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Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination by Illumination is ranked #33 among Film & Animation videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 20.96M views.

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Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination

Name: Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination
Uploaded: 2013-06-19T21:33:08+00:00
Duration: 3 min 53 s
Channel: Illumination
Description: "Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination" by Illumination has now passed 0.02 billion views, ranking #1,050 of 1,049 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #33 most-viewed Film & Animation video among 32 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 130.03K views. It was published about 13.2 years ago.

"Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination" by Illumination has now passed 0.02 billion views, ranking #1,050 of 1,049 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #33 most-viewed Film & Animation video among 32 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 130.03K views. It was published about 13.2 years ago.

20,961,056 views

65,524 likes

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Illumination

Quick Facts

Overall Rank: #1050 of 1049 videos
Film & Animation Rank: #33
Total Views: 20,961,056
Total Likes: 65,524
Like Ratio: 0.31%
Channel: Illumination
Published: June 19, 2013
Duration: 3:53
Last Updated: August 18, 2026

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Source: the uploader's own description on YouTube. The analysis above is YTBVC's own.

Watch as the Minions sing and dance to Pharrell's hit song "Happy" Subscribe to Illumination: https://www.youtube.com/illumination #DespicableMe2 #Illumination About Despicable Me 2: Now that Gru has forsaken a life of crime to raise Margo, Agnes and Edith, he's trying to figure out how to provide for his new family. The Anti-Villain League - an organization dedicated to fighting evil – sends Gru on a mission to capture the perpetrator of a spectacular heist, for who would be better than the

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How many views does Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination have?

Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination by Illumination currently has 20,961,056 views on YouTube. It is ranked #1050 among all 1049 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club.

How many likes does Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination have?

Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination has 65,524 likes on YouTube, which gives it a like-to-view ratio of 0.31%.

When was Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination published?

Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination was published on June 19, 2013 by Illumination.

What rank is this video among Film & Animation videos?

Despicable Me 2 | Happy Lyric Video by Pharrell Williams | Illumination is ranked #33 among Film & Animation videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 20.96M views. See full Film & Animation ranking →