List of most-disliked YouTube videos explained

__FORCETOC__ This list of most-disliked YouTube videos contains the top 42 videos with the most dislikes of all time, as derived from the American video platform, YouTube's, charts.[1] The dislike count was taken directly from the page of the video itself. YouTube implemented a like and dislike button on video pages from 2010 as part of a major site redesign. The feature served as a replacement for the previous five-star rating system,[2] which was found to be ineffective because of the rare selection of ratings from two to four stars.[3] Of the 42 videos in this list, 6 also appear in the list of most-viewed YouTube videos and 4 appear in the list of most-liked YouTube videos. Note that the dislike count does not indicate the true unpopularity of a video, which is better represented by dislike percentage, also provided in the table. For instance "Despacito", "Baby Shark Dance", and "Gangnam Style" all appear on this list, but also appear in the list of most-liked YouTube videos., Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes has the most videos in the top 50 with thirteen, while YouTube and Jingle Toons have two.On December 13, 2018, became the most disliked video on the video sharing platform with 15 million dislikes, rapidly surpassing the music video for Justin Bieber's song "Baby",[4] which previously entered the Guinness World Records book as the most disliked video on YouTube and on the Internet.[5] As of July 9, 2021, YouTube Rewind 2018 has over 7.1 million more dislikes than Justin Bieber's Baby.

In March 2011, "Baby", which then had 1.17 million dislikes, was surpassed by the video for Rebecca Black's "Friday", yielding more than 1.2 million dislikes.[6] "Friday" amassed over three million dislikes before the video was taken down in June 2011. The video was reinstated three months later and has not been taken down since.[7]

Measurement of dislikes on YouTube has been of academic and political interest. Following its immediate negative reception, Rick Perry's 2012 presidential campaign advertisement "Strong" garnered over 600,000 dislikes within five days.[8] This phenomenon was seen by Mike Barthel of The Village Voice as a reason not to judge entertainment and politics by the same standard of online publicity; he opined that the only time people are going to care more about politics than entertainment is when there is a clear and immediate threat to their well-being.[9] Recently, many videos from news channels and corporations have been dislike bombed when they talk about topics like the 2020 election or the COVID-19 pandemic.

Music videos, including children's music videos, made up a majority of the most disliked uploads to YouTube. "Baby Shark Dance" is the most disliked "made for kids" video, with over 13.3 million dislikes. 2016 showed the most disliked video game trailer, , which stands at over three million dislikes.[10] [11] It became YouTube's second-most-disliked video within two weeks of being released.[12] In 2016, PewDiePie achieved a video in the top 3 by explicitly asking his own viewers to dislike his video.[13]

In August 2020, the Indian film Sadak 2s trailer became the most disliked movie trailer on YouTube. In the first two days after its release, the trailer received 5.3 million dislikes and currently has over 12 million dislikes.[14] On August 18, at about 18:00 UTC, it surpassed Justin Bieber's "Baby" to become the second most-disliked video with 13.24 million dislikes. As of October 2021, more than half of the top 50 most-disliked videos are music videos for children, with 31 of these 50 videos (62%) being set as "made for kids" according to YouTube's changes in policy on January 6, 2020, to comply with COPPA.

On November 10, 2021, YouTube made dislike counts on videos private, purportedly to "reduce harassment associated with targeted dislike attacks."[15] The announcement and update was widely criticized by members of the YouTube community, including from creators and YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim,[16] [17] [18] [19] due to visible dislikes allowing users to immediately spot videos that are fraudulent, unhelpful, dangerous, explicit, discriminatory, or generally poor-quality. However, there are some browser extensions which allow the user to view estimated dislikes on videos; YouTube removed the actual dislike data from its API on December 13, 2021.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Top videos

The following table lists the top 42 most disliked videos on YouTube, with the final visible dislike counts being rounded to the nearest thousand, as well as the creator, dislike percentage and date of publication to YouTube. On December 13, 2021, YouTube removed public dislike counts on all videos. The amount of dislikes just before they were hidden is shown below, taken from the night of December 12, 2021.

