10 Most-Viewed YouTube Videos Of All Time - Ranked
3. Despacito - Luis Fonsi Feat. Daddy Yankee
Upload date: January 12, 2017
Total views: 4,383,171,003
The most impressive thing about the YouTube feats of Despacito isn't the fact it's a non-English clip that's trumped anything else on a US-founded streaming service, it's that it's achieved this without Justin Bieber's help.
Bieber headed up the English language remix of the Luis Fonsi track, and his version has just over seven million views on the platform, while the Latin original has claimed an insane 4.3 billion, making it the most-watched YouTube video, like, ever.
So what's the secret to its success? Expert choreography? Dizzying cinematography showcasing the beauty of Puerto Rico? Well, yeah, but also the presence and dance moves of Zuleyka Rivera, otherwise known as Miss Universe 2006.
Fun fact: Tourism in Puerto Rico was reportedly increased by 45% since the worldwide success of this song, with tour operators citing the music video as the driving force behind heightned interest in local hotspots.