YouTube 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-language music video to reach 100 million views.
In 2023, Indila's song " Dernière Danse" became the first music video in French to reach 1 billion views.
The following table lists the 20 most viewed French-language music videos on YouTube with their approximative view count, uploader, artist, language and upload date.
Indila's song " Dernière danse" is currently the most-viewed music video that is sung in the French language.
No. | Video name | Uploader | Views (millions) | Upload date | Note |
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1. | " Dernière danse" [1] | Indila | 1118 | 4 December 2013 | |
2. | " Ego" [2] | Willy William | 1042 | 2 November 2015 | |
3. | " Papaoutai" [3] | Stromae | 1037 | 6 June 2013 | [A] |
4. | " Djadja" [5] | Aya Nakamura | 958 | 6 April 2018 | [B] |
5. | " Zemër" [7] | Dhurata Dora feat. Soolking | 837 | 19 April 2019 | [C] |
6. | " Les Menottes" [8] | L'Algérino | 740 | 5 May 2017 | |
7. | " Hola Señorita" [9] | Maluma feat. Gims | 599 | 10 May 2019 | |
8. | " Bella" [10] | Maître Gims | 595 | 19 June 2013 | |
9. | " Sapés comme jamais" [11] | Maître Gims feat. Niska | 593 | 19 October 2015 | |
10. | " Copines" [12] | Aya Nakamura | 552 | 24 August 2018 | |
11. | " Ramenez la coupe à la maison" [13] | Vegedream | 542 | 18 July 2018 | |
12. | " Je m'appelle Funny Bear" [14] | Gummibär | 526 | 15 October 2007 | [D] |
13. | " Chocolat" [15] | Lartiste feat. Awa Imani | 516 | 17 February 2017 | |
14. | " Bande Organisée" [16] | Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari | 506 | 15 August 2020 | |
15. | " Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" [17] | Maître Gims | 464 | 4 May 2015 | |
16. | " Magic in the Air" [18] | Magic System feat. Chawki | 457 | 17 March 2014 | |
17. | " Libérée, délivrée" [19] | La Reine des Neiges | 457 | 10 December 2013 | [E] |
18. | " Mafiosa" [20] | Lartiste feat. Caroliina | 450 | 21 February 2018 | |
19. | " Alors on danse" [21] | Stromae | 432 | 28 April 2010 | |
20. | " Tous les mêmes" [22] | Stromae | 431 | 18 December 2013 | |
As of 13 April 2024 |
Notes
A metric of a video's popularity is the "Billion View Club", denoting videos which have succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload. [23] Released on 30 June 2017, " Mi Gente" became the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views, although this version of the song is not in French. Only three French-language videos, " Dernière Danse", " Papaoutai" and " Ego" have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 14 September 2023.
No. | Video name | Uploader | Views (billions) | Upload date | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | " Mi Gente" [24] | J Balvin feat. Willy William | 3.339 | 30 June 2017 | [A] |
As of 13 April 2024 |
YouTube 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-language music video to reach 100 million views.
In 2023, Indila's song " Dernière Danse" became the first music video in French to reach 1 billion views.
The following table lists the 20 most viewed French-language music videos on YouTube with their approximative view count, uploader, artist, language and upload date.
Indila's song " Dernière danse" is currently the most-viewed music video that is sung in the French language.
No. | Video name | Uploader | Views (millions) | Upload date | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | " Dernière danse" [1] | Indila | 1118 | 4 December 2013 | |
2. | " Ego" [2] | Willy William | 1042 | 2 November 2015 | |
3. | " Papaoutai" [3] | Stromae | 1037 | 6 June 2013 | [A] |
4. | " Djadja" [5] | Aya Nakamura | 958 | 6 April 2018 | [B] |
5. | " Zemër" [7] | Dhurata Dora feat. Soolking | 837 | 19 April 2019 | [C] |
6. | " Les Menottes" [8] | L'Algérino | 740 | 5 May 2017 | |
7. | " Hola Señorita" [9] | Maluma feat. Gims | 599 | 10 May 2019 | |
8. | " Bella" [10] | Maître Gims | 595 | 19 June 2013 | |
9. | " Sapés comme jamais" [11] | Maître Gims feat. Niska | 593 | 19 October 2015 | |
10. | " Copines" [12] | Aya Nakamura | 552 | 24 August 2018 | |
11. | " Ramenez la coupe à la maison" [13] | Vegedream | 542 | 18 July 2018 | |
12. | " Je m'appelle Funny Bear" [14] | Gummibär | 526 | 15 October 2007 | [D] |
13. | " Chocolat" [15] | Lartiste feat. Awa Imani | 516 | 17 February 2017 | |
14. | " Bande Organisée" [16] | Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari | 506 | 15 August 2020 | |
15. | " Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" [17] | Maître Gims | 464 | 4 May 2015 | |
16. | " Magic in the Air" [18] | Magic System feat. Chawki | 457 | 17 March 2014 | |
17. | " Libérée, délivrée" [19] | La Reine des Neiges | 457 | 10 December 2013 | [E] |
18. | " Mafiosa" [20] | Lartiste feat. Caroliina | 450 | 21 February 2018 | |
19. | " Alors on danse" [21] | Stromae | 432 | 28 April 2010 | |
20. | " Tous les mêmes" [22] | Stromae | 431 | 18 December 2013 | |
As of 13 April 2024 |
Notes
A metric of a video's popularity is the "Billion View Club", denoting videos which have succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload. [23] Released on 30 June 2017, " Mi Gente" became the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views, although this version of the song is not in French. Only three French-language videos, " Dernière Danse", " Papaoutai" and " Ego" have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 14 September 2023.
No. | Video name | Uploader | Views (billions) | Upload date | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | " Mi Gente" [24] | J Balvin feat. Willy William | 3.339 | 30 June 2017 | [A] |
As of 13 April 2024 |