Video advertising on YouTube is blockbuster business these days, with the top clips earning beaucoup bucks for their creators. And now the lights are dimming on 2011, YouTube has revealed the ten videos which accrued the most views over the course of the last twelve months.

It is very unlikely that those in touch at all with video advertising this year will be surprised by the identity of the most viewed YouTube ad, it being the all-conquering ‘The Force’ clip, created in service of German car giant, Volkswagen. Not much of a surprise in second spot either, with T-Mobile being proven entirely right to cash in on the paparazzi event of 2011 with its ‘Royal Wedding’ video.  

Counting down from three, and next came Chrysler’s ‘Imported from Detroit’ ad, then ‘Ken Block’s Gymkhana Four’ for DC Shoes, the Jennifer Aniston-fronted clip for smartwater, and ‘Team Hot Wheels’. In seventh was ‘Old Spice – Scent Vacation’, while the eighth and ninth slots were taken by rival phone makers Apple and Samsung.      

And in tenth was the Adidas/D. Rose video, in which basketball is brought to the bull-fighting arena. Enjoy!

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