Best Video of 2012 from YouTube

The ranking of videos that were watched most often by YouTube users in 2012 has been published.

In first place in the world is the video of the South Korean artist PSY for the song Gangnam Style. This video has received more than 970 million views.

In second place is a cover version of the song Somebody That I Used To Know . In the video, which has been viewed more than 140 million times, the five members of Canadian indie rock band Walk off the Earth simultaneously play the same guitar and sing a song by Australian singer Gotye.

The third line of the rating is occupied by the viral video of the Invisible Children movement called Kony 2012. It was watched more than 94 million times.

In addition, the top ten includes the song “Call Me Maybe” performed by youth idols, a musical parody of the election debates of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, a flash mob with a red button to promote the TNT channel from the advertising agency Duval Guillaume Modem, energetic black rappers , Arctic dubstep , shooting a laptop for a Facebook status and jumping into the abyss from the Austrian Felix Baumgartner, who became the first person to break the sound barrier. The most popular video in Russia in 2012 was the cartoon “Masha and the Bear - Big Wash,” which was watched by more than 34 million people.

The performer PSY with the song Gangnam Style is also loved in Russia - he ended up in second place. The third place is occupied by the video of rapper Vladi from the group “Casta” - “Compose Dreams”, which was watched more than 10 million times.

The sensational clip "Who are you? Come on, goodbye!" received more than seven million clicks. Eurovision stars "Buranovskie Babushki" follow next with the song Party For Everybody . In addition, the rating includes a flash mob in support of President Putin on Sparrow Hills, a runaway bride rapping , a LIKE video from video blogger Roma Zheludya, a video called “I want to laugh for five minutes!” and Slim’s song “Girl” closes the top ten popular videos in Russia.