YouTube announced Philippines’ Top 10 Trending Videos For 2020.
As the year 2020 was about to end, YouTube had announced the official list of top 10 trending videos in the Philippines for this year.
This, despite that YouTube announced last month that the company won’t release this year’s YouTube Rewind, saying that 2020 had been different and it “doesn’t feel right to carry on as if it weren’t“.
This, as Communications and Public Affairs Head of Google Philippines Mervin Wenke stated that Filipinos used YouTube in order to tell and listen to stories and providing several form of comfort in this extremely challenging year.
“It is inspiring to see how the creators continued to show wayfinding to support one another as a community and to keep their viewers engaged despite the odds,” Wenke said.
Here are the top 10 trending videos in the Philippines for this year:
01. WOW! Marcelito Pomoy Sings “The Prayer” With DUAL VOICES! – America’s Got Talent: The Champions
This video was uploaded last January 14 and had over 45.1 million views as of this writing. The said video was about Marcelito Pomoy — known for his dual voice — singing “The Prayer” at America’s Got Talent: The Champions.
Knowing that the YouTube channel of America’s Got Talent had a wider audience reach, it became trending in the Philippines as Marcelito had represented the Philippines in the said competition.
02. IVANA ALAWI, NAPAIYAK NI IDOL RAFFY. ITO ANG PRANK NA PARANG TOTOO!
This video was uploaded last May 12 and had over 25.8 million views as of this writing. The said video was about Raffy Tulfo trying to prank Ivana Alawi.
03. Iguana meets Ivana by Alex Gonzaga
This video was uploaded last March 16 and had over 14.5 million views as of this writing. The said video was about Alex Gonzaga trying to do the same thing that Ivana Alawi did in her “A DAY IN MY LIFE” video.
04. BOYFRIEND PRANK! | IVANA ALAWI
This video was uploaded last April 7 and had over 13.5 million views as of this writing. The said video was about Ivana Alawi — with the help of DJ Loonyo — trying to prank her mother by introducing him as her boyfriend.
05. ASK MOTHER KWEEN (ANONG MANGYAYARE SA YOUTUBE NI LLOYD?)
This video was uploaded last October 11 and had over 8.04 million views as of this writing. The said video was about Mother Kween answering a question about the future of late YouTuber Lloyd Cadena’s YouTube channel.
06. KAILANGAN NIYO NA RIN MALAMAN
This video was uploaded last May 17 and had over 8.8 million views as of this writing. The said video was about late YouTuber Emman Nimedez as he announced that he had cancer and also shared that he received Gold Play button from YouTube.
07. “NIANA PRANK” KAY CHOLO (KINILIG SIYA IH HAHA)
This video was uploaded last June 19 and had over 9.7 million views as of this writing. The said video was about Jayzam and Camille (JaMill) — with the help of Niana — trying to prank Cholo.
08. THE JUNNIEBOY PROPOSAL
This video was uploaded last July 14 and had over 7.7 million views as of this writing. The said video was about Junnie Boy who decided to propose to his girlfriend.
09. IGNORING SANYA PRANK | GOLD PLAY BUTTON UNBOXING
This video was uploaded last June 3 and had over 10.2 million views as of this writing. The said video was about Jak Roberto pranking Sanya Lopez and Jak Roberto unboxing Gold Play button that he received from YouTube.
10. LAST TO LEAVE THE POOL WINS $10,000 (500,000PHP) w/ DOLAINAB | ZEINAB HARAKE
This video was uploaded last July 13 and had over 9.4 million video views as of this writing. The said video was about Donnalyn Bartolome, Jelai Andres, and Zeinab Harake accepting a certain challenge wherein the last person to leave the pool would receive USD 10,000 (equivalent to PHP 500,000).
For more news and updates, you may feel free to visit this site more often. You may also visit Newspapers.ph via official Facebook page and YouTube channel.