Susan Boyle - Britain's Got Talent
(120+ million views)
2.
David After Dentist
(37+ million views)
3.
JK Wedding Entrance Dance
(33+ million views)
4.
New Moon Movie Trailer
(31+ million views)
5.
Evian Roller Babies
(27+ million views)
Most Watched music videos on YouTube (Global)*:
1.
Pitbull "I Know You Want Me"
(82+ million views)
2.
Miley Cyrus "The Climb"
(64+ million views)
3.
Miley Cyrus "Party in the U.S.A."
(54+ million views)
4.
The Lonely Island "I'm On a Boat"
(48+ million views)
5.
Keri Hilson "Knock You Down
" (35+ million views)
Then, to determine the fastest rising search terms for each month, we examined the billions of queries that people searched for on YouTube (through December 15):
Fastest Rising YouTube search terms by month (Global):
January:
inauguration
February:
christian bale
March:
the climb
April:
susan boyle
May:
pacquiao vs hatton
June:
michael jackson thriller
July:
michael jackson
August:
usain bolt
September:
kanye west
October:
paranormal activity
November:
bad romance
December:
tiger woods
Fastest Rising YouTube search terms by month (U.S.):
January
: obama inauguration
February:
on a boat
March:
watchmen
April:
susan boyle
May:
pacquiao
June:
michael jackson thriller
July:
wedding
August:
send it on
September:
kanye west
October:
paranormal activity
November:
adam lambert
December:
tiger woods
There are a lot of interesting nuggets in here. The fastest rising U.S. search term in July was [wedding], clearly related to "
JK Wedding Entrance Dance
," the third Most Watched YouTube video of the year. And while [michael jackson] was
Google's
fastest rising search term in 2009, [michael jackson thriller] was the faster rising search on YouTube. Movie trailers ("New Moon," "Watchmen," "Paranormal Activity") and inspirational moments (Susan Boyle, Usain Bolt) were popular, as were sensational celebrity scandals (Christian Bale, Kanye West and, most recently, Tiger Woods).
We hope to expand these lists in the future, so if there are any "Most Watched" categories you'd like to see in 2010, let us know by leaving a comment below.
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"Top 10 quirky science tricks for Christmas parties."
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