List of most-viewed French music videos on YouTube

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"Dernière danse" by Indila (left) is the most-viewed video in French, while Willy William has released the second-most viewed video, "Ego".

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In 2012, "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" by German virtual singer Gummibär became the first French-language music video to reach 100 million views.

In 2023, Indila's song "Dernière Danse" became the first music video in French to reach 1 billion views.

Top videos in the French language

The following table lists the 20 most viewed French-language music videos on YouTube with their approximative view count, uploader, artist, language and upload date.

Indila's song "Dernière danse" is currently the most viewed music video that is sung in the French language.

20 most viewed French-language music videos
No.Video nameUploaderViews (millions)Upload dateNote
1."Dernière danse" [1] Flag of France.svg Indila 13334 December 2013
2."Ego" [2] Flag of France.svg Willy William 11542 November 2015
3."Papaoutai" [3] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stromae 11256 June 2013 [A]
4."Djadja" [5] Flag of France.svg Flag of Mali.svg Aya Nakamura 10246 April 2018 [B]
5."Zemër" [7] Flag of Kosovo.svg Dhurata Dora feat. Flag of Algeria.svg Soolking 92819 April 2019 [C]
6."Les Menottes" [8] Flag of Algeria.svg Flag of France.svg L'Algérino 7825 May 2017
7."Hola Señorita" [9] Flag of Colombia.svg Maluma feat. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Gims64910 May 2019
8."Sapés comme jamais" [10] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Maître Gims feat. Flag of France.svg Niska 64519 October 2015
9."Bella" [11] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Maître Gims 64119 June 2013
10."Copines" [12] Flag of France.svg Flag of Mali.svg Aya Nakamura 64024 August 2018
11."Ramenez la coupe à la maison" [13] Flag of France.svg Vegedream 61218 July 2018
12."Bande Organisée" [14] Flag of France.svg Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari56515 August 2020
13."Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" [15] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Maître Gims5514 May 2015
14."Chocolat" [16] Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of France.svg Lartiste feat. Flag of France.svg Awa Imani54417 February 2017
15."Je m'appelle Funny Bear" [17] Flag of Germany.svg Gummibär 53415 October 2007 [D]
16."Magic in the Air" [18] Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Magic System feat. Flag of Morocco.svg Chawki 51517 March 2014
17."Alors on danse" [19] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stromae 50128 April 2010
18."Mafiosa" [20] Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of France.svg Lartiste feat. Flag of Brazil.svg Caroliina48221 February 2018
19."Libérée, délivrée" [21] Flag of the United States.svg La Reine des Neiges 47810 December 2013 [E]
20."Tous les mêmes" [22] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stromae47418 December 2013
As of 28 September 2025
  Video has since been listed as private, views based on last archived data

Notes

  1. ↑ "Papaoutai" was the most-viewed French music video until 2023. [4]
  2. ↑ "Djadja" was the most-viewed French music video by female singer in 2018. [6]
  3. ↑ "Zemër" is the second most-viewed Albanian music video on YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" is the most-viewed French music video of the 2000s, was the most-viewed French music video until 2014, and became the first French music video to surpass 100 million views in 2012.
  5. ↑ Vocals by Anaïs Delva

Top song by a French artist (any language)

A metric of a video's popularity is the "Billion View Club", denoting videos which have succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload. [23] Released on 30 June 2017, "Mi Gente" became the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views, although this version of the song is not in French. Only four French-language videos, "Dernière Danse", "Papaoutai", "Ego" and "Djadja have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 24 February 2025.

