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 name Uploader Views (millions) Upload date Note
1. "Dernière danse"[1] France Indila 1232 4 December 2013
2. "Ego"[2] France Willy William 1100 2 November 2015
3. "Papaoutai"[3] Belgium Stromae 1081 6 June 2013 [A]
4. "Djadja"[5] FranceMali Aya Nakamura 994 6 April 2018 [B]
5. "Zemër"[7] Kosovo Dhurata Dora feat. Algeria Soolking 885 19 April 2019 [C]
6. "Les Menottes"[8] AlgeriaFrance L'Algérino 761 5 May 2017
7. "Hola Señorita"[9] Colombia Maluma feat. Democratic Republic of the Congo Gims 622 10 May 2019
8. "Bella"[10] Democratic Republic of the Congo Maître Gims 620 19 June 2013
9. "Sapés comme jamais"[11] Democratic Republic of the Congo Maître Gims feat. France Niska 619 19 October 2015
10. "Copines"[12] FranceMali Aya Nakamura 594 24 August 2018
11. "Ramenez la coupe à la maison"[13] France Vegedream 578 18 July 2018
12. "Bande Organisée"[14] France Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari 541 15 August 2020
13. "Je m'appelle Funny Bear"[15] Germany Gummibär 532 15 October 2007 [D]
14. "Chocolat"[16] MoroccoFrance Lartiste feat. France Awa Imani 531 17 February 2017
15. "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?"[17] Democratic Republic of the Congo Maître Gims 506 4 May 2015
16. "Magic in the Air"[18] Ivory Coast Magic System feat. Morocco Chawki 487 17 March 2014
17. "Alors on danse"[19] Belgium Stromae 470 28 April 2010
18. "Libérée, délivrée"[20] United States La Reine des Neiges 469 10 December 2013 [E]
19. "Mafiosa"[21] MoroccoFrance Lartiste feat. Brazil Caroliina 466 21 February 2018
20. "Tous les mêmes"[22] Belgium Stromae 454 18 December 2013
As of 5 January 2025

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 name Uploader Views (billions) Upload date Note
1. "Lean On" United States Jamaica Major Lazer, France DJ Snake feat. Denmark MØ 3.594 23 Mar. 2015 [24]
2. "Mi Gente"[25] Colombia J Balvin feat. France Willy William 3.347 30 June 2017 [A]
3. "Taki Taki" FranceDJ Snake feat. United States Selena Gomez,Puerto Rico Ozuna, United StatesCardi B 2.563 10 Oct. 2018 [26]
4. "Starboy" Canada The Weeknd feat. FranceDaft Punk 2.421 28 Sept.2016 [27]
5. "Titanium" France David Guetta feat. Australia Sia 1.843 21 Dec. 2011 [28]
6. "Hey Mama" FranceDavid Guetta feat. Trinidad and Tobago United StatesNicki Minaj, United States Bebe Rexha,Netherlands Afrojack 1.643 19 May 2015 [29]
7. "Let Me Love You (Music Video)" France DJ Snake feat. Canada Justin Bieber 1.434 29 Nov. 2016 [30]
8. "I Feel It Coming" Canada The Weeknd feat. FranceDaft Punk 1.199 10 Mar.2017 [31]
9. "Turn Down For What" France DJ Snake feat. United States Lil Jon 1.194 14 Mar. 2014 [32]
10. "Play Hard" FranceDavid Guetta feat. United States Ne-Yo, United States Senegal Akon 1.194 23 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 - Bella (Clip officiel) on YouTube
  11. ^ Maître Gims - Sapés comme jamais (Clip officiel) ft. Niska 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. ^ Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version - Gummy Bear Song on YouTube
  16. ^ Lartiste - Chocolat feat. Awa Imani (Clip officiel) on YouTube
  17. ^ Maître Gims - Est-ce que tu m'aimes ? (Clip officiel) 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. ^ La Reine des Neiges - Libérée, délivrée | Disney on YouTube
  21. ^ Lartiste - Mafiosa feat. Caroliina (Clip Officiel) 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.