As of the first week in December 2022, the video "so long nerds" by YouTuber and live streaming creator Technoblade was ranked as the most popular YouTube video on the platform for the year. In the second place, YouTube ranked the uncensored video published by The Guardian titled "Watch the uncensored moment Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, drops F-bomb." The third trending video on YouTube was "I'm Dream." where popular YouTuber Dream revealed his appearance to his followers.
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