The top 10 most-watched ads in Canada according to YouTube
Two telcos, two videogames and four… count ’em, four sporting brands make up the bulk of August’s YouTube Canada Ads Leaderboard. With no carry-over from the July rankings, Nike’s “Possibilities” spot tops the charts thanks to a few celebrity contributions (Chris Pine cameos and Bradley Cooper narrates) and a few hyperbolic scenes of just doing it.
YouTube Canada Ads Leaderboard
• July 2013
• June 2013
• May 2013
1. “Nike Presents: Just Do It — Possibilities”
Nike and Wieden + Kennedy
Published August 21 by Nike
8,105,503 views to date*
2. “Wall of Allegiance”
New Era Cap Company Inc.
Published August 7 by New Era
2,428,642 views to date
3. “An American Coach in London”
NBC Sports Network and The Brooklyn Brothers
Published August 3 by NBCSportsNetwork
5,461,241 views to date
4. “Rogers Roommate Sharing Stunt”
Rogers Canada and Publicis Canada
Published on August 2 by Rogers Canada
326,348 views to date
5. “Sears Canada — Close Knit Family”
Sears Canada and Unitas
Published on August 6 by Sears Canada
186,813 views to date
6. “The Sims 4 Arrival Official Trailer”
The Sims and DraftFCB
Published on August 20 by TheSims
1,252,444 views to date
7. “Battlefield 4: Official Premium Video”
Battlefield
Published on August 20 by Battlefield
723,907 views to date
8. “Go ahead, get it wet. The Sony Xperia Z”
Bell Canada and Leo Burnett
Published on August 1 by BellCanada
69,183 views to date
9. “Wet dog”
Pets Add Life
Published on August 1 by PetsAddLife
Views 648,197 to date
10. “Blake and Drain”
Jumpman 23 and Wieden + Kennedy
Published on August 1 by JumpMan23
5,237,369 views to date
*Published “views to date” reflect global views. The overall ranking indicates which ads were most watched within Canada.
