For the last 6 years Rihanna he was the most viewed singer on YouTube
Although the novel Tom Hiddleston and the conflict with Kim Kardashian ensured Taylor swift more popularity, all the hype the singer is still not enough to compete with Rihanna. That Rihanna has overtaken Taylor swift and became the most-watched performer on YouTube in 2016.
At the moment the total number of hits, which assembled all the music videos of Rihanna on YouTube, is 1,736 billion. For comparison, previous, 2015 the most viewed singer on YouTube was Taylor swift, clips of which earned then a record 4,259 billion views.
For the last 6 years Rihanna he was the most viewed singer on YouTube, only in 2014, losing to Katy Perry in 2015 — Taylor swift.