Vevo Reveals Top Artists of 2018

Vevo has today revealed the biggest artists and official music videos of 2018. Globally, there has been over 260 billion video views to-date with an average of 24 billion views per month, and over 12 billion hours of content watched to-date. In the US, Vevo has seen nearly 50 billion video views to-date in 2018, with an average of 4.5 billion views per month, and over 2 billion hours of content watched.

Globally, the Most-Watched Music Video accolade officially goes to "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5. Released in May, the pop tune featuring Cardi B stormed the Vevo charts. The music video, directed by David Dobkin, features several female celebrities including Camila Cabello, Sarah Silverman, Millie Bobby Brown, Ellen DeGeneres, and Jennifer Lopez representing various social justice movements.

Maroon 5 also takes the crown as the Most-Viewed artist globally an astounding 1.6 billion views worldwide.

Notably, in addition to Maroon 5, 3 of the global top 5 artists including Sebastian Yatra, Becky G and J Balvin fall under the Latin genre, as well as well as 5 of the top 10 most-viewed premieres including Becky G's "Sin Pijama," Reik's "Me Niego," and Thalía's "No Me Acuerdo."

"As our charts confirm, 2018 has been an amazing year for music videos. Vevo is proud to have been home to a wealth of truly creative visual work, with major releases providing some of the most talked-about moments in 2018 entertainment," said JP Evangelista, Head of Content, Programming, and Marketing, Vevo. "More than ever, music videos provide an integral visual element for artists' campaigns, with over two billion hours of content being watched. Congratulations to Maroon 5 for taking the crown as the most-viewed artist globally - an astounding feat. Equally monumental was watching Ariana Grande's "thank u, next" take the title for our most-viewed video in 24 hours."

The record-breaking charts also include Ella Mai one of this year's Vevo LIFT artists'. Ella's video for "Boo'd Up" premiered in April and has amassed over 224 million views to date making it the #3 premiere of the year in the US. Prior to the "Boo'd Up" release, Ella Mai's channel averaged 2.4 million US views a month. After the release this average grew to 53.9 million, hitting a peak of 61.3 million views in October.

The below reflects the most-watched artists and music videos from January 1st 2018 - November 30th 2018. Totals reflect 2018 releases only.

TOP ARTISTS 2018

GLOBAL

2018 Top Artists (2018 Releases Only)
Artist	2018 Views (Through 11.30.18)
Maroon 5	1.6 Billion
Sebastian Yatra	1.5 Billion
Becky G	1.4 Billion
Drake	1.4 Billion
J Balvin	1.3 Billion
Karol G	1.2 Billion
Ariana Grande	1.0 Billion
Anuel AA	999 Million
Reik	924 Million
DJ Snake	824 Million

US

2018 Top Artists (2018 Releases Only)
Artist	2018 Views (Through 11.30.18)
Drake	490 Million
Ella Mai	337 Million
Migos	301 Million
Maroon 5	299 Million
Travis Scott	229 Million
Tyga	226 Million
Rich The Kid	216 Million
Childish Gambino	215 Million
Post Malone	206 Million
Ariana Grande	198 Million

TOP RELEASES 2018

GLOBAL

Top 2018 Releases
Artist & Title	2018 Views (Through 11.30.18)
Maroon 5 - Girls Like You	1.3 Billion
Becky G & Natti Natasha - Sin Pijama	1.1 Billion
Drake - God's Plan	887 Million
Reik - Me Niego	730 Million
Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry	660 Million
Thalía & Natti Natasha - No Me Acuerdo	580 Million
DJ Snake - Taki Taki	563 Million
Sebastian Yatra - No Hay Nadie Más	557 Million
Karol G - Mi Cama	463 Million
Tyga - Taste	456 Million

US

Top 2018 Releases
Artist & Title	2018 Views (Through 11.30.18)
Maroon 5 - Girls Like You	250 Million
Drake - God's Plan	246 Million
Ella Mai - Boo'd Up	224 Million
Tyga - Taste	182 Million
Childish Gambino - This Is America	165 Million
Post Malone - Psycho	158 Million
Migos - Walk It Talk It	135 Million
Drake - Nice For What	134 Million
Rich The Kid - Plug Walk	115 Million
Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry	108 Million

Source: Vevo Internal Analytics, WW 2018 viewing metrics through 11.30.18.

Source: Vevo Internal Analytics, US 2018 viewing metrics through 11.30.18.

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