In July 2019, there was some controversy regarding the legitimacy of YouTube's 24 hour records, after Indian hip hop rapper Badshah's song 'Paagal' received 75 million views in 24 hours, and surpassed the viewership record of ' Boy with Luv' by K-pop group BTS and American singer Halsey. Table of most-viewed music videos in the first 24 hours

The following table lists the videos that held the record for YouTube's most-viewed music video in the first 24 hours, from January 2012 to the present.

^ The number of worldwide views accumulated in the video's first 24 hours.

In September 2019, YouTube changed their policy on video view counts and excluded paid advertising views from future 24-hour statistics. Out of the top ten most-viewed music videos, two artists have more than one video listed: BTS has five and Blackpink has three, not including one from Blackpink member Lisa.

^ 42.1 million views were from illegal streams, with the other 5.6 million coming from HBO's official streaming service.^ Primary platforms included Tencent, Youku, and the People's Daily Online.^ Reached 100 million views within the first four hours.^ Reached 100 million views within the first hour.^ Unless otherwise indicated, the number of worldwide views accumulated in the video's first 24 hours.

Chinese production company and video platform service iQIYI has released four of the top ten most-viewed videos. Film trailers and music videos are excluded here.

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