https://www.insidethatad.com/brand/year-2017-most-watched/Recent content in Year 2017 Most Watched on Inside That AdHugoen-USThu, 07 Dec 2017 09:00:05 +0000https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/year-2017-watched-ads-googles-youtube/Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:00:05 +0000https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/year-2017-watched-ads-googles-youtube/<p><a href="https://www.insidethatad.com/img/2017/12/natalie-portman-miss-dior-final-hed-2017.jpg"><img src="https://www.insidethatad.com/img/2017/12/natalie-portman-miss-dior-final-hed-2017.jpg" alt=""></a>It’s time for the year-end lists, and here’s a fun one—the 2017 YouTube Ads Leaderboard, featuring the most-watched ads on the video platform this year.</p> <p>You’ll recognize many of the spots, from Super Bowl commercials (Mr. Clean, Kia, Budweiser) to well-known celebrity spots (Natalie Portman for Miss Dior, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson” for Apple).</p> <p>Remarkably, the No. 1 spot on the list, with more than 150 million views, comes from India. It’s a Samsung spot that we <a href="http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/ad-day-see-sweet-samsung-ad-thats-become-major-hit-india-175484/">wrote about back in January,</a> shortly after it broke and began pulling in views by the millions in just its first few days.</p>