The 10 Most Watched Ads on YouTube in April

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Kobe Bryant's retirement ads were as dominant as the NBA star himself on the April 2016 YouTube Ads Leaderboard, presented by Google and Adweek, ranking the most-watched ads of the month on the video site.

Bryant spots took the top two spots—one for Nike, and one for Apple. And the latter brand had a great month overall, placing four ads in