Video name!style="width: 15em;"
Uploader / artistDislike count (millions)Dislikes (%)Mother Goose Club Playhouse4.442August 18, 2011Music video for children
23"Masha and the Bear: Recipe for Disaster"[25] Get Movies4.273January 31, 2012Children's television series
24"Friday"[26] Rebecca Black4.078September 16, 2011Music video
25"Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Reveal Trailer"[27] Call of Duty3.965May 2, 2016Video game trailer
26"Yes Yes Vegetables Song"[28] Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes3.946August 10, 2018Music video for children
27"Mr. Faisu’s Exploring Shillong"Faisal Shaikh3.830May 14, 2020Vlog[29]
28"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"[30] Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes3.728December 6, 2017Music video for children
29"Spanish; Castilian: LA VACA LOLA canciones infantiles"[31] toycantando3.629April 12, 2016Music video for children
30"This Is The Way"[32] Super Simple Songs3.570June 8, 2016Music video for children
31"Bath Song + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs"[33] Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes3.351June 4, 2018Music video for children
32"Baby Shark"[34] Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes3.343November 21, 2017Music video for children
33"Yes Yes Vegetables Song + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs – CoComelon"[35] Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes3.340September 7, 2018Music video for children
34"How It Is (Wap Bap …)"[36] Bianca Claßen3.314May 5, 2017Music video
35"Yummy Fruits & Vegetables | D Billions Kids Songs"[37] |D Billions| align="center" | 3.099| align="center" || align="right" | September 16, 2020| align="center" | Music video for children||-! align="center" | 36| "Nani Teri Morni Ko Mor Le Gaye"[38] | Jingle Toons| align="center" | 3.088| align="center" || align="right" | March 11, 2016| align="center" | Music video for children||- ! align="center" | 37| "Beach Song + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs"[39] | Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes| align="center" | 3.070| align="center" | | align="right" | August 2, 2019| align="center" | Music video for children||- ! align="center" | 38| "Wheels on the Bus + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs"[40] |Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes| align="center" | 3.030| align="center" || align="right" | June 28, 2018| align="center" | Music video for children||-! align="center" | 39| "Gangnam Style"[41] | Psy| align="center" | 2.899| align="center" | | align="right" | July 15, 2012| align="center" | Music video| align="center" ||- ! align="center" | 40| "Upa Cavalinho"[42] | Galinha Pintadinha| align="center" | 2.871| align="center" || align="right" | July 7, 2017| align="center" | Music video||-! align="center" | 41| "No No Bedtime Song"[43]

