YouTube First Time Launches its Stats for Year 2009
For the first time, YouTube is sharing its stats online for year 2009. As per Google blog, this year has been the biggest yet for online videos. YouTube has released a list of Most Watched Global Videos, Most Watched Music Videos and popular search terms, by month. By this YouTube plans to add Most Watched category, may be by year 2010.
Most Watched YouTube videos (Global):
- Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent (120+ million views)
- David After Dentist (37+ million views)
- JK Wedding Entrance Dance (33+ million views)
- New Moon Movie Trailer (31+ million views)
- Evian Roller Babies (27+ million views)
Most Watched music videos on YouTube (Global)*:
- Pitbull – I Know You Want Me (82+ million views)
- Miley Cyrus – The Climb (64+ million views)
- Miley Cyrus – Party In The U.S.A. (54+ million views)
- The Lonely Island – I’m On A Boat (48+ million views)
- Keri Hilson – Knock You Down (35+ million views)
Following is the list of most searched terms till 15th of December:
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
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).
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