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 12134 December 2013
2."Ego" [2] Flag of France.svg Willy William 10912 November 2015
3."Papaoutai" [3] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stromae 10746 June 2013 [A]
4."Djadja" [5] Flag of France.svg Flag of Mali.svg Aya Nakamura 9886 April 2018 [B]
5."Zemër" [7] Flag of Kosovo.svg Dhurata Dora feat. Flag of Algeria.svg Soolking 87819 April 2019 [C]
6."Les Menottes" [8] Flag of Algeria.svg Flag of France.svg L'Algérino 7585 May 2017
7."Hola Señorita" [9] Flag of Colombia.svg Maluma feat. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Gims61910 May 2019
8."Bella" [10] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Maître Gims 61619 June 2013
9."Sapés comme jamais" [11] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Maître Gims feat. Flag of France.svg Niska 61419 October 2015
10."Copines" [12] Flag of France.svg Flag of Mali.svg Aya Nakamura 58724 August 2018
11."Ramenez la coupe à la maison" [13] Flag of France.svg Vegedream 57318 July 2018
12."Bande Organisée" [14] Flag of France.svg Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari53615 August 2020
13."Je m'appelle Funny Bear" [15] Flag of Germany.svg Gummibär 53115 October 2007 [D]
14."Chocolat" [16] Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of France.svg Lartiste feat. Flag of France.svg Awa Imani52917 February 2017
15."Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" [17] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Maître Gims4984 May 2015
16."Magic in the Air" [18] Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Magic System feat. Flag of Morocco.svg Chawki 48217 March 2014
17."Libérée, délivrée" [19] Flag of the United States.svg La Reine des Neiges 46710 December 2013 [E]
18."Alors on danse" [20] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stromae 46428 April 2010
19."Mafiosa" [21] Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of France.svg Lartiste feat. Flag of Brazil.svg Caroliina46421 February 2018
20."Tous les mêmes" [22] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stromae45018 December 2013
As of 21 November 2024

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 three French-language videos, "Dernière Danse", "Papaoutai" and "Ego" have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 14 September 2023.

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 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.

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