List of most-viewed French music videos on YouTube
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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.
No. | Video name | Uploader | Views (millions) | Upload date | Note |
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1. | "Dernière danse" | Indila | 1047 | 4 December 2013 | |
2. | "Papaoutai" | Stromae | 1005 | 6 June 2013 | |
3. | "Ego" | Willy William | 1004 | 2 November 2015 | |
4. | "Djadja" | Aya Nakamura | 936 | 6 April 2018 | |
5. | "Zemër" | Dhurata Dora feat. Soolking | 804 | 19 April 2019 | |
6. | "Les Menottes" | L'Algérino | 731 | 5 May 2017 | |
7. | "Hola Señorita" | Maluma feat. Gims | 585 | 10 May 2019 | |
8. | "Bella" | Maître Gims | 581 | 19 June 2013 | |
9. | "Sapés comme jamais" | Maître Gims feat. Niska | 578 | 19 October 2015 | |
11. | "Copines" | Aya Nakamura | 526 | 24 August 2018 | |
10. | "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" | Gummibär | 521 | 15 October 2007 | |
12. | "Ramenez la coupe à la maison" | Vegedream | 519 | 18 July 2018 | |
13. | "Chocolat" | Lartiste feat. Awa Imani | 507 | 17 February 2017 | |
14. | "Bande Organisée" | Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari | 481 | 15 August 2020 | |
15. | "Libérée, délivrée" | La Reine des Neiges | 448 | 10 December 2013 | |
16. | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" | Maître Gims | 447 | 4 May 2015 | |
17. | "Mafiosa" | Lartiste feat. Caroliina | 439 | 21 February 2018 | |
18. | "Magic in the Air" | Magic System feat. Chawki | 438 | 17 March 2014 | |
19. | "On écrit sur les murs" | Kids United | 409 | 5 October 2015 | |
20. | "Tous les mêmes" | Stromae | 408 | 18 December 2013 | |
As of 3 October 2023 |
Notes
- ^ "Papaoutai" was the most-viewed French music video until 2023.
- ^ "Djadja" was the most-viewed French music video by female singer in 2018.
- ^ "Zemër" is the second most-viewed Albanian music video on YouTube.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. 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 two French-language videos, "Dernière Danse" and "Papaoutai" have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 27 August 2023.
No. | Video name | Uploader | Views (billions) | Upload date | Note |
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1. | "Mi Gente" | J Balvin feat. Willy William | 3.262 | 30 June 2017 | |
As of 27 August 2023 |