Super Bowl 2021: The 10 most-watched adverts revealed, featuring Bruce Springsteen and Michael B Jordan
Timothée Chalamet, Winona Ryder and Matthew McConaughey also appeared in the star-studded ads
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Your support makes all the difference.Google has released the data on the most-viewed adverts that premiered during the Super Bowl last night (7 February).
Companies typically use the large viewership of the annual NFL sporting event as an opportunity to debut new advertisements and trailers.
Videos featuring celebrities including Michael B Jordan, Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey ranked among the biggest of the night.
Black Panther star Jordan appeared in an advert for Amazon's Alexa device.
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen, meanwhile, featured prominently in an advert for Jeep, and McConaughey appeared in 2D in an advert for Doritos crisps.
The first trailer for Marvel's forthcoming Disney+ spin-off series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier also debuted during the night's proceedings.
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey reprised their beloved Wayne's World roles for an Uber Eats spot alongside Cardi B, and Edward Scissorhands was given a short sequel-parody (starring Chalamet and Winona Ryder) in an ad for Cadillac.
Here's the full ranking of the 10 most-watched adverts on YouTube:
1. Amazon – Amazon’s Big Game Commercial: Alexa’s Body
2. Jeep – Jeep | The Middle
3. Cadillac – All-Electric Cadillac LYRIQ | ScissorHandsFree
4. Uber Eats – Wayne’s World & Cardi B’s Shameless Manipulation | Eat Local | Uber Eats
5. Paramount Plus – Paramount+ Expedition | Sweet Victory | Super Bowl LV Spot
6. Marvel Entertainment – Official Trailer | The Falcon and The Winter Soldier | Disney+
7. Amazon Prime Video – Coming 2 America Official Trailer #2 | Prime Video
8. Anheuser-Busch – Let’s Grab a Beer | Anheuser-Busch Super Bowl LV Commercial | :60
9. Doritos – Doritos 3D | Flat Matthew Super Bowl LV
10. Chipotle – Chipotle | Can a Burrito Change the World?
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