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This list of most-liked YouTube videos contains the top 30 videos with the most likes of all time, taken directly from the video page. The American video platform YouTube implemented a like and dislike button on these pages in March 2010, part of a major redesign of the site. This served as a replacement for their five-star rating system;[1] YouTube's designers found the previous system ineffective because the options to rate a video between two and four stars were rarely selected.[2]

MrBeast, creator of the "Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?" short which has been the most-liked video on YouTube since January 2025, with over 58 million likes as of August 2026.

The music video for LMFAO's song "Party Rock Anthem" stood as the most-liked video on YouTube in 2012, with 1.56 million likes, until the video for Psy's "Gangnam Style" surpassed it in September that year with more than 1.57 million likes. Following this accomplishment, "Gangnam Style" entered the Guinness World Records book as the most-liked video on YouTube and on the Internet as of 2012. Psy's video remained the most-liked on YouTube for nearly four years until August 27, 2016, when Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" featuring Charlie Puth surpassed it with 11.21 million likes. Less than a year later, on July 25, 2017, Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" music video featuring Daddy Yankee claimed the top spot with 16.01 million likes. Despacito became the first YouTube video to reach 50 million likes on October 23, 2022. "Despacito" remained the most-liked video for over seven years until January 27, 2025, when MrBeast's "Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?" video surpassed it with 55 million likes. It is also the most-liked video uploaded under the YouTube Shorts banner.

The most liked non-music and non-short video is also held by MrBeast, with his video called "Make This Video The Most Liked Video On Youtube" which has over 30 million likes as of August 2026. He has held this record since May 2019, after surpassing PewDiePie's most liked non-music video.


Top videos

The following table lists the top 30 most-liked videos on YouTube, with each total rounded to the nearest ten thousand likes, uploader, and upload date.[A]

  Entries with a yellow background color indicate that the upload is a music video.
  Entries with a blue background color indicate that the upload is a short-form video.
  Entries with a pink background color indicates that the video has been removed from YouTube or set to private.
More information No., Video name ...
Most-liked videos
No. Video name Uploader / artist Likes (millions) Upload date Notes Country/territory
1."Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?"[3]MrBeast58.70December 9, 2022[B] United States
2."Despacito"[4]Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee56.62January 12, 2017[C] Puerto Rico
3."See You Again"[6]Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth46.94April 6, 2015[D] United States
4."Baby Shark Dance"[7]Baby Shark - Pinkfong Kids’ Songs & Stories46.92June 17, 2016[E] South Korea
5."Our MOST INTENSE Balloon Popping Race"[8]How Ridiculous43.09April 19, 2022 Australia
6."Giving iPhones Instead Of Candy on Halloween"[9]MrBeast42.93November 2, 2022 United States
7."Dynamite"[10]BTS39.58August 21, 2020[F] South Korea
8."If Cleaning Was a Timed Sport. Part 2"[13]Daniel LaBelle38.81October 18, 2022 United States
9."Katana Vs Bullet"[14]MrBeast38.56 September 7, 2023 United States
10."The Rock Vs MrBeast For $100,000"[15]MrBeast36.46 October 21, 2022 United States
11."Shape of You"[16]Ed Sheeran35.84January 30, 2017[G] United Kingdom
12."OMG Best Teacher"[17]Dednahype34.43December 21, 2021 Latvia
13."ToRung Comedy: Magic Box"[18]ToRung33.57October 10, 2024[H] Vietnam
14."Rating Strangers Shots (Crazy Fail Compilation)"[19]Tuvok33.07March 11, 2023 France
15."Revenge"[20]Lucas and Marcus32.87July 26, 2022 United States
16."Home Alone in a Rush"[21]Daniel LaBelle32.66December 7, 2021 United States
17."Real Life Transforming Cinderella Dress" [22]Justinflom32.37November 8, 2022 United States
18."Gangnam Style"[23]Psy32.16July 15, 2012[I] South Korea
19."Imitoys - If you can't imitate, just stay home!" [26]Monica Toy31.73November 8, 2022 Brazil
20."I drew Khaby Lame and Bella Poarch and gave it to them (crazy reaction!)"[27]Devon Rodriguez31.37August 15, 2023 United States
21."Gordon Ramsay Tries Most Expensive Chocolate Bar"[28]MrBeast31.28November 19, 2022 United States
22."I NEED 1 MORE SUBSCRIBER"[29]MrBeast31.15October 5, 2023 United States
23."Tipping A Waitress A Car"[30]MrBeast31.02April 22, 2023 United States
24."Power Tools Racing is INTENSE"[31]How Ridiculous30.79April 12, 2022 Australia
25."The Boys - Self Defence Comedy"[32]Adhemz & Detroit Threat Management Center30.77September 16, 2022 New Zealand
26."I Sent a Subscriber to Disneyland"[33]MrBeast30.55March 30, 2023 United States
27. "Faded"[34]Alan Walker30.39December 3, 2015[J] Norway
28."How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti"[35]dollarbill (re-uploader), Zach King (creator)30.35July 23, 2019[K][L] United States
29."$100,000,000 Car Doors"[36]MrBeast30.23September 19, 2023 United States
30."Make This Video The Most Liked Video On Youtube"[37]MrBeast30.22January 16, 2019 United States
As of August 30, 2026
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Historical most-liked videos

The following table lists the videos that became YouTube's most-liked video, from the implementation of the like button in March 2010 to the present. The music video for LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" is the only video to have been the most liked video twice.

