The top 10 most viewed YouTube videos of all-time — in pictures

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  9. Roar by Katy Perry. 805.9 million views. Clearly a YouTube sensation, Katy Perry’s second video in the top 10 is the Tarzan-inspired Roar, which has had more than 805 million views since September 2013.

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  8. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira (feat. Freshlyground). 808.3 million views. The official song of football’s 2010 Fifa World Cup, Shakira’s catchy tune Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) has also become an anthem for Africa, with more than 808 million views.

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  7. On the Floor by Jennifer Lopez (feat. Pitbull). 809.8 million views. Collaborations have been popular with YouTube fans and Lopez’s music video with Pitbull for her most successful single On the Floor is no different, with more than 809 million views since March 2011.

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  6. Charlie bit my finger — again! by Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr. 811.6 million views. The only video in the top 10 that’s not music-related, the Davies-Carr brothers have entertained more than 811 million viewers with Charlie bit my finger — again!, which was posted in May 2007.

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  5. Love the Way You Lie by Eminem (feat. Rihanna). 813.2 million views. Eminem explores an abusive relationship in this collaboration with Rihanna, much to the pleasure of 813 million viewers.

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  4. Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO (feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock). 820.9 million views. Guaranteed to get you grooving, the feel-good Party Rock Anthem is the fourth most-watched YouTube video with more than 820 million views since March 2011. Shake that.

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  3. Dark Horse by Katy Perry (feat. Juicy J). 826.4 million views. With a catchy beat and an Egyptian-inspired music video, Katie Perry’s Dark Horse, released in February 2014, comes in third, with more than 826 million views.

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  2. Baby by Justin Bieber (feat. Ludacris). 1.14 billion views. You may loathe him, but the internet loves him. Bieber’s worldwide hit, released in February 2010, has attracted more than one billion views.

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  1. Gangnam Style by Psy. 2.25 billion views. With more than two billion views since its July 2012 release, the Korean rapper Psy holds the top spot with his Gangnam Style music video.

YouTube, which has become a global phenomenon, was founded in California on February 14, 2005, when three former PayPal staffers — Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim — activated the domain name YouTube.com.

The first video was not uploaded until April 23, 2005. Called Me at the Zoo, it features Karim, some elephants at San Diego Zoo and a 19-second commentary.

In the video, Karim reports: “All right, so here we are in front of the elephants. The cool thing about these guys is that they have really, really, really long ... um ... trunks, and that’s, that’s cool. And that’s pretty much all there is to say.”

Since then, the site has exploded, with more than 1 billion users — and 300 hours of video uploaded to the site every minute. We’ve put together a list of the most-viewed videos over the past 10 years, which are also some of the most iconic.