What makes a presentation go from good to great?
Our team of ninjas pondered this question in our ongoing quest to create the most beautiful and effective presentations possible. And while for much of human history this was an impossible puzzle to address, on February 25th, 2005 YouTube allowed us to know this answer for the first time. Below are the 30 most popular presentations of all time, according to YouTube.
1. My Philosophy for a Happy Life
24,192,715 views | Most Popular Presentation of All Time
Presented by Sam Berns, TEDxMidAtlantic
2. Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
18,626,654 views | Most Popular Presentation from an Educator of All Time
Presented by Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon
3. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
15,747,929 views | Most Popular Animated Presentation of All Time
Presented by Dan Pink, RSA Animate
4. Top Hacker Shows Us How It’s Done
15,064,475 views | Most Popular Presentation about Computer Science of All Time
Presented by Pablos Holman, TEDxMidwest
5. How To Spot A Liar
9,230,040 views | Most Popular Presentation about Psychology of All Time
Presented by Pamela Meyer, TED Conference
6. I Have A Dream Speech
8,924,020 views | The Most Popular Civil Rights Presentation of All Time
Presented by Martin Luther King
7. The Universe in a Nutshell
7,334,273 views | Most Popular Presentation about Science of All Time
Presented by Michio Kaku, Big Think
8. Sugar: The Bitter Truth
7,168,400 views | Most Popular Presentation about Health of All Time
Presented by Robert H. Lustig, MD, University of California Television (UCTV)
9. Announcing The First iPhone
5,956,837 views | Most Popular Business Presentation of All Time
Presented by Steve Jobs
10. Pwned By The Owner: What Happens When You Steal A Hackers Computer
4,865,442 views | Most Popular Hacking Presentation of All Time
Presented by Zoz, Defcon
11. If I Should Have A Daughter
4,733,313 views | Most Popular Literary Presentation of All Time
Presented by Sarah Kay, TED Conference
12. My Stroke of Insight
4,550,332 views | Most Popular Neuroscience Presentation of All Time
Presented by Jill Bolte Taylor, TED Conference
13. Introducing the Macintosh
4,253,598 views
Presented by Steve Jobs
14. We Should All Be Feminists
4,111,773 views | Most Popular Woman’s Rights Presentation of All Time
Presented by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, TEDxEuston
15. Rethinking Infidelity: A Talk For Anyone Who Has Ever Loved
3,789,861 views | Most Popular Relationship Presentation of All Time
Presented by Esther Perel, TED Conference
16. Microsoft’s Surface Debut Presentation Issues
3,463,999 views | Most Popular Product Fail of All Time
17. How to Start A Speech
2,753,781 views | Most Popular Presentation About Presentations of All Time
Presented by Conor Neill
18. The Best Stats You’ve Ever Seen
2,314,696 views | Most Popular Data Science Presentation of All Time
Presented by Hans Rosling, TED Conference
19. Killer Presentation Skills
2,259,501 views
Presented by Doug Jefferys
20. Introducing the Original iPad
2,167,223 views
Presented by Steve Jobs
21. 101 Reasons to Go Vegan
2,098,282 views
Presented by James Wildman
22. Insanely Great Presentation
1,972,459 views
Presented by Steve Jobs
23. Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017
1,754,216 views | Most Popular Video Game Presentation of All Time
Presented by Nintendo
Updated 1/11/18: In an unique turn of events, Nintendo has removed their own video, even though it ranks among the top viewed product debut videos of all time. Interesting!
24. My Little Pony Physics
1,510,202 views
25. Transgender Coming Out
1,486,065 views
Presented by Benton Sorensen
26. A Universe From Nothing
1,935,294 views
Presented by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009
27. Close-up Card Magic With A Twist
1,637,310 views
Presented by Lennart Green, TED Conference
28. Depression Is A Disease of Civilization
1,055,152 views
Presented by Stephen Ilardi, TEDxEmory
29. Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species
1,022,022 views
Presented by Elon Musk
30. The Future We’re Building – And Boring
1,699,668 views
Presented by Elon Musk
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