YouTube's 2016 review: rattlesnakes, pineapple pens and more

It's that time of the year when companies evaluate their platforms across the last year, compiling interesting tidbits of data. We've already seen Flickr's end of year data, and now we have YouTube's year-in-review. The video service calls this YouTube #Rewind, and it highlights the biggest trends it saw over the past year, as well as the top ten videos overall and the top ten music videos.

Check out the video below to see all the top trends, YouTube stars, and some other things mashed together into a single product. If you're feeling particularly excited about the rewind, you can also check out this 2016 trends quiz YouTube put together and see how well you paid attention over the last 11.5 months.

According to YouTube, the Adele Carpool Karaoke was the most popular video for the year, with the odd Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen video coming in second, and What's Inside's look at a rattlesnake rattler coming in third. Here's the full list:

Adele Carpool Karaoke

Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen/PIKO-TARO

What's inside a Rattlesnake Rattle?

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YouTube says those videos alone were watched about 550 million times for a total viewing time of more than 25 million hours. Meanwhile, YouTube also highlighted the top ten music videos of the year, showing the popular musical tastes for 2016. The full list:

Fifth Harmony – Work from Home ft. Ty Dolla $ign

Calvin Harris – This Is What You Came For (Official Video) ft. Rihanna

Hasta el Amanecer – Nicky Jam | Video Oficial

The Chainsmokers – Closer (Lyric) ft. Halsey

Rihanna – Work (Explicit) ft. Drake

Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix) (Explicit)

Sia – Cheap Thrills (Lyric Video) ft. Sean Paul

ZAYN – PILLOWTALK

Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend (Official video)

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SOURCE: YouTube Blog