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.
