YouTube has served up quite a few surprises this year when it comes to the most viewed viral content. 2016 was the year of James Corden and his star-studded car karaoke, so it's no surprise that his video topped the most viewed YouTube videos of 2016. But which one? See what were the most viral videos on YouTube in 2016.
What do you get when you put James Corden and Adele in the same car? The most viewed viral video on YouTube in 2016, what else! His column on The Late Late Show with James Corden, karaoke in the car (Carpool Karaoke), were a massive hit this year, and when his passenger was a British singer Adele, which broke 25 with the last album a bunch of sales records, what else but the number one spot on the viral video chart with the most views it was not even expected. If the first place is not surprising, the ranking is top 10 serves quite a few surprises.
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The ten most-viewed viral videos on YouTube in 2016 totaled 550 million views or 25 million hours of views. In addition to the number of views, the ranking also takes into account number of shares, comments and likes.
Top 10 most viral videos on YouTube in 2016:
10. The brothers convince their sister that a zombie apocalypse is happening
9. First class flight
8. Donald Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
7. Lip Sync Battle: Channing Tatum with Beyonce Vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum
6. Bottle trick
5. Grace VanderWaal does not play the ukulele
4. Nike Football: The Switch (Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Anthony Martial...)
3. What's inside a Rattlesnake Rattle?
2. Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen
1. Adele's Carpool Karaoke
