Move Over, 'Despacito.' These Videos Also Ruled YouTube In 2017
By now, most of the world has caught wind of "Despacito," from Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. The mostly Spanish-language hit topped the Billboard charts. and according YouTube Rewind's latest list of most popular videos, it was also crowned as the most-watched YouTube video of 2017 — nay, of all time — with 4.7 billion views.
But break out YouTube's top videos by country and you'll find a very different picture of what's popular. In Kenya, it's a dancing president. In Thailand, a singing oyster (yes, you read that right).
This month, YouTube Rewind released its list of top 10 videos for some 40 different countries. The videos are ranked not only by view count, but also by how much they're liked, commented on, shared and how much time viewers spent watching them.
Here are a few of Goats and Soda’s favorites.
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