YouTube has unveiled its top videos of 2013 – known as the YouTube Rewind – revealing that gaming channel Pew Die Pie is the top channel among South African viewers.
South African favourites for 2013 included Ylvis, Miley, Katy, Psy and Rihanna, but local events took precedence as viewers watched the tragic Pinetown truck accident in Durban, and the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi.
Rugby player Bryan Habana raced a new British Airways A380 plane, viewers showed their concern about child safety on Johannesburg’s roads, and there were spoofs on How Animals Eat Their Food.
In SA, a record number of comedy channels made the most watched list for 2013. Ellen, Just For Laughs, MduComics and Failarmy were favourites, while gaming channel Pew Die Pie came in first place in the Top Channels list.
Globally, the world watched the The Fox more than 265 million times, making it the top trending video of 2013. The Fox was also a top searched Halloween costume, and converted into a children’s book.
Other top videos and trends included Psy’s post-Gangnam Style record-setter Gentleman, and there were more “Harlem Shake” videos than there are people in Manhattan (over 1.7 million).
To celebrate all these moments, over 60 top creators on YouTube got together and made a little video. Check out the YouTube Rewind 2013 Channel for even more top lists from around the world.
YouTube 2013 Top lists
YouTube calculates top videos based on a number of measures, such as views, shares, likes, response videos, and more. Top channels are based on subscriber growth in 2013, taking into account views, reach, and engagement.
“There’s no exact formula, but popular videos tend to have three key characteristics. They’re entertaining or informative in some way, they’re something that you want to share with other people, and they come from a channel with more videos like it,” said YouTube.
Top 10 Videos watched in South Africa in 2013, excluding Major Music Labels
- Shocking Pinetown truck crash footage by enewschannel
- Ylvis – The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) [Official music video HD] by tvnorge
- Halls – Klein Kimmie by HallsSA
- Jaguar Attacks Crocodile (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) by NationalGeographic
- How Animals Eat Their Food | MisterEpicMann by MisterEpicMann
- 7 year old girl steals iPhone by jessostrin
- Dove Real Beauty Sketches by doveunitedstates
- British Airways – Man vs Plane by FlyBritishAirways
- Exclusive video footage on the Westgate attack by CCTVAFRICALIVE
- Biker riding unsafely with small child 2013 08 25 by Rad Bonos
Top 10 Channels in South Africa in 2013
- PewDiePie
- TheEllenShow
- TheXFactorUSA
- JennaMarbles
- JustForLaughsTV
- ERB
- mducomics
- failarmy
- RayWilliamJohnson
- BeeldVideo
Top 10 Music Videos watched by South Africans
- Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball by MileyCyrusVEVO
- Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop by MileyCyrusVEVO
- Katy Perry – Roar (Official) by KatyPerryVEVO
- PSY – GENTLEMAN M/V by officialpsy
- Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines ft. T.I., Pharrell by RobinThickeVEVO
- Rihanna – Stay ft. Mikky Ekko by RihannaVEVO
- Ylvis – The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) [Official music video HD] by tvnorge
- Rihanna – Pour It Up (Explicit) by RihannaVEVO
- DJ Ganyani ft FB – Xigubu (Official Music Video) by GanyaniEntertainment
- P!nk – Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess by PinkVEVO
Top 5 Ads watched by South Africans
- Dove Real Beauty Sketches by doveunitedst
- Beacon Allsorts What’s my name? You Decide by BeaconAllsorts
- Breakfast Run by KFCsouthafrica
- Volkswagen Polo Vivo: The Answer by volkswagensa
- Football superstar Lionel Messi’s TVC for WeChat – Father’s day by WeChatVideo
Global Top Trending Videos for 2013
- Ylvis – The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) by tvnorge
- Harlem Shake (original army edition) by kennethaakonsen
- How Animals Eat Their Food | MisterEpicMann by MisterEpicMann
- Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball (Chatroulette Version) by SteveKardynal
- baby&me / the new evian film by EvianBabies
- Volvo Trucks – The Epic Split feat. Van Damme by VolvoTrucks
- YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar) by thelonelyisland
- Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise by CarrieNYC
- THE NFL : A Bad Lip Reading by BadLipReading
- Mozart vs Skrillex. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 by ERB
Global Top Music Videos for 2013
- PSY – GENTLEMAN M/V by officialpsy
- Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball by MileyCyrusVEVO
- Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop by MileyCyrusVEVO
- Katy Perry – Roar (Official) by KatyPerryVEVO
- P!nk – Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess, PinkVEVO
- Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines ft. T.I., Pharrell by RobinThickeVEVO
- Rihanna – Stay ft. Mikky Ekko by RihannaVEVO
- Naughty Boy – La La La ft. Sam Smith by NaughtyBoyVEVO
- Selena Gomez – Come & Get It by SelenaGomezVEVO
- Avicii – Wake Me Up (Official Video) by AviciiOfficialVEVO
YouTube stats
- The channels behind this year’s top videos have more than 23 million subscribers around the world.
- More than 1 billion unique users visit YouTube each month.
- Over 6 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube – that’s almost an hour for every person on Earth, and 50% more than last year.
- 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
- 80% of YouTube traffic comes from outside the US.
- YouTube is localized in 61 countries and across 61 languages.
- According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network.
- Millions of subscriptions happen each day. The number of people subscribing daily is up more than 3x since last year, and the number of daily subscriptions is up more than 4x since last year.
- Almost 40% of YouTube viewership is from mobile.
- YouTube’s iOS app has been downloaded more than 250 million times.
- Videos in YouTube’s “education” category are now viewed x2 those in “Pets and animals”.
- Partner revenue increased by 60% over the last year.
- 75% of ads that appear in videos are now skippable.
- Users are watching 50% more YouTube than last year.
- Thousands of partners are now making six figures.
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