MANILA – December 11, 2013 – If 2012 was the year of South Korea, with Psy’s Gangnam Style the top trending video on YouTube, 2013 is the year of Scandinavia, with three major players in the video sharing platform’s annual list.
Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis’ "What does the fox say?" was the top trending video on YouTube Rewind, followed by the Norwegian Army, whose version of Harlem Shake got the most views. Third, PewDiePie became the #1 most subscribed channel on YouTube with over 16 million subscribers.
In the Philippines, the YouTube experience was defined by the Kiyomi craze, breaking news, and silly memes.
YouTube Rewind listed the top trending videos, top trending music videos and channels that gained the most subscribers in 2013, as well as the top trending videos for the Philippines:
1. Ylvis – The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) by tvnorge
2. Harlem Shake (original army edition) by kennethaakonsen
3. How Animals Eat Their Food | MisterEpicMann by MisterEpicMann
4. Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball (Chatroulette Version) by SteveKardynal
5. baby&me / the new evian film by EvianBabies
6. Volvo Trucks – The Epic Split feat. Van Damme by VolvoTrucks
7. YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar) by thelonelyisland
8. Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise by CarrieNYC
9. THE NFL : A Bad Lip Reading by BadLipReading
10. Mozart vs Skrillex. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 by ERB
1. PSY – GENTLEMAN M/V by officialpsy
2. Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball by MileyCyrusVEVO
3. Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop by MileyCyrusVEVO
4. Katy Perry – Roar (Official) by KatyPerryVEVO
5. P!nk – Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess by PinkVEVO
6. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines ft. T.I., Pharrell by RobinThickeVEVO
7. Rihanna – Stay ft. Mikky Ekko by RihannaVEVO
8. Naughty Boy – La La La ft. Sam Smith by NaughtyBoyVEVO
9. Selena Gomez – Come & Get It by SelenaGomezVEVO
10. Avicii – Wake Me Up (Official Video) by AviciiOfficialVEVO
Channels that gained the most subscribers in 2013
1. PewDiePie
3. smosh
4. RihannaVEVO
7. ERB
8. JennaMarbles
10. EminemVEVO
11. TheEllenShow
12. KatyPerryVEVO
13. machinima
14. TaylorSwiftVEVO
15. ElektraRecords
16. MileyCyrusVEVO
17. nigahiga
18. officialpsy
19. JustinBieberVEVO
20. TheFineBros