By Kim Choe
YouTube viewers are spoilt for choice as 48 hours of video are uploaded to the website every minute. Now the website has revealed which ones people chose to watch most in 2011 – both in New Zealand and worldwide.
Believe it or not, all nine seconds of Levi Hawken’s ‘nek minnit’ was the second most-watched YouTube video in New Zealand this year.
Kiwis also spent hours watching ads,a flash mob haka, and footage of the Christchurch earthquake.
We put our hands up to the sound of LMFAO's ‘Party Rock Anthem’ - the most-watched music video.
But the most popular video both here and worldwide was the song everyone loved to hate – Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’.
It seemed people never tired of seeing Black decide which seat to pick.
Full list of videos:
In New Zealand, the most-watched YouTube community videos of 2011 were:
Rebecca Black - Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Nek Minute
Stand in Black
Mile-high madness with Richard Simmons! #RICHROLL
Ultimate Dog Tease
Major Earthquake has hit Christchurch, New Zealand
Samsung Smart TV TVC New Zealand
Legend
Cadbury Share the Joy Song
Flash Haka @ Sylvia Park, 4.Sept.11
The most watched music videos from major music labels were:
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song [Official Video]
Jessie J - Price Tag ft. B.o.B.
Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor ft. Pitbull
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Chris Brown - Look At Me Now ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
Adele - ''Someone Like You''
Globally, the most-watched YouTube community videos were:
Rebecca Black - Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Ultimate Dog Tease
Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)
Talking Twin Babies - PART 2 - OFFICIAL VIDEO
Nyan Cat [original]
Look At Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes (Cover by KarminMusic)
The Creep (feat. Nicki Minaj & John Waters)
Maria Aragon - Born This Way (Cover) by Lady Gaga
The Force: Volkswagen Commercial
Cat mom hugs baby kitten
Globally, the most-watched music videos on YouTube were:
Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor ft. Pitbull
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock
Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song [Official Video]
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Pitbull - Give Me Everything ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer
Pitbull - Rain Over Me ft. Marc Anthony
Jessie J - Price Tag ft. B.o.B.
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
Katy Perry - E.T. ft. Kanye West
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
The most searched for terms in New Zealand during 2011, by month, were:
January - ricky gervais
February- christchurch earthquake
March - charlie sheen
April - party rock anthem
May - someone like you
June - man down rihanna
July - moves like jagger
August - stereo hearts
September - flash haka
October - we found love
November - ghost chips
December - fight for life
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