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Siegler. M. G.. September 22, 2009. YouTube Comes To a 5-Star Realization: Its Ratings Are Useless. TechCrunch. AOL Inc.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170603231801/https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/22/youtube-comes-to-a-5-star-realization-its-ratings-are-useless/. June 3, 2017.
  4. Web site: YouTube Rewind 2018 is officially the most disliked video on YouTube . December 13, 2018 . December 14, 2018 . . Julia . Alexander.
  5. Book: Glenday. Craig. 2013. Guinness World Records 2013. Random House. 304. 9780345547118.
  6. Skarda. Erin. March 30, 2011. Rebecca Black Passes Justin Bieber as Most 'Disliked' on YouTube. Time. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110401091656/http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/30/rebecca-black-passes-justin-bieber-as-most-disliked-on-youtube/. April 1, 2011.
  7. Web site: Rebecca Black – Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO) . February 10, 2011 . YouTube . May 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615211127/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 . June 15, 2011.
  8. Web site: Strong. . December 6, 2011 . December 31, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120101035228/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAJNntoRgA . January 1, 2012.
  9. Web site: Why Do People Want Rick Perry to Be More 'Disliked' Than Rebecca Black?. Barthel. Mike. December 9, 2011. The Village Voice. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602075354/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/why-do-people-want-rick-perry-to-be-more-disliked-than-rebecca-black-6642051. June 2, 2016. live.
  10. Web site: The 'Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare' Trailer Is YouTube's Most Disliked Gaming Video Ever. Tassi. Paul. May 5, 2016. Forbes. https://web.archive.org/web/20160510070119/http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/05/05/the-call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-trailer-is-youtubes-most-disliked-gaming-video-ever/. May 10, 2016. live.
  11. Web site: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's 3M YouTube Dislikes Didn't Change Anything in the Game, Says Activision. Lillah. Sarmad. June 27, 2016. SegmentNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20160628154556/http://segmentnext.com/2016/06/27/infinite-warfares-3m-youtube-dislikes-didnt-change-anything-game-says-activision/. June 28, 2016. dead. June 30, 2016.
  12. News: The 'Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare' Trailer Is Officially The Second-Most Disliked YouTube Video. Koch. Cameron. June 29, 2016. Tech Times. June 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605072504/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/159146/20160517/the-call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-trailer-is-officially-the-second-most-disliked-youtube-video.htm. June 5, 2016. dead.
  13. Web site: PewDiePie Asks For 1 Million 'Dislikes', Video Promptly Becomes Third Most-Disliked Ever On YouTube. Weiss. Geoff. December 28, 2016. Tubefilter. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231160148/http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/12/28/pewdiepie-1-million-dislikes-third-most-disliked-ever/. December 31, 2016. live. December 31, 2016.
  14. Web site: 'Sadak 2' Beats Jake Paul and PewDiePie to Become the Most Disliked YouTube Video in India . 2020-08-13. news18.com. August 13, 2020 .
  15. News: Clark . Mitchell . November 10, 2021 . YouTube gives dislikes the thumbs-down, hides public counts . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110172035/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/10/22773299/youtube-dislike-button-hide-public-count-numbers-small-creator-protection . November 10, 2021.
  16. News: Li . Abner . 13 November 2021 . 'Me at the zoo,' YouTube's first video, gets new description protesting dislike count removal . . live . 24 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122060639/https://9to5google.com/2021/11/13/youtube-me-at-the-zoo-dislike-protest/ . 22 November 2021.
  17. News: Vincent . James . 17 November 2021 . YouTube co-founder predicts 'decline' of the platform following removal of dislikes . . live . 24 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122081736/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/17/22787080/youtube-dislikes-criticism-cofounder-jawed-karim-first-video-description-zoo . 22 November 2021.
  18. News: YouTube Co-Founder Believes Removing Dislikes 'Is A Stupid Decision' And Changes Description Of First Video To Protest .
  19. News: November 15, 2021 . YouTube's first video, changes description, calls the decision to stop dislike counter 'stupid' . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115193844/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/youtubes-first-video-changes-description-calls-the-decision-to-stop-dislike-counter-stupid/ . November 15, 2021.
  20. News: Mehra . Sahas . 22 November 2021 . YouTube hides dislike button count, drawing criticism from users and creators . Digital Trends . live . 24 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211123191337/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/youtube-decision-dislike-button-private-criticism/ . 23 November 2021.
  21. News: 12 November 2021 . YouTube removing dislike 'discourages trolls' but 'unhelpful for users' . BBC News . live . 24 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122132427/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-59264070 . 22 November 2021.
  22. News: Keverenge . Hillary . 21 November 2021 . YouTube should be more concerned about the often horrible comment section, not video dislikes . PiunikaWeb . live . 24 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121061929/https://piunikaweb.com/2021/11/21/opinion-youtube-should-be-concerned-about-comments-not-video-dislikes/ . 21 November 2021.
  23. News: Stegner . Ben . 19 November 2021 . Why YouTube Hiding Dislikes Is Bad for the Community . MakeUseOf . live . 24 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119190321/https://www.makeuseof.com/youtube-hiding-dislikes-bad-for-community/ . 19 November 2021. News: Return YouTube Dislike. Selivanov . Dmitry.
  24. Web site: Browser Extension Brings Back Dislike Count to YouTube Videos . 2024-08-04 . PCMAG . en.
  25. Web site: Masha and The Bear – Recipe for disaster (Episode 17). January 31, 2012 . YouTube. July 30, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151215203615/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYniUCGPGLs. December 15, 2015.
  26. Web site: Friday – Rebecca Black – Official Music Video. September 16, 2011 . YouTube. July 30, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170709104811/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0. July 9, 2017.
  27. Web site: Official Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare Reveal Trailer. May 2, 2016 . YouTube. July 30, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170708180910/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeF3UTkCoxY. July 8, 2017.
  28. Web site: Yes Yes Vegetables Song CoCoMelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs. August 10, 2018 . YouTube. February 8, 2019.
  29. Web site: Mr Faisu Holds The Title For Most Disliked Indian YouTube Video: Fastest 1 Million Dislikes In 48 Hours. Jangra. Sachin. 2020-05-17. The Courier Daily. en-US. 2020-05-17.
  30. Web site: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – CoComelon. December 6, 2017 . YouTube. August 1, 2021.
  31. Web site: LA VACA LOLA canciones infantiles. April 12, 2016. YouTube.
  32. Web site: This Is The Way Kids Songs Super Simple Songs. June 8, 2016 . YouTube.
  33. Web site: Bath Song + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs – CoComelon. June 4, 2018 . May 29, 2020. YouTube.
  34. Web site: Baby Shark CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs. November 21, 2017 . YouTube. May 29, 2020.
  35. Web site: Yes Yes Vegetables Song + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs – CoComelon . . September 7, 2018 . August 1, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711002505/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DruYNHN4FYY . July 11, 2017 .
  36. Web site: Bibi H – How it is (wap bap ...) [Official Video] ]. . May 5, 2017 . July 30, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711002505/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gSOMba1UdM . July 11, 2017 .
  37. Web site: Yummy Fruits & Vegetables. September 16, 2020 . YouTube. August 1, 2021.
  38. Web site: Nani Teri Morni Ko Mor Le Gaye. March 11, 2016 . YouTube. May 29, 2020.
  39. Web site: Beach Song + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs – CoComelon. August 2, 2019 . YouTube. May 29, 2020.
  40. Web site: Wheels on the Bus + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs – CoComelon. June 28, 2018 . YouTube. May 29, 2020.
  41. Web site: PSY – GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V. July 15, 2012 . YouTube. July 30, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170726081554/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0. July 26, 2017.
  42. Web site: UPA CAVALINHO – Galinha Pintadinha 4 – OFICIAL. July 7, 2017 . YouTube.
  43. Web site: Yes Yes Playground Song CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs. October 23, 2018 . YouTube. May 29, 2020.
  44. Web site: ~YouTube Worst Video of All Time~ vote 1 star, leave comment. YouTube. October 3, 2007 . May 15, 2018.
  45. Web site: Lowensohn . Josh . YouTube's big redesign goes live to everyone . . March 31, 2010 . January 14, 2019.
  46. Web site: Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100816215809/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4 . August 16, 2010 . January 14, 2019 . unfit.
  47. Web site: Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100821023345/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4 . August 21, 2010 . January 14, 2019 . unfit.
  48. Web site: ~YouTube Worst Video of All Time~ vote 1 star, leave comment . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100614003644/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=244qR7SvvX0 . June 14, 2010 . January 14, 2019 . unfit.
  49. Web site: ~YouTube Worst Video of All Time~ vote 1 star, leave comment . . https://web.archive.org/web/20101103161340/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=244qR7SvvX0 . November 3, 2010 . January 14, 2019 . unfit.
  50. Web site: Hathaway . Jay . The Top 10 Most Hated YouTube Videos – Rebecca Black Just Became Number One . Urlesque . March 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110401043711/http://www.urlesque.com/2011/03/30/top-10-most-hated-youtube-videos/ . April 1, 2011 . January 14, 2019.
  51. Web site: Rebecca Black Pulls Infamous 'Friday' Video From YouTube . . June 16, 2011 . January 14, 2019.
  52. Web site: "No No" Bedtime Song | CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs|date=July 12, 2017 |publisher=YouTube]|access-date=August 1, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910173542/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjwl23rk6Tg|archive-date=September 10, 2020}}| Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes| align="center" | 2.775| align="center" || align="right" | July 12, 2017| align="center" | Music video for children| align="center" ||-! align="center" | 42| "Yes Yes Playground Song"[43] |Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes| align="center" | 2.564| align="center" || align="right" | October 23, 2018| align="center" | Music video for children||}

