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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".

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

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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]   Indila 1213 4 December 2013
2. "Ego"[2]   Willy William 1091 2 November 2015
3. "Papaoutai"[3]   Stromae 1074 6 June 2013 [A]
4. "Djadja"[5]    Aya Nakamura 988 6 April 2018 [B]
5. "Zemër"[7]   Dhurata Dora feat.   Soolking 878 19 April 2019 [C]
6. "Les Menottes"[8]    L'Algérino 758 5 May 2017
7. "Hola Señorita"[9]   Maluma feat.   Gims 619 10 May 2019
8. "Bella"[10]   Maître Gims 616 19 June 2013
9. "Sapés comme jamais"[11]   Maître Gims feat.   Niska 614 19 October 2015
10. "Copines"[12]    Aya Nakamura 587 24 August 2018
11. "Ramenez la coupe à la maison"[13]   Vegedream 573 18 July 2018
12. "Bande Organisée"[14]   Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari 536 15 August 2020
13. "Je m'appelle Funny Bear"[15]   Gummibär 531 15 October 2007 [D]
14. "Chocolat"[16]    Lartiste feat.   Awa Imani 529 17 February 2017
15. "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?"[17]   Maître Gims 498 4 May 2015
16. "Magic in the Air"[18]   Magic System feat.   Chawki 482 17 March 2014
17. "Libérée, délivrée"[19]   La Reine des Neiges 467 10 December 2013 [E]
18. "Alors on danse"[20]   Stromae 464 28 April 2010
19. "Mafiosa"[21]    Lartiste feat.   Caroliina 464 21 February 2018
20. "Tous les mêmes"[22]   Stromae 450 18 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)

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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"     Major Lazer,   DJ Snake feat.   MØ 3.594 23 Mar. 2015 [24]
2. "Mi Gente"[25]   J Balvin feat.   Willy William 3.347 30 June 2017 [A]
3. "Taki Taki"  DJ Snake feat.   Selena Gomez,  Ozuna,  Cardi B 2.563 10 Oct. 2018 [26]
4. "Starboy"   The Weeknd feat.  Daft Punk 2.421 28 Sept.2016 [27]
5. "Titanium"   David Guetta feat.   Sia 1.843 21 Dec. 2011 [28]
6. "Hey Mama"  David Guetta feat.    Nicki Minaj,   Bebe Rexha,  Afrojack 1.643 19 May 2015 [29]
7. "Let Me Love You (Music Video)"   DJ Snake feat.   Justin Bieber 1.434 29 Nov. 2016 [30]
8. "I Feel It Coming"   The Weeknd feat.  Daft Punk 1.199 10 Mar.2017 [31]
9. "Turn Down For What"   DJ Snake feat.   Lil Jon 1.194 14 Mar. 2014 [32]
10. "Play Hard"  David Guetta feat.   Ne-Yo,     Akon 1.194 23 Apr.2013 [33]
As of 07 May 2024

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  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. ^ La Reine des Neiges - Libérée, délivrée | Disney on YouTube
  20. ^ Stromae - Alors on danse (Official Video) 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.
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