The Weeknd, Justin Bieber among YouTube top trending videos for 2021
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Music from The Weeknd and Justin Bieber along with a video challenge where one man is buried alive for 50 hours are among some of the top trending videos on YouTube in 2021.
Music from The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, along with a video challenge where one man is buried alive for 50 hours, are among some of the top trending videos on YouTube in 2021.
Each year, the online video platform releases its top trending videos.
“This year we saw that the diversity in the types of entertainment people were seeking out grew even further (than previous years),” said Maddy Buxton, YouTube trends expert.
“On our top trending videos list, there is traditional mainstream content — everything from The Weeknd Super Bowl half-time show to an America’s Got Talent audition — and then there is content that we think of as the new mainstream. These are videos coming from really popular creators … and one thing that really started in 2020 that we continued to see in 2021 is that audiences were coming to YouTube in search of videos that provided a sense of connection.”
Topping YouTube’s top trending video list in Canada is MrBeast, I spent 50 hours buried alive, in which the video creator is put to the test and buried underground for 50 hours.
“I think audiences tune in because they wanted to see how this challenge would turn out but I think more broadly, this video’s success speaks to Mr. Beast’s success and his ability to really grow a very large and loyal audience,” said Buxton.
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