TED+Talks

=[|The 20 most-watched TEDTalks (so far, as of June 2011)] = Today, on the fifth birthday of TEDTalks video, we’re releasing a new list of the 20 most-watched TEDTalks over the past five years — as watched on all the platforms we track: TED.com, YouTube, iTunes, embed and download, Hulu and more …


 * Sir Ken Robinson ** [|says schools kill creativity] (2006): 8,660,010 views
 * Jill Bolte Taylor **‘s [|stroke of insight] (2008): 8,087,935
 * Pranav Mistry ** on [|the thrilling potential of SixthSense] (2009): 6,747,410
 * Pattie Maes ** and Pranav Mistry [|demo SixthSense] (2009): 6,731,153
 * David Gallo **‘s [|underwater astonishments] (2007): 6,411,705
 * Tony Robbins ** asks [|Why we do what we do] (2006): 4,909,505
 * Hans Rosling ** shows <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|the best stats you’ve ever seen] (2006): 3,954,776
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Arthur Benjamin ** does <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|mathemagic] (2005): 3,664,705
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Jeff Han ** demos his <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|breakthrough multi-touchscreen] (2006): 3,592,795
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Johnny Lee ** shows <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|Wii Remote hacks for educators] (2008): 3,225,864
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Blaise Aguera y Arcas ** runs through the <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|Photosynth demo] (2007): 3,007,440
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Elizabeth Gilbert ** on <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|nurturing your genius] (2009): 2,978,288
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Dan Gilbert ** asks: <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|Why are we happy?] (2004): 2,903,993
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Stephen Hawking ** asks <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|big questions about the universe] (2008): 2,629,230
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Daniel Pink ** on <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|the surprising science of motivation] (2009): 2,616,363
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Barry Schwartz ** on <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|the paradox of choice] (2005): 2,263,065
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Richard St. John ** shares <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|8 secrets of success] (2005): 2,252,911
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Mary Roach ** <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|10 things you didn’t know about orgasm] (2009): 2,223,822
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Simon Sinek ** on <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|how great leaders inspire action] (2010): 2,187,868
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Chimamanda Adichie ** shares <span style="color: #802a1b; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|the danger of a single story] (2009): 2,143,763