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Top Searched and Watched on YouTube in the Year 2009

By Mac Hack PC 16 December 2009 View Comments
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Have you ever Googled for TOP searched and watched videos online? Google heard you! As this year has been the biggest year for online video, Google for the first time sharing official Most Watched lists and some of the fastest-rising search terms on YouTube. All of these videos were looked at view counts of YouTube’s most popular videos (in some instances Google aggregated views across multiple versions of the same video).

YouTube Video sharing is amazing! It has connected millions and millions of people around the world. Some moments were big, some small, some expected, some surprising — but all of them inspired and entertained.

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)

The following are the fastest rising search terms for each month, Google 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).

Google is hoping 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. Source[via]

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