  Current record of days held (⁂)
  Former record of days held (*)
  Indicates a non-music video.
More information Video name, Uploader ...
Video name Uploader Likes[* 1] Upload date Date achieved Days held Ref Notes
"Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?"[3]MrBeast54,389,000December 9, 2022January 27, 2025607†[38]
"Despacito"⁂[4]Luis Fonsi16,010,000January 12, 2017July 25, 20172,740 [39][M]
"See You Again"[6]Wiz Khalifa11,210,000April 6, 2015August 27, 2016332[40]
"Gangnam Style"*[23]Psy1,570,000July 15, 2012September 13, 20121,444[24][N]
"Party Rock Anthem" (2)[43]LMFAO1,390,000March 8, 2011April 4, 2012162[44]
"Kony 2012"[45]Invisible Children1,350,000March 5, 2012March 17, 201218[46][O]
"Party Rock Anthem"[43]LMFAO950,000March 8, 2011November 3, 2011135[47][P]
"Baby"[51]Justin Bieber760,000February 19, 2010July 6, 2011120[52]
"Evolution of Dance"*[53]Judson Laipply620,000April 6, 2006March 31, 2010462[54][Q]
†As of September 26, 2026
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  1. [1]
    The approximate number of likes each video had when it became YouTube's most-liked video.

Timeline of most-liked videos (Mar 2010 – Aug 2026)

DespacitoSee You AgainGangnam StyleKONY 2012Party Rock AnthemBaby (Justin Bieber song)Evolution of Dance

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Notes

  1. [A]
    Some videos may not be available worldwide due to YouTube's regional restrictions in certain countries.
  2. [B]
    "Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?" surpassed "Despacito" as the most-liked video on January 27, 2025.
  3. [C]
    "Despacito" surpassed "See You Again" as the most-liked video on July 25, 2017; first video to reach 20 million likes on August 30, 2017;[5] first video to reach 30 million likes on September 29, 2018; first video to reach 40 million likes on September 24, 2020; and the first video to reach 50 million likes on October 23, 2022.
  4. [D]
    "See You Again" surpassed "Gangnam Style" as the most-liked video on August 27, 2016; second video to reach 30 million likes on September 12, 2020.
  5. [E]
    "Baby Shark Dance" is the fifth video to reach 20 million likes on August 31, 2020; fourth video to reach 30 million likes on August 21, 2021; third video to reach 40 million likes on April 19, 2023.
  6. [F]
    "Dynamite" is the sixth and fastest video to reach 20 million likes, doing so on October 23, 2020, two months after release;[11] third and fastest video to reach 30 million likes on August 11, 2021, less than a year after release.[12]
  7. [G]
    "Shape of You" is the third video to reach 20 million likes on June 12, 2019.
  8. [H]
    "ToRung Comedy: Magic Box" became the first Vietnamese video to reach 30 million likes in mid-2025, however it has since been privatized.
  9. [I]
    "Gangnam Style" surpassed "Party Rock Anthem" as the most-liked video on September 13, 2012;[24] first video to reach 10 million likes on November 3, 2015;[25] seventh video to reach 20 million likes on December 7, 2020.
  10. [J]
    "Faded" is the fourth video to reach 20 million likes on July 3, 2020.
  11. [K]
    "How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti" is the fourteenth video to reach 20 million likes on October 24, 2021.
  12. [L]
    This video was uploaded before YouTube Shorts was officially launched. Once YouTube started to automatically consider vertical videos under one minute as Shorts, this video, by default and on a technicality, became the most viewed video on Shorts.
  13. [M]
    "Despacito" became the first video to reach 20 million likes on August 30, 2017;[5] first video to reach 30 million likes on September 29, 2018; first video to reach 40 million likes on September 24, 2020; and the first video to reach 50 million likes on October 23, 2022.
  14. [N]
    "Gangnam Style" became the first video to reach 2 million likes on September 18, 2012,[41] 5 million likes on November 11, 2012,[42] and 10 million likes on November 3, 2015.[25]
  15. [O]
    "Kony 2012" was a viral campaign by Invisible Children that aimed to raise support for Joseph Kony's arrest. In 12 days it became YouTube's most-liked video, only to be surpassed by "Party Rock Anthem" 18 days later.
  16. [P]
    "Party Rock Anthem" was the first video to reach 1 million likes on November 15, 2011.[48][49][50] It is the only video on this list to hold the No. 1 spot on more than one occasion.
  17. [Q]
    "Evolution of Dance" was YouTube's first video to hold the No. 1 spot on this list. When the video was uploaded in 2006, YouTube still used the 5-star rating system. On March 31, 2010, when the rating system changed to likes and dislikes, all previous 1 star ratings were converted to dislikes and all 5 star ratings were converted to likes. This automatically made "Evolution of Dance" YouTube's most-liked video at the time.

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