TED Hits 50M Views
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TED (http://www.ted.com)\ — the center of the universe for inspired talks by the world’s greatest thinkers and doers and my inspiration for the WhyNot? Forum — just celebrated a milestone of 50 millions views. That’s 50 millions ideas spread all over the world …
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Dear TEDizens,
We passed an important milestone this week at TED, and wanted to share it with you: 50 million TED talks have now been viewed worldwide, nearly half of them outside the U.S. To keep pace with demand, we’re now releasing a new talk every weekday. (Today, be sure to watch Boston Philharmonic conductor Benjamin Zander, who was a huge hit at this year’s TED conference).
To celebrate two years and 50 million TED talks, we’re releasing for the first time the list of the Top 10 TED talks (below). These are the talks that have proven most popular over time, and — interestingly — they mainly feature speakers who were little-known before their talk was released. (The most popular talk, viewed 2 1/2 million times and counting, features neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor, who observed her own stroke while it was happening.)
Top 10 TEDTalks of all time
1. Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight
2. Jeff Han’s touchscreen foreshadows the iPhone and more
3. David Gallo shows underwater astonishments
4. Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth
5. Arthur Benjamin does “mathemagic”
6. Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
7. Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen
8. Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do
9. Al Gore on averting a climate crisis
10. Johnny Lee demos Wii Remote hacks
Even — or especially — if you’ve seen all these talks, the highlights video is well worth a watch. And if you’re outraged that your personal favorite isn’t yet the most popular, drop us a note. Perhaps it will make our upcoming round up of “Hidden Gems” …
Thank you for helping us spread ideas!
Chris Anderson
TED Curator
June Cohen
Executive Producer, TED Media
