“YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls the Rewind” has become the most disliked video in the site’s history. The annual video put out by YouTube was released on December 7 and as of Friday it had more than 11 million dislikes – 2 million more than the previous first-place holder, Justin Bieber’s Baby music video. Hong Kong’s top 10 trending YouTube videos of 2018 revealed “YouTube Rewind” features hundreds of its biggest stars and celebrities, though people are criticising the video, and YouTube itself, for not including some creators who experienced strings of controversy. Vlogging duo and brothers Logan and Jake Paul were excluded, as was Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg, a gaming commentator and comedian. So what makes a video so hated to begin with? What makes YouTube viewers join forces and collectively bash something someone (probably) put loads of work into? Let’s take a look at the most-downvoted YouTube videos of all time. 7. Rebecca Black – Friday With 127 million views and 3.7 million dislikes, Rebecca Black’s Friday comes in at No 7. But let’s cut Black a break: 2011 was a weird time. For example, Nick Jonas was wearing a purity ring and Kim Kardashian was still wearing leopard print. If anything, Black’s song was an anthem of the times, one everyone still knows all the words to (let’s be honest). She has even come into her own as a singer and songwriter, despite the vicious backlash she faced from this video’s release. 6. Luis Fonsi – Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee If you were alive in the summer of 2017 (or alive now), you may be able to understand why this video has 3.7 million dislikes (and 5.7 billion views). It played on nearly every speaker – from clubs to cabs and restaurants to bridal showers … over and over and over again. It’s one of those songs that by the mere mention begins to play in your head. Can you hear it now? 5. PewDiePie – Can this video get 1 million dislikes? This was YouTuber PewDiePie’s attempt to encourage followers to dislike his own video. And it worked. The video has 15 million views and trails behind the Call of Duty trailer with 3.76 million dislikes. The video starts with PewDiePie on the phone (for well over a minute), continues with him drinking a bottle of vodka and then proceeding to ride an orange octopus through a neighbourhood. Perhaps it may just be one those “in the know” things dedicated fans and followers understand. 4. Official Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Reveal Trailer The trailer for the first Call of Duty game to head into space is nearly three years old and has 41 million views and 3.77 million dislikes. Many of the older commenters express concern over the game’s quality, plot line and the overall direction the game had taken. Can you guess Spotify’s most popular tunes in Hong Kong this year? But as of late, the comments section is filled with users comparing its dislikes to that of “YouTube Rewind 2018” – and as user Hurley the Dog 2003 put it, “Well it is still better than watching youtube rewind 2018 am i right.” 3. Jake Paul – It’s Everyday Bro (Song) feat. Team 10 This video is clearly trying too hard, and maybe that’s why it has over 4 million dislikes. There’s a mansion in the hills! There’s teenage boys with bad skin! A pretty girl! And shocker … a Lamborghini! With 223 million views and over 2 million likes, it’s obvious people keep coming back for the ridiculousness of it all (and not to mention Jake is a much more popular YouTube star than his brother, Logan). 2. Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris Who doesn’t love a prepubescent Biebs? Apparently 9.8 million people – that’s the number of dislikes the pop star’s music video has. (Remember Bieber started off as a YouTube star himself.) In this eight-year-old video, Bieber didn’t quite have the dance moves he has now. Interestingly enough, the number of dislikes is changing not just daily, but hourly. One commenter wrote two days ago, “I just Un-disliked this video! I’m sure you know why” while another said, “Even this is better than YouTube rewind 2018.” 1. YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls the Rewind You’d think this video would be YouTube gold. More than 100 stars and celebs? It even kicks off with Will Smith overlooking a valley. As of Friday, video had over 126 million views and 11 million dislikes. And those numbers keep ticking up every minute. The fact that the video fails to mention, or even feature, some of the site’s more controversial characters and creators is what is making this video so unpopular. Some commenters are even calling it “cringeworthy”. Read the original story at the Business Insider
