“Gangnam Style” parodies add a Middle Eastern twist on the global
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Today, Google announced the top ten
trending videos which captivated users throughout the MENA region in 2012. The
list announced by Google includes the most trending videos in the region which
included popular music, entertainment, comedy and people & blogs videos.
“This
year, we looked not just at views, but also shares, searches, likes and
responses to identify the ten videos that everybody was talking about in 2012. On YouTube people don’t just view a popular
video, they remix, share, and parody, building a fan community that extends far
beyond the watch page.”
stated Tarek Abdalla, Marketing Manager in the Gulf region, “We took all
of this into account to ensure
we truly captured the captivating moments of the year.” added Abdalla.
The top
trending videos in the MENA region for 2012 amassed millions of views each with
most videos averaging around four million views with hundreds of thousands of
likes and shares on each video.
“2012 has been a big year for YouTube in MENA. With more than 260 million views
every single day. Millions of creators are using YouTube channels to
experiment with innovative forms of entertainment, explore their passions and
interests, take creativity and pop culture to new levels. 2012’s top trending videos showcase this creative
ingenuity in ways we'd never before thought possible,” stated Maha Abouelenein,
Head of Communications in MENA.
Top Trending YouTube Videos in
MENA:
Users can visit the YouTube Rewind channel to explore the trending
videos of the year and popular channels in many countries around the globe.
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