Published: September 18, 2026 · 2:22 AM EDT
The 2012 hit becomes Maroon 5’s sixth video to enter YouTube’s Billion Views Club, more than 14 years after reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100
Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa have reached another digital milestone as the official music video for “Payphone” surpasses 1 billion views on YouTube.
The achievement makes “Payphone” the sixth Maroon 5 video to enter YouTube’s Billion Views Club, joining “Sugar,” “Girls Like You,” “Girls Like You (Volume 2),” “One More Night” and “Memories.” The official upload had passed 1.001 billion views by Sept. 18, 2026.
Released as a single in April 2012, “Payphone” featured Wiz Khalifa and became one of the defining songs from Maroon 5’s fourth studio album, Overexposed. The music video, directed by Samuel Bayer, was uploaded to the band’s official YouTube channel in May 2012.
The song opened with approximately 493,000 digital downloads in the United States, debuting at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Digital Songs. It later climbed to No. 2 on the Hot 100, while Overexposed also peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
“Payphone” was produced by Shellback and Benny Blanco and remains one of Maroon 5’s most-streamed recordings. More than 14 years after its original release, the video’s billion-view milestone adds another long-term digital benchmark to the song’s commercial history.
Watch Maroon 5’s official “Payphone” music video featuring Wiz Khalifa below:
Written by Gino Alache – Music Journalist
IMAGE CREDIT: Screenshot Payphone music video
