YouTube Shorts has quickly grown to become one of YouTube's most popular features since it launched in 2021 and, thanks to how bite-sized YouTube Shorts are, they have even greater potential to go viral than regular YouTube videos.
In this post we put together a list of 2023's most liked YouTube Short along with the most liked YouTube short of all time (hint: it isn't a music video!). We also take a look at the most viewed YouTube short of the year, plus a sneak peak at what might be considered the most controversial video on YouTube to date.
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What Is The Most Liked YouTube Short In 2023?
Currently, the most liked non music video in YouTube Shorts (posted in 2023) is Mr. Beast's I Sent a Subscriber to Disneyland, with a whopping 16 million likes - 16,343,462 as of August 2023.
I Sent a Subscriber to Disneyland - Mr. Beast
Mr Beast is also the second most subscribed-to YouTube channel, with over 170 million subscribers.
Top 5 Most Liked YouTube Shorts Of All Time
Now let's take a look at the 5 most liked YouTube shorts of all time (non music videos). If some of these look familiar, it's because they're also among the most liked YouTube videos of all time.
We'll be going in reverse order before revealing the most liked YouTube short of all time...
#5 - How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti -dollarbill
Originally posted by Zach King, dollarbill's video How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti boasts over 31 million likes as of August 2023.
#5 - Our MOST INTENSE Balloon Popping Race!! - howridiculous
This balloon popping video by howridiculous has over 32 million likes as of August 2023.
#3 - If Cleaning Was A Timed Sport, Pt. 2 - DanielLaBelle
34 million likes makes DanielLaBelle's cleaning video the third most popular YouTube short of all time.
#2 - OMG BEST TEACHER - Dednahype
With 35 million likes, dednahype's video OMG BEST TEACHER is the second most liked YouTube short of all time.
#1 - Would You Fly To Paris For A Baguette? - Mr. Beast
The most liked YouTube short of all time is Mr. Beast's Would You Fly To Paris For A Baguette? where he sends a subscriber on an all-expenses paid trip to Paris solely to purchase a baguette at a bakery. This video also currently stands as the overall most liked non-music video of all time with 38 million likes (check out our previous post on the most liked videos overall).
What Is The Most Viewed YouTube Short In 2023?
It's no surprise that the most liked YouTube short in 2023 is also the year's most viewed YouTube video. Mr. Beast's I Sent a Subscriber to Disneyland currently tops the charts with 271 million views as of August 2023.
I Sent a Subscriber to Disneyland - Mr. Beast
Top 5 Most Viewed YouTube Shorts Of All Time
It's only natural that the most liked YouTube videos are also the most viewed - but surprisingly the most liked video on YouTube isn't #1 on this list! Let's take a look at the runners up before getting to the winner...
#5 - Impossible balance #shorts - Xavier Mortimer
Xavier Mortimer's viral magic trick currently has 574 million views.
#4 - OMG BEST TEACHER - Dednahype
The #2 most liked YouTube Short is also one of the most viewed, with 825 million views.
#3 - Would You Fly To Paris For A Baguette? - Mr. Beast
Unsurprisingly, Mr. Beast also boasts of one the most viewed YouTube Shorts of all time. His baguette video stands at #3 with 869 million views.
#2- How Zach King Gets Away With Doing Graffiti - dollarbill
The current runner up to the most viewed YouTube Short has 1,231,743,241 views as of August 2023.
#1 - If Cleaning Was A Timed Sport, Pt. 2 - DanielLaBelle
The final two videos are almost tied for views! DanielLaBelle's viral cleaning video has 1,253,237,331 views as of August 2023, making it the most viewed YouTube Short of all time.
Baby Shark Dance: The World's Most Controversial Video?
Want to explore more of YouTube's most popular videos? Check out our post on the Most Liked YouTube Video where we break down the most popular long form YouTube videos of 2023, share the most liked video of all time, and take a look at the most divisive video on the internet.
(Plus, do you know the name of the first YouTube video ever posted?)