Some fun YouTube facts and by extension, people facts: In 2010 we watched over 700 billion YouTube videos and uploaded more than 13 million hours of video. The year’s ten most watched videos accounted for over 250 million of those views and from an autotuned news piece that turned a rape attempt and ensuing news piece into 2010’s most persistent earworm to a camper’s bewildered reaction to a dazzling meteorological phenomenon, it also afforded some of the internet’s most endearing denizens a chance in the offline spotlight, that is, appearing as “internet famous” novelty guests on late night talk shows. Below, the top ten most watched YouTube videos of 2010 where number one should surprise no one. He’s climbing in your windows he’s snatching your YouTube up!
10) Ken Block’s Gymkhana THREE, Part 2; Ultimate Playground; l’Autodrome, France
9) Jimmy Surprises Bieber Fan
8) THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE – Trailer
7) OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – Rube Goldberg Machine version – Official
6) Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10
5) Old Spice ‘ The Man Your Man Could Smell Like
4) Annoying Orange Wazzup
3) Greyson Chance Singing Paparazzi
2) TIK TOK KESHA Parody: Glitter Puke – Key of Awe$ome #13
1) Auto-Tune the News: BED INTRUDER SONG!!!
