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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.
| Note | ||||||
| 1. | "Dernière danse" | 1213 | 4 December 2013 | |||
| 2. | "Ego" | 1091 | 2 November 2015 | |||
| 3. | "Papaoutai" | 1074 | 6 June 2013 | |||
| 4. | "Djadja" | 988 | 6 April 2018 | |||
| 5. | "Zemër" | 878 | 19 April 2019 | |||
| 6. | "Les Menottes" | 758 | 5 May 2017 | |||
| 7. | "Hola Señorita" |  Maluma feat. Gims | 619 | 10 May 2019 | ||
| 8. | "Bella" | 616 | 19 June 2013 | |||
| 9. | "Sapés comme jamais" | 614 | 19 October 2015 | |||
| 10. | "Copines" |  Aya Nakamura | 587 | 24 August 2018 | ||
| 11. | "Ramenez la coupe à la maison" | 573 | 18 July 2018 | |||
| 12. | "Bande Organisée" |  Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari | 536 | 15 August 2020 | ||
| 13. | "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" |  Gummibär | 531 | 15 October 2007 | ||
| 14. | "Chocolat" |  Lartiste feat. Awa Imani | 529 | 17 February 2017 | ||
| 15. | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" | Maître Gims | 498 | 4 May 2015 | ||
| 16. | "Magic in the Air" | 482 | 17 March 2014 | |||
| 17. | "Libérée, délivrée" | 467 | 10 December 2013 | |||
| 18. | "Alors on danse" | 464 | 28 April 2010 | |||
| 19. | "Mafiosa" | Lartiste feat.  Caroliina | 464 | 21 February 2018 | ||
| 20. | "Tous les mêmes" |  Stromae | 450 | 18 December 2013 | ||
| As of 21 November 2024 | ||||||
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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.[1] 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.
| Video name | Uploader | Views (billions) | data-sort-type="usLongDate" | Upload date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lean On" |  Major Lazer, DJ Snake feat. MØ | 3.594 | 23 Mar. 2015 | [2] | |
| 2. | "Mi Gente" | 3.347 | 30 June 2017 | |||
| 3. | "Taki Taki" | DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B | 2.563 | 10 Oct. 2018 | [3] | |
| 4. | "Starboy" | The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk | 2.421 | 28 Sept.2016 | [4] | |
| 5. | "Titanium" | David Guetta feat. Sia | 1.843 | 21 Dec. 2011 | [5] | |
| 6. | "Hey Mama" | David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, Afrojack | 1.643 | 19 May 2015 | [6] | |
| 7. | "Let Me Love You (Music Video)" | DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber | 1.434 | 29 Nov. 2016 | [7] | |
| 8. | "I Feel It Coming" | The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk | 1.199 | 10 Mar.2017 | [8] | |
| 9. | "Turn Down For What" | DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon | 1.194 | 14 Mar. 2014 | [9] | |
| 10. | "Play Hard" | David Guetta feat. Ne-Yo, Akon | 1.194 | 23 Apr.2013 | [10] | |
| As of 07 May 2024 | ||||||