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Kanye West - Fade (Explicit) by KanyeWestVEVO is ranked #674 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 199.46M views.

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Kanye West - Fade (Explicit)

Name: Kanye West - Fade (Explicit)
Uploaded: 2016-09-06T07:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Channel: KanyeWestVEVO
Description: "Kanye West - Fade (Explicit)" by KanyeWestVEVO has now passed 0.20 billion views, ranking #1,080 of 1,079 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #674 most-viewed Music video among 673 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 462.74K views. It was published about 10.2 years ago.

"Kanye West - Fade (Explicit)" by KanyeWestVEVO has now passed 0.20 billion views, ranking #1,080 of 1,079 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #674 most-viewed Music video among 673 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 462.74K views. It was published about 10.2 years ago.

199,457,197 views

1,451,863 likes

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Quick Facts

Overall Rank: #1080 of 1079 videos
Music Rank: #674
Total Views: 199,457,197
Total Likes: 1,451,863
Like Ratio: 0.73%
Channel: KanyeWestVEVO
Published: September 06, 2016
Duration: 3:45
Last Updated: November 13, 2026

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Estimated Earnings

November 2026

$160.42 · ~$0.80 RPM

200,520 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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Fade Kanye West Creative Vision by Kanye West Directed by Eli Linnetz Produced by Iconoclast Executive Producer: Kathleen Heffernan Director of Photography: Guillermo Navarro Production Design: Tino Shaedler Styling: Renelou Pandora Choreography by Guapo, Jae Blaze, Derek 'Bentley' Watkins Editor: Adam Robinson Color: Sofie Borup VFX: Gloria FX Music video by Kanye West performing Fade. (C) 2016 Getting Out Our Dreams II, LLC, distributed by Def Jam, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., 1755

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many views does Kanye West - Fade (Explicit) have?

Kanye West - Fade (Explicit) by KanyeWestVEVO currently has 199,457,197 views on YouTube. It is ranked #1080 among all 1079 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club.

How many likes does Kanye West - Fade (Explicit) have?

Kanye West - Fade (Explicit) has 1,451,863 likes on YouTube, which gives it a like-to-view ratio of 0.73%.

When was Kanye West - Fade (Explicit) published?

Kanye West - Fade (Explicit) was published on September 06, 2016 by KanyeWestVEVO.

What rank is this video among Music videos?

Kanye West - Fade (Explicit) is ranked #674 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 199.46M views. See full Music ranking →