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Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers is ranked #673 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 226.50M views.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video]

Name: Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video]
Uploaded: 2009-10-27T02:30:53+00:00
Duration: 3 min 38 s
Channel: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Description: "Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video]" by Red Hot Chili Peppers has now passed 0.23 billion views, ranking #1,079 of 1,078 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #673 most-viewed Music video among 672 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 1.80M views. It was published about 17.1 years ago.

"Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video]" by Red Hot Chili Peppers has now passed 0.23 billion views, ranking #1,079 of 1,078 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #673 most-viewed Music video among 672 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 1.80M views. It was published about 17.1 years ago.

226,500,889 views

1,039,937 likes

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Quick Facts

Overall Rank: #1079 of 1078 videos
Music Rank: #673
Total Views: 226,500,889
Total Likes: 1,039,937
Like Ratio: 0.46%
Channel: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Published: October 27, 2009
Duration: 3:38
Last Updated: November 08, 2026

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Estimated Earnings

November 2026

$433.09 · ~$0.80 RPM

541,359 views gained this month

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Best-estimate creator earnings using 2026 category-specific RPM data (Shorts, Music, Gaming, Finance, etc.) net of YouTube's 45% share. Actual revenue varies with geography, ad demand, audience, and YouTube Premium splits.

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Watch the official music video for “By the Way” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the lead single and title track from their 2002 album By the Way. Combining the band’s signature funk rock energy with melodic alternative rock, the song became one of their defining hits of the early 2000s, reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. 🔔 Subscribe to Red Hot Chili Peppers: https://youtube.com/c/RedHotChiliPeppers/?sub_confirmation=1 Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the official m

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many views does Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video] have?

Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers currently has 226,500,889 views on YouTube. It is ranked #1079 among all 1078 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club.

How many likes does Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video] have?

Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video] has 1,039,937 likes on YouTube, which gives it a like-to-view ratio of 0.46%.

When was Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video] published?

Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video] was published on October 27, 2009 by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

What rank is this video among Music videos?

Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way [Official Music Video] is ranked #673 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 226.50M views. See full Music ranking →