YouTube UK Blog: Celebrating what you created, watched and shared in 2015 with #YouTubeRewind and YouTube’s new Trending tab

Celebrating what you created, watched and shared in 2015 with #YouTubeRewind and YouTube’s new Trending tab

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

In 2015, you introduced the world to the latest dance crazes, opened up discussions about diversity and inclusion, and lip-synced in cars and onstage in front of millions. The trends you participated in and the creativity you shared defined the year on YouTube in a bigger way than ever before.

Rewind is our way to help you celebrate some of your favourite moments on YouTube through our official top trending videos of 2015, based on the amount of time people spent watching, sharing, commenting, liking, and more. Topped by one of the year's biggest dance trends, these videos were watched for over 25 million hours and were created by powerhouse channels with over 40 million subscribers between them.

For the first time, not just one, but four television moments made the top Trending Videos list. Three are late night TV videos of widely popular YouTube trends: the lip sync battle, the in-car singalongs, and the reading of mean tweets. You all love late night TV on YouTube—the time people spent catching up on late-night clips like Corden, Fallon and Kimmel nearly doubled in the last year alone!

Silento- Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) #WatchMeDanceOn by Tianne King

Clash of Clans: Revenge (Official Super Bowl TV Commercial) by Clash of Clans
Crazy Plastic Ball PRANK!! by RomanAtwood
Love Has No Labels | Diversity & Inclusion | Ad Council by Ad Council
Lip Sync Battle with Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart and Jimmy Fallon by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Justin Bieber Carpool Karaoke by The Late Late Show with James Corden
6ft Man in 6ft Giant Water Balloon - 4K - The Slow Mo Guys by The Slow Mo Guys
Golden boy Calum Scott hits the right note | Audition Week 1 | Britain's Got Talent 2015 by Britain's Got Talent
Dover Police DashCam Confessional (Shake it Off) by Dover Police
Mean Tweets - President Obama Edition by Jimmy Kimmel Live

When it comes to music, 2015 saw some of our fastest-rising videos of all time. Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" reached over 1 billion views in just 6 months and Adele reached the year's top 10 in just a few weeks. The top 10 music videos collectively have more than 66 million subscribers, and people spent over 37,000 years playing them in 2015.

Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack

Maroon 5 - Sugar

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (Official Video)

Silentó - Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (Official)

...and check out even more top music videos.

In the UK, we also went mad for lip syncs, in-car singalongs and poignant play-days, while we topped and tailed our lists with breathtaking moments from Britain’s Got Talent. Our obsession with Frozen’s “Let it Go” continued for (yet) another year through a brilliant real-life tribute, while FIFA’s “Play Beautiful” commercial and The Force Awakens trailer had us glued to our screens and excited as hell. And of course if wouldn’t be YouTube without some full-on fun courtesy of a marvellous PIXAR-inspired makeup transformation and two mad UK scientists and a giant water balloon.... hit click and enjoy!

Golden boy Calum Scott hits the right note | Audition Week 1 | Britain's Got Talent 2015 by Britain's Got Talent

Justin Bieber Carpool Karaoke by The Late Late Show with James Corden
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2 by Star Wars
Crazy Plastic Ball PRANK!! by RomanAtwood
Frozen Let it Go - In Real Life by Working with Lemons
FIFA 16 - Play Beautiful - Official TV Commercial by EA Sports FIFA
INSIDE OUT' Makeup Tutorial (Disgust,Sadness,Joy,Anger & Fear) by dope2111
Lip Sync Battle with Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart and Jimmy Fallon by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
6ft Man in 6ft Giant Water Balloon - 4K - The Slow Mo Guys by The Slow Mo Guys
Don't mess with karate kid Jesse | Audition Week 2 | Britain's Got Talent 2015 by Britain’s Got Talent

Big hits mark out our UK music lists, but with a strong showing from UK artists, including Ellie Goulding, (the legendary) Paul McCartney, Little Mix and of course - Adele ...

Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack

Rihanna And Kanye West And Paul McCartney - FourFiveSeconds

And if you love staying on top of the most-anticipated new trailers, hottest music videos, and viral clips from YouTube creators, today we unveil the new YouTube Trending tab. This new tab in your YouTube app delivers the top trending videos directly to your Android, iOS, and desktop device. It's the best way to catch the videos, creators, and trends that people watch, share, and talk about each and every day. See 'em as they take off and before they appear in YouTube Rewind 2016. aAnd for more Rewind fun, check out the YouTube Rewind channel!