Maroon 5’s ‘Girls Like You’ most watched video on Vevo in 2018
Vevo announced that Maroon 5 were the most watched artist globally on its platform with 1.6 billion views.
Their biggest hit ‘Girls Like You’ ft. Cardi B accounted for 1.3 billion.
Vevo generated 260 billion global video views, so far this year, with an average of 25 billion views a month.
52% of views were on mobile, with 1010 million hours viewed per month.
Top 10 artists for 2018
Maroon 5 – 1.6 billion
Sebastian Yatra – 1.5 billion
Becky G – 1.4 billion
Drake – 1.4 billion
J Balvin – 1.3 billion
Karol G – 1.2 billion
Ariana Grande – 1 billion
Anuel AA – 999 million
Reik – 924 million
DJ Snake – 824 million
Top global releases for 2018
Maroon 5 – ‘Girls Like You’ – 1.3 Billion
Becky G & Natti Natasha – ‘Sin Pijama’ – 1.1 Billion
Drake – ‘God’s Plan’ – 887 Million
Reik – ‘Me Niego – 730 Million
Ariana Grande – ‘no tears left to cry’ – 660 Million
Thalía & Natti Natasha – ‘No Me Acuerdo’ – 580 Million
DJ Snake – ‘Taki Taki’ – 563 Million
Sebastian Yatra – ‘No Hay Nadie Más’ – 557 Million
Karol G – ‘Mi Cama – 463 Million
Tyga – ‘Taste’ – 456 Million
“As our charts confirm, 2018 has been an amazing year for music videos,” pointed out Vevo’s head of content, programming and marketing JP Evangelista.
“Vevo is proud to have been home to a wealth of truly creative visual work, with major releases providing some of the most talked-about moments in 2018 entertainment.
“More than ever, music videos provide an integral visual element for artists’ campaigns, with over two billion hours of content being watched.
“Congratulations to Maroon 5 for taking the crown as the most-viewed artist globally – an astounding feat.
“Equally monumental was watching Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ take the title for our most-viewed video in 24 hours.”