Eduo List of most-viewed French music videos on YouTube
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Albert FloresYouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.
In 2012, "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" by German virtual singer Gummibär became the first French music video to reached 100 million views.
Billion View Club
An early metric of a video's popularity was the so-called Billion View Club, denoting videos which had succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload. In October 2017, "Mi Gente" is the first French music video to reach one billion views, it's also the 27th most viewed video on the site.
As of April 2021, 13 videos have exceeded 400 million views.
| Video name | Uploader | Views (billions) | Upload date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mi Gente" | J Balvin feat. +more Willy William | 3. 10 | 30 June 2017 | |
| As of 20 September 2021 | As of 20 September 2021 | As of 20 September 2021 | As of 20 September 2021 | As of 20 September 2021 | As of 20 September 2021 |
Top videos
The following table lists top-20 most-viewed French music videos on YouTube with their approximative view count, uploader, artist, language and upload date.
| 2. +more | "Papaoutai" | Stromae | 885. 6 | 6 June 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Djadja" | Aya Nakamura | 844. 0 | 6 April 2018 | |
| 4. | "Dernière Danse" | Indila | 856. 7 | 4 December 2013 | |
| 5. | "Ego" | Willy William | 838. 1 | 2 November 2015 | |
| 6. | "Les Menottes" | L'Algérino | 679. 8 | 5 May 2017 | |
| 7. | "Zemër" | Dhurata Dora feat. Soolking | 673. 3 | 19 April 2019 | |
| 8. | "Get Lucky" | Daft Punk | 641. 5 | 19 April 2013 | |
| 9. | "Sapés comme jamais" | Maître Gims feat. Niska | 530. 4 | 19 October 2015 | |
| 10. | "Bella" | Maître Gims | 526. 9 | 19 June 2013 | |
| 11. | "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" | Gummibär | 497. 1 | 15 October 2007 | |
| 12. | "Chocolat" | Lartiste feat. Awa Imani | 475. 2 | 17 February 2017 | |
| 13. | "Hola Señorita" | Maluma feat. Gims | 477. 2 | 10 May 2019 | |
| 14. | "Libérée, délivrée" | La Reine des Neiges | 417. 6 | 10 December 2013 | |
| 15. | "Mafiosa" | Lartiste feat. Caroliina | 400. 6 | 21 February 2018 | |
| 16. | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" | Maître Gims | 399. 5 | 4 May 2015 | |
| 17. | "Bande Organisée" | Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari | 393. 5 | 15 August 2020 | |
| 18. | "Andalouse" | Kendji Girac | 370. 4 | 26 September 2014 | |
| 19. | "Magic in the Air" | Magic System feat. Chawki | 363. 7 | 17 March 2014 | |
| 20. | "On écrit sur les murs" | Kids United | 350. 7 | 5 October 2015 | |
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