YouTube’s 10 Most Viewed Music Videos: Taylor Swift, Katy Perry + More

The video for Luis Fonsi’s "Despacito," the Puerto Rican star's 2017 smash hit featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee, broke a major record in April, becoming the first video to hit 5 billion views on YouTube—as well as the most watched YouTube video in the world.

But "Despacito" is not the first music video to cross into ten digits: Artists like Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry and South Korean rapper PSY have each broken records with videos that have racked up billions of views.

Below, check out the ten most viewed music videos on YouTube, including "Despacito," "Shake It Off" and more!

1
Luis Fonsi - "Despacito" ft. Daddy Yankee
5,002,555,850 views since January 12, 2017
2
Wiz Khalifa - "See You Again" ft. Charlie Puth
3,490,117,877 views since April 6, 2015
3
Ed Sheeran - "Shape of You"
3,414,913,827 views since January 30, 2017
4
PSY - "GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일)"
3,133,271,721 views since July 15, 2012
5
Mark Ronson - "Uptown Funk" ft. Bruno Mars
3,004,333,110 views since November 19, 2014
6
Justin Bieber - "Sorry"
2,910,061,856 views since October 22, 2015
7
Maroon 5 - "Sugar"
2,541,953,421 views since January 14, 2015
8
Taylor Swift - "Shake It Off"
2,532,465,410 views since August 18, 2014
9
Enrique Iglesias - "Bailando" (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona
2,487,726,190 views since April 11, 2014
10
Katy Perry - "Roar"
2,463,202,569 views since September 5, 2013