From Dave Chappelle’s 8:46 to TikTok superstars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, these are the videos and creators that made the biggest splash on the Google-owned video site in 2020.
Addison Rae, Dixie D’Amelio, Charli D’Amelio, and Chase Hudson (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) Content creators adapted quickly to unprecedented times in 2020, as evidenced by the top-performing videos across the Google-owned YouTube in 2020. The top trending YouTube video this year was 8:46 – Dave Chappelle, which currently has 29 million views. The comedian brought raw honesty to the stage in the wake of George Floyd’s death—”an impromptu purging of feelings and thoughts” that Chappelle delivered in June from his home in Ohio. Chappelle chose to not monetize the video and encouraged donations to the Equal Justice Initiative instead. Family-friendly YouTube channel Dude Perfect created Quarantine Stereotypes, a video watched more than 41 million times. It made the video Feeding America fundraiser and dedicated it to all of the heroes on the front lines. The fundraise has raised $10K so far. Popular daily vlogger David Dobrik, who decided not to vlog as much during the pandemic, partnered with EA for socially distant, surprise giveaways of Xbox One X consoles, PS4s, cars, and $10,000 checks wrapped in T-shirts. His We Can’t Believe This Happened video has more than 23 million views to date.
