YouTube unveils 2022 creators list
This year's lists reflect the diversity of content, local creators and artists’ talent from across the region.
Like Spotify Wrapped, YouTube has today unveiled lists ranking the top trending videos, top music videos, shorts, and creators in the world.
This year's lists reflect the diversity of content, local creators and artists’ talent from across the region. Some of those regions include; Middle East & North Africa, South Africa, United States, Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, Germany, Brazil, amongst others.
The top three trending videos in the United States are; a tribute to Technoblade; Will Smith vs Chris Rock at the Oscars and Dreams' ingenuity with Minecraft.
Technoblade's tribute, was read by the father of a beloved Minecraft creator who lost his son in a battle to cancer in June.
Will Smith vs Chris Rock at the Oscars was dubbed a smack heard around the world. This was when Smith slapped Rock live on stage at the most prestigious film awards in the world. The ripple effect did affect both parties involved.
The third top video was where Dream (original name Clay) revealed his face in a video. He rode to fame within Minecraft as a top creator with a devoted fanbase.
On the part of YouTube shorts, a diver, Shangerdanger cracking an egg as 45 feet deep in the ocean was the top viewed shorts, followed by Sarah Trust challenges, where acrobats jump on a trampoline to pull aerial stunts. The third video was by and one creator shaving their fluffy dog, Brodie.
YouTube's top song was by the Encanto Cast- We don't talk about Bruno. Kodak Black's Super Gremlin and Surface Pressure from Disney's Encanto ranked second and third. What's surprising is how Future's Wait for U featuring Drake and Nigeria's Temilape Openiyi, also known as Tems was ranked number five in the YouTube song list. It was based on a sample of Tems of her song “Higher” by Future. It earned her a second BillBoard Hot 100 entry after her success on Wizkid's Essence, earlier.