Video games trailer and original in-game content channelMachinima was the most-viewed YouTube channel, excluding those from major music labels, of 2011, according to the video site's annual end-of-year recap.

The channel describes itself as "the premier online entertainment network showing trailers, gameplay, montages and original scenes in video games" and is an offshoot of video game entertainmentnetwork machinima.com.

The second most-viewed YouTube channel around the world in 2011 was "gaming news" channel IGNentertainment, followed by YouTube comic RayWilliamJohnson -- renowned for his offbeat roundup of some of YouTube's more unusual viral videos.

Overall the most-watched video of 2011 was teenage singer Rebecca Black's vanity single "Friday," which went viral in March 2011 and led some critics to dub it "worst song ever".  

The most viewed YouTube channels globally (excluding channels from major music labels) in 2011 were:

01.   Machinima (video games) http://www.youtube.com/machinima

02.   IGNentertainment (video games) http://www.youtube.com/ignentertainment

03.   RayWilliamJohnson (comedy) http://www.youtube.com/raywilliamjohnson

04.   expertvillage (how to/advice) http://www.youtube.com/expertvillage

05.   BlueXephos (gaming) http://www.youtube.com/bluexephos

06.   smosh (comedy) http://www.youtube.com/smosh

07.   realannoyingorange (comedy) http://www.youtube.com/realannoyingorange

08.   roosterteeth (comedy) http://www.youtube.com/roosterteeth

09.   thelonelyisland (musical comedy) http://www.youtube.com/thelonelyisland