Behold, all your favorite viral trends in one viral video
There's no better way to celebrate a year of viral trends than with a group of viral stars.
On Wednesday, YouTube released its annual "Rewind" video, which highlights everything -- music, trends, memes, characters -- from 2016 with help from top digital creators and a handful of traditional stars.
The mashup video, which had a theme of "Rewind Reality," was shot in over 18 countries. It highlights the trends of the year, including rainbow bagels, "Damn Daniel," "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," the infamous water bottle flip, Beyonce's Lemonade and Kanye West's "Famous" music video.
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It features basically every YouTube creator you know (almost 200 in total), including Dan+Phil, Casey Neistat, Glozell, Grace Helbig, HolaSoyGerman, Lilly Singh, Markiplier, PewdiePie, PrankvsPrank, Liza Koshy, JennxPenn, Gigi Gorgeous, John Green, Hannah Hart, Connor Franta and Swoozie.
The video is set to an original music composition from Major Lazer featuring songs from Justin Bieber, Ghost Town DJs, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony and Nicky Jam.
Don't worry: There's also a big tribute to Carpool Karaoke, featuring the late night host and YouTube pro James Corden.
Other traditional celebrities who make cameos include: Trevor Noah, The Rock, Nicky Jam, The Chainsmokers, Seth Meyers, Charlamagne The God, and Dua Lipa.
The video was accompanied by YouTube's annual list of the top 10 trending videos. In all, the videos amassed 550 million views and were watched for over 25 million hours.
1. "Adele's Carpool Karaoke"
2. "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen/PIKO-TARO"
3. "What's Inside a Rattlesnake Rattle?"
4. "Nike Football Presents: The Switch ft. Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Anthony Martial & More"
5. "Grace VanderWaal: 12-Year-Old Ukulele Player Gets Golden Buzzer - America's Got Talent 2016"
6. "Water Bottle Flip Edition - Dude Perfect"
7. "Channing Tatum & Beyonce's 'Run the World (Girls)' v Jenna Dewan-Tatum's 'Pony' - Lip Sync Battle"
8. "Donald Trump: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)"
9. "The $21,000 First Class Airplane Seat"
10. "Brothers Convince Little Sister of Zombie Apocalypse"
Topics Carpool Karaoke Pokemon Trevor Noah YouTube
Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
