YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind

"YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind"
YouTube Rewind episode
Thumbnail of YouTube Rewind 2018, featuring many YouTubers in the video.
Featured musicThe Hood Internet[1]
Original release dateDecember 6, 2018 (2018-12-06)
Running time8:12
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YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind[2] (also known as YouTube Rewind 2018)[3] is a video that was uploaded to the official channel of the video-sharing website YouTube on December 6, 2018, as the ninth installment of the YouTube Rewind series. The video features references to video games and internet culture, starring YouTubers such as Ninja and Marques Brownlee, as well as celebrities like Will Smith and Trevor Noah.[4]

YouTube Rewind 2018 was panned by critics, YouTubers, and viewers alike, who dubbed it the worst YouTube Rewind video to date.[5] The video was criticized for the inclusion of unpopular or outdated trends and the exclusion of many prominent YouTubers of the year, as well as rivalries such as KSI vs Logan Paul and PewDiePie vs T-Series. By December 13, 2018, only a week after its upload, Everyone Controls Rewind had over 10 million dislikes, making it the most-disliked video on YouTube of all time, a record that was previously held by the music video for Justin Bieber's "Baby" for over seven years.[6]

  1. ^ Cooper, Gael (December 6, 2018). "YouTube Rewind 2018 tackles Fortnite, K-pop, Kiki Challenge". CNET. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Most-liked And Disliked Youtube Videos In The World". Forbes India. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference theverge-julia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Spotlight, YouTube (December 6, 2018). "YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind | #YouTubeRewind". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Rodriguez, Ashley (December 13, 2018). "YouTube made the most-hated YouTube video ever". Quartz. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Schoon, Ben (December 13, 2018). "[Update: 10 million dislikes] YouTube Rewind 2018 beat 'Baby' as the most disliked video of all time". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.