Let’s break down the contenders. If you sort by view count , the crown currently belongs to Chhota Bheem: The Rise of Kirmada (or similar titles from the Indian Chhota Bheem franchise).
As a result, dozens of versions of Night of the Living Dead have been viewed over collectively. It is the most-viewed traditional, live-action horror/drama film on the platform. The "Original" King: Looop Lapeta In 2022, Netflix experimented by uploading their original Indian film Looop Lapeta (a remake of Run Lola Run ) in its entirety on YouTube for a limited time. It racked up over 20 million views quickly. While not the most viewed, it represents the future: studios using YouTube as a premiere theater. The Weird Gray Area: Compilation Movies This is where things get fuzzy. YouTube is full of channels that stitch together "All Cutscenes" from video games into 2-hour "movies."
Why? Because India has a massive YouTube audience, and these animated feature films are uploaded legally by the production company (Green Gold Animations). They run between 45 and 90 minutes—technically feature-length films—and have racked up .
The channel Shirrako posted Red Dead Redemption 2: The Movie (all cutscenes edited together), which has over . Are video game compilations "movies"? YouTube’s algorithm thinks so. So, what is actually the most popular? Let’s put it in a simple table:
Let me know in the comments below (and yes, cat compilations don't count). Did we miss a contender? If you know of a movie with over 200 million views, drop the link!
The undisputed champion of this category is .
But here’s a surprising fact:
