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REVEALED: Top 10 most watched YouTube videos in Ireland this year
YouTube announced the annual list of Ireland’s top trending videos and music videos for the past year. This year’s lists are reflective of the most important moments to unfold in 2022 on and offline. Some of the year’s biggest news stories feature on the list alongside videos from YouTube’s most popular content creators.
Topping the list was a celebrity scandal that was the talk of not just Tinsel Town but the whole world, the now infamous Oscars moment where Best Actor nominee Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife's appearance during the ceremony. The Guardian’s video of the incident titled Watch the uncensored moment Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, drops F-bomb was the most watched video on YouTube in Ireland in 2022.
The return of in-person events this year is apparent as the second entry in the list is another event that got the world talking and turning to rewatch on YouTube, this year’s SuperBowl halftime show. The performance featured iconic Hip-Hop hits from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar & 50 Cent.
The Sidemen are some of YouTube’s most popular creators and in the third most watched video of the year they took on a group of their YouTube counterparts for a charity football match that raised money for four charities over 90 minutes of football. The match was live streamed on YouTube and drew 2.6 million concurrent viewers.
Full list below:
Top 10 Most Watched YouTube Videos in Ireland 2022 (excluding major label music videos)
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