List of most-viewed Arabic music videos on YouTube

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"Lm3allem" by Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is the most-viewed Arabic music video with 1 billion views in May 2023. [1] [2] "Ya Lili" by Tunisian singer Balti with Hammouda is the second video to garner over 700 million views. [3] [4] [5] "Happy Happy" by Bahrani singer Hala Al Turk become the first Arabic music video to cross 100 million views. This is a list of the most-viewed Arabic music videos on YouTube.

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The following table lists top-10 most-viewed Arabic music videos on YouTube with their approximative view count, artist, and upload date. [upper-alpha 1]

Top 10 most-viewed Arabic music videos
No.Video nameArtist(s)Views (millions)Upload date
1."Lm3allem" [6] Flag of Morocco.svg Saad Lamjarred 1107 (1B)May 2, 2015
4."3 Daqat" [7] Flag of Egypt.svg Abu feat. Yousra 825October 12, 2017
2."Ya Lili" [8] Flag of Tunisia.svg Balti feat. Hammouda773October 28, 2017
3."Ta3al" [9] Flag of Iraq.svg Jassim & Alturky & Al Abdullah771July 10, 2018
5."Girl next door" [10] Flag of Egypt.svg Hassan Shakosh and Omar Kamal660Dec 5, 2019
6."Boshret Kheir - Egyptian Folk Song" [11] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hussain Al Jassmi 630May 16, 2014
7."Bel Bont El 3arid" [12] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hussain Al Jassmi628August 15, 2020
8."Décapotable" [13] Flag of Morocco.svg Zouhair Bahaoui 670August 8, 2018
10."Happy Happy" [14] Flag of Bahrain.svg Hala Al Turk575October 24, 2013
9."Bnayty El Habooba" [15] Flag of Bahrain.svg Hala Al Turk feat. Flag of Lebanon.svg Mashael562.3November 6, 2011
As of August, 2022

Notes

  1. Some videos may not be available worldwide due to regional restrictions in certain countries.

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