YouTube’s Top 10 October Ads: Hobbit-Themed Air New Zealand Ad Ranks No. 1 With 11.6 Million Views

October’s top ads on YouTube reinforce what the Internet taught us long ago: people love cat videos. With kittens as the stars of the No. 2 spot from Buzzfeed and Friskies, and No. 6 spot from Diet Coke, the two feline-centric ads earned a combined 9.8 million views in October. Air New Zealand’s “The Most […]

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    October’s top ads on YouTube reinforce what the Internet taught us long ago: people love cat videos.

    With kittens as the stars of the No. 2 spot from Buzzfeed and Friskies, and No. 6 spot from Diet Coke, the two feline-centric ads earned a combined 9.8 million views in October.

    Air New Zealand’s “The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made” won the top spot garnering over 11.5 million views with its Hobbit-inspired video.

    As we edge closer to the holidays, two tech products made the list: the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 spot ranked No. 7 with 2.5 million views, and Google’s new Nexus 6 ad ranked No. 8 with 2 million views.

    YouTube’s Top 10 Ads in October

    1. Air New Zealand – The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made (11,624,957 views)

    2. Friskies & Buzzfeed – Dear Kitten: Regarding The Dog (7,278,499 views)

    3. Chanel – CHANEL N°5: The One That I Want (4,475,932 views)

    4. Fiat – Official Fiat 500X teaser (3,230,347 views)
    https://youtu.be/7lcc62nrl9Y
    5. Nike – Together | LeBron James (2,975,124 views)
    https://youtu.be/n6S1JoCSVNU
    6. Diet Coke – Taylor Swift Kittens (2,537,909 views)
    https://youtu.be/okTokQgOo6I
    7. Samsung – Galaxy Note 4 Endures the Gluteus Maximus (2,505,090 views)
    https://youtu.be/UrhCz6PnT78
    8. Google Nexus – Nexus 6: Space to explore (2,082,810 views)
    https://youtu.be/UrhCz6PnT78
    9. Hendo – The World’s First Hoverboard (1,556,490 views)

    10. McDonald’s – Our food. Your questions. Is McDonald’s beef real? (1,509,055 views)
    https://youtu.be/wXgSnUmhdws

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