在揭曉全球年度熱搜關鍵字排行榜單之前，Google率先揭曉YouTube年度最熱門影片，以及年度最佳廣告影片排行，其中顯示美式足球聯盟年度冠軍賽超級杯 (Super Bowl)確實帶來顯著關注。
Google稍早揭曉YouTube年度最佳熱門影片與年度最佳廣告影片排行，並且與超過150位YouTube創作者一同藉由影片回顧今年熱門話題。
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此外，與台灣地區同樣有不少人透過YouTube回顧電視話題內容，在YouTube年度最熱門影片中不少比例也與電視內容或廣告相關。而根據Google統計數據，這些創作者所提供影片時間長度總計長達2500萬小時，同時頻道訂閱用戶人數總計達4000萬名。
而在音樂影片部分，Wiz Khalifa的《See You Again》在半年內累積達10億觀看次數，而Adele近期新歌《Hello》更是在短短幾週內名列熱門音樂影片榜單。而在列入前10位的音樂影片頻道總計累積超過6600萬名訂閱用戶，同時在2015年累積播放時間長度總計達3萬7000年。
YouTube年度最熱門影片：
- Silento- Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) #WatchMeDanceOn by Tianne King
- Clash of Clans: Revenge (Official Super Bowl TV Commercial) by Clash of Clans
- Crazy Plastic Ball PRANK!! by RomanAtwood
- Love Has No Labels | Diversity & Inclusion | Ad Council by Ad Council
- Lip Sync Battle with Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart and Jimmy Fallon by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Justin Bieber Carpool Karaoke by The Late Late Show with James Corden
- 6ft Man in 6ft Giant Water Balloon – 4K – The Slow Mo Guys by The Slow Mo Guys
- Golden boy Calum Scott hits the right note | Audition Week 1 | Britain’s Got Talent 2015 by Britain’s Got Talent
- Dover Police DashCam Confessional (Shake it Off) by Dover Police
- Mean Tweets – President Obama Edition by Jimmy Kimmel Live
YouTube年度最熱門音樂影片：
- Wiz Khalifa – See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack
- Maroon 5 – Sugar
- Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do (Official Video)
- Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On (feat. MØ) (Official Music Video)
- Taylor Swift – Bad Blood ft. Kendrick Lamar
- David Guetta – Hey Mama (Official Video) ft Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
- Sia – Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf & Maddie Ziegler (Official Video)
- Fifth Harmony – Worth It ft. Kid Ink
- Adele – Hello
- Silentó – Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (Official)
YouTube年度最佳廣告影片：
- Clash of Clans: Revenge (Official Super Bowl TV Commercial)
- Hyundai : A Message to Space
- Love Has No Labels | Diversity & Inclusion | Ad Council
- Boom Beach: Speech (Official TV Commercial)
- adidas: Unfollow feat. Leo Messi
- Always #LikeAGirl – Unstoppable
- Durex – #Connect – Official
- Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge – Official Introduction
- “Slap her”: children’s reactions
- Budweiser USA: #BestBuds | 2015 Budweiser Super Bowl Commercial “Lost Dog”
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