No.Video nameUploaderViews (billions)Upload dateNote
1."Lean On" Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg Major Lazer, Flag of France.svg DJ Snake feat. Flag of Denmark.svg MØ 3.59423 Mar. 2015 [24]
2."Mi Gente" [25] Flag of Colombia.svg J Balvin feat. Flag of France.svg Willy William 3.34730 June 2017 [A]
3."Taki Taki" Flag of France.svg DJ Snake feat. Flag of the United States.svg Selena Gomez, Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ozuna, Flag of the United States.svg Cardi B 2.56310 Oct. 2018 [26]
4."Starboy" Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg The Weeknd feat. Flag of France.svg Daft Punk 2.42128 Sept.2016 [27]
5."Titanium" Flag of France.svg David Guetta feat. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sia 1.84321 Dec. 2011 [28]
6."Hey Mama" Flag of France.svg David Guetta feat. Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Flag of the United States.svg Nicki Minaj, Flag of the United States.svg Bebe Rexha, Flag of the Netherlands.svg Afrojack 1.64319 May 2015 [29]
7."Let Me Love You (Music Video)" Flag of France.svg DJ Snake feat. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Bieber 1.43429 Nov. 2016 [30]
8."I Feel It Coming" Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg The Weeknd feat. Flag of France.svg Daft Punk1.19910 Mar.2017 [31]
9."Turn Down For What" Flag of France.svg DJ Snake feat. Flag of the United States.svg Lil Jon 1.19414 Mar. 2014 [32]
10."Play Hard" Flag of France.svg David Guetta feat. Flag of the United States.svg Ne-Yo, Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Senegal.svg Akon 1.19423 Apr.2013 [33]
As of 07 May 2024

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Mi Gente" is the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views in October 2017, two billion views in September 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Indila - Dernière Danse (Clip Officiel) on YouTube
  2. ↑ Willy William - Ego (Clip Officiel) on YouTube
  3. ↑ Stromae - Papaoutai on YouTube
  4. ↑ Scott Sayer (14 October 2013). "Stromae: Disillusion, With a Dance Beat". the New York Times . Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Aya Nakamura - Djadja (Clip officiel) on YouTube
  6. ↑ Manens, François (6 December 2018). "YouTube France : connaissez vous la vidéo la plus vue en 2018 ?" (in French). Numerama . Retrieved 29 August 2019..
  7. ↑ Dhurata Dora ft. Soolking - Zemër on YouTube
  8. ↑ L'Algerino - Les Menottes (Tching Tchang Tchong) on YouTube
  9. ↑ Gims, Maluma - Hola Senorita (Maria) [Official Video] on YouTube
  10. ↑ Maître Gims - Sapés comme jamais (Clip officiel) ft. Niska on YouTube
  11. ↑ Maître Gims - Bella (Clip officiel) on YouTube
  12. ↑ Aya Nakamura - Copines (Clip officiel) on YouTube
  13. ↑ VEGEDREAM - RAMENEZ LA COUPE A LA MAISON on YouTube
  14. ↑ Bande Organisée] on YouTube
  15. ↑ Maître Gims - Est-ce que tu m'aimes ? (Clip officiel) on YouTube
  16. ↑ Lartiste - Chocolat feat. Awa Imani (Clip officiel) on YouTube
  17. ↑ Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version - Gummy Bear Song on YouTube
  18. ↑ MAGIC SYSTEM - Magic In The Air Feat. Chawki [Clip Officiel] on YouTube
  19. ↑ Stromae - Alors on danse (Official Video) on YouTube
  20. ↑ Lartiste - Mafiosa feat. Caroliina (Clip Officiel) on YouTube
  21. ↑ La Reine des Neiges - Libérée, délivrée | Disney on YouTube
  22. ↑ Stromae - tous les mêmes (Official Video) on YouTube
  23. ↑ "'Mi gente' de J Balvin alcanzó un billón de vistas en YouTube". Noticias RCN (in Spanish). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  24. ↑ Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ) (Official Music Video) . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
  25. ↑ J. Balvin, Willy William – Mi Gente (Official Video) on YouTube
  26. ↑ DJ Snake - Taki Taki ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B (Official Music Video) . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
  27. ↑ The Weeknd - Starboy ft. Daft Punk (Official Video) . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
  28. ↑ David Guetta - Titanium ft. Sia (Official Video) . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
  29. ↑ David Guetta - Hey Mama (Official Video) ft Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
  30. ↑ DJ Snake - Let Me Love You ft. Justin Bieber . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
  31. ↑ The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming ft. Daft Punk (Official Video) . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
  32. ↑ DJ Snake, Lil Jon - Turn Down for What . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
  33. ↑ David Guetta - Play Hard ft. Ne-Yo, Akon (Official Video) . Retrieved 7 May 2024– via www.youtube.com.
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