    Historical most-disliked videos

    The following table lists the last 4 videos known to have become YouTube's most disliked video, from the implementation of the dislike button in March 2010 to December 2021.

    TitleUploaderDislikes*Upload dateDate achievedDays heldRef(s)Notes
    "~YouTube Worst Video of All Time~ vote 1 star, leave comment"[44] donotasyoudo~195,000~143[45]
    "Baby"Justin Bieber~200,000~~220[46] [47] [48] [49]
    "Friday"trizzy661,200,00079[50]
    "Baby" (2nd time as most disliked video)Justin Bieber1,450,0002,737[51]
    ""YouTube9,882,0001,096
    As of December 13, 2021
    • The approximate number of dislikes each video had when it became YouTube's most-disliked video.

    Timeline of Most Disliked Videos (March 2010 – December 2021)ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20PlotArea = top:10 bottom:80 right:130 left:20AlignBars = late

    DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyyPeriod = from:2010 till:13/12/2021TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2010

    Colors = id:Disliked value:rgb(0.0,0.5,0.0) legend: Most disliked on YouTube id:On value:gray(0.8) legend: On YouTube id:Removed value:rgb(1,1,1)

    Legend = columns:2 left:200 top:50 columnwidth:250

    BarData = bar:Vote bar:Baby bar:Friday bar:YTRewindPlotData = width:5 align:left fontsize:9 shift:(5,-4) anchor:till

    bar:Vote from: 01/01/2010 till: 31/03/2010 color:On text: from: 31/03/2010 till: 21/08/2010 color:Disliked text: from: 21/08/2010 till: 13/12/2021 color:On text: "Vote 1 Star" bar:Baby from: 19/02/2010 till: 21/09/2010 color:On text: from: 21/08/2010 till: 30/03/2011 color:Disliked text: from: 29/03/2011 till: 16/06/2011 color:On text: from: 16/06/2011 till: 12/12/2018 color:Disliked text: from: 13/12/2018 till: 13/12/2021 color:On text: "Baby (2)" bar:Friday from: 10/02/2011 till: 30/03/2011 color:On text: from: 29/03/2011 till: 16/06/2011 color:Disliked text: from: 16/06/2011 till: end color:Removed text: "Friday" bar:YTRewind from: 06/12/2018 till: 13/12/2018 color:On text: from: 13/12/2018 till: end color:Disliked text: "YTRewind 2018"

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