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Music Video Statistics 2026

Catalog figures generated 2026-09-10

Figures below describe the public Videojam catalog: YouTube-sourced music videos that are visible and embeddable on the site. External records are hand-verified against their primary sources and carry their own as-of dates.

Catalog size and runtime

The public catalog holds 10,514 videos, totaling 5772.3 hours (240.5 days). Mean runtime is 32m 56s. Duration parses on 10,514 videos; 0 unparseable, 9 zero-length.

Runtime distribution

Share of videos with a parsed duration, by runtime bucket
BucketVideosShare
under 3m1,51114.4%
3-10m6,47761.6%
10-30m2942.8%
30-60m5865.6%
1-2h1,23511.7%
over 2h4113.9%

By upload decade

Decades here are YouTube upload decades from publishedAt, not recording release decades. A 1974 recording uploaded in 2019 sits in the 2010s bucket. Browse release-era collections on the decades hub.

Public catalog videos by YouTube upload decade
Upload decadeVideosShare
2000s5044.8%
2010s3,31431.5%
2020s6,69663.7%

By genre

Genres non-empty on 10,514 of 10,514 (100.0%). Counts are genre assignments; a video with two genres contributes two.

Genre assignments across the public catalog
GenreCountShare
Pop1,32711.8%
K-Pop5164.6%
Singer-Songwriter4854.3%
RnB4584.1%
Indie Pop4484.0%
Hip-Hop3993.5%
Afro House3483.1%
Deep House3262.9%
House3162.8%
Tech-House2802.5%
Techno2732.4%
Downtempo2662.4%
Latin2512.2%
Rock2252.0%
Melodic House2222.0%
Progressive House1941.7%
Afrobeats1881.7%
Soul1871.7%
Eurodance1841.6%
Alt Rock1611.4%
Minimal1561.4%
Indie Rock1441.3%
Acoustic1401.2%
Dance Pop1371.2%
Trance1371.2%
Country1311.2%
Amapiano1261.1%
Neo-Soul1241.1%
Melodic Techno1201.1%
Electro-pop1171.0%
Folk1161.0%
New Wave1161.0%
Acoustic & Folk1050.9%
Pop Rock1050.9%
UK Garage970.9%
Metal920.8%
Ambient800.7%
Latin House800.7%
Funk780.7%
Post-Punk750.7%
Synthpop710.6%
Indie Dance700.6%
Indie Electronic660.6%
Reggaeton630.6%
Dancehall610.5%
Hard Techno600.5%
Breakbeat580.5%
Electronic Rock580.5%
Nu-Disco560.5%
Electronica550.5%
Trap550.5%
EDM Pop540.5%
Chillout520.5%
Jazz510.5%
Reggae500.4%
Drum & Bass490.4%
Guaracha480.4%
Punk480.4%
Merengue450.4%
Organic House450.4%
Salsa420.4%
Psytrance410.4%
Disco400.4%
Electro House350.3%
Other350.3%
Future Bass340.3%
Rap340.3%
Boy Groups330.3%
Girl Groups330.3%
Indie Folk320.3%
Blues300.3%
Motown290.3%
Dembow280.2%
Latin Pop280.2%
Tropical House280.2%
Afrobeat260.2%
Soca260.2%
Baile Funk250.2%
Dub250.2%
Europop250.2%
Progressive Rock250.2%
Roots250.2%
Big Beat240.2%
RnB & Soul240.2%
Electro-Punk200.2%
Indie & Electronic130.1%
DJ Sets90.1%
Future House80.1%
Breakbeat Hardcore60.1%
Post-Rock60.1%
EDM40.0%
Rock & Indie Rock20.0%
Dance & Pop10.0%

By mood

Moods non-empty on 10,095 (96.0%); present-but-empty on 410; absent on 9.

Mood assignments across the public catalog
MoodCountShare
Energetic5,34723.0%
Feel-Good4,08317.5%
Chill2,84912.2%
Melancholic1,8958.1%
Romantic1,7677.6%
Euphoric1,6677.2%
Dreamy1,5106.5%
Dark1,5006.4%
Nostalgic8643.7%
Sultry7753.3%
Focus5322.3%
Epic4281.8%
Morning670.3%

By format

Formats non-empty on 5,826 of 10,514 (55.4%). Shares below are of the 5,826 tagged videos, not of the full catalog. Present-but-empty on 416; absent on 4,272.

Format tags among videos that carry at least one format
FormatCountShare
DJ Sets2,02134.7%
Acoustic Covers1,90832.7%
Music Video1,15819.9%
Live Performances75012.9%
Films & Visuals30.1%

External music video records

Hand-verified against primary sources. Alan rechecks each source URL and as-of date quarterly. These are not derived from the Videojam catalog.

  • Most-viewed video on YouTube (Pinkfong Baby Shark Dance)

    17.3 billion views

    Source: YouTube · as of 2026-09-10

    Public view counter on the official upload. Rounded to one decimal place from the live counter.

  • Most-viewed artist music video on YouTube (Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee, Despacito)

    9.1 billion views

    Source: YouTube · as of 2026-09-10

    Public view counter on the official upload. Excludes children-entertainment uploads that outrank it on the raw platform chart.

  • First music video played on MTV (The Buggles, Video Killed the Radio Star)

    1 August 1981

    Source: Wikipedia · as of 2026-09-10

    Historical date for MTV launch programming, not a view-count claim.

What this page does not claim

  • View counts or most-watched rankings from our catalog

    The field does not exist. viewCount, views, statistics.viewCount, likeCount, popularity, and rank are each present on zero public catalog videos.

    unavailable · revisit: only if view counts are ever ingested

  • Chart superlatives (most-charted artist, longest-charting set)

    The curated chart era is still too shallow for a meaningful superlative. Early weeks produce multi-way ties at one distinct set.

    deferred · revisit: when the curated era is deeper than two weeks

  • Tracklist statistics (most-played track, cross-set repeats)

    Parsed tracklists still carry empty artist fields, literal ID placeholders, and list ordinals glued to artist names. Coverage is a minority of DJ sets.

    deferred · revisit: after tracklist parse defects are resolved and coverage rises

  • Watch-behavior analytics

    Consent-gated, not comparable across visitors, and not a claim about music videos.

    not-planned · revisit: not planned

  • Catalog by music era (eras field)

    Coverage is low and the vocabulary is internally inconsistent across docs, so publishing it would mislead more than omitting it.

    deferred · revisit: after era vocabulary is normalized and coverage clears a publishable floor

Cite this page

Music Video Statistics 2026. Videojam. Catalog figures generated 2026-09-10. https://videojam.live/music-video-statistics