With 2019 coming to a close, YouTube has released this yearās YouTube Rewind. With a different format from the previous years, are they playing it too safe?
YouTube is a mecca of information and entertainment and has been a staple in many peopleās lives for the past decade. This rewind has got to be special. So what should we expect, and whatās been hot so far this year?
This yearās Rewind, titled For the Record, is much different than previous years. Weāre used to seeing something more artistic, a bunch of creators getting together to make something new. But with 2018ās being the most disliked video on YouTube, this year they tried something new.
2019 Rewind features multiple top 10 lists, showing its viewers the things that they liked over the past year. Itās much more of a ārewind,ā showing actual clips of the viral videos. Hopefully this video doesnāt get as many dislikes.
But is this the kind of rewind we want to see? It feels more like a wrap-up than anything exciting. Playing it safe after last yearās fiasco might have been the right move, but hereās hoping this isnāt a trend they continue.
A lot of the top trending videos were surprising. A lot of you may remember the feud between Tati Westbrook and James Charles that took place earlier in the year. At the very top of the trending list is James Charles with āNo More Liesā his response to Tatiās āBye Sisterā which shows up nowhere on the list.
Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star also top a lot of these lists. Shaneās āInvestigating Conspiracies with Shane Dawsonā was third on the list of top trending videos, as well as tenth on the most liked creator videos list. Jeffree Star took seventh place on the top trending videos list with āKylie Skin Review with Shane Dawsonā.
Of course, āOld Town Roadā by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus found itās home as the number 1 music video in the US. On that same list, Billie Eilishās āBad Guyā came in at number 7 and Ariana Grandeās ā7 Ringsā came in at number 9.
MrBeastās āMake This Video The Most Liked Video On YouTubeā came in at the number one spot on the most liked creator videos list, which wasnāt much of a shock, since it has over 10.9 million likes, 5.2 million more than the second spot, PewDiePieās āMarzia & Felix ā Wedding 19.08.2019.ā PewDiePie also held the first spot as the most viewed creator.
Did anything in YouTube Rewind shock you? And how did you feel about the new format of the video? Were they playing it safe after all the hate on last yearās video? You can watch this yearās YouTube Rewind here. Let us know in the comments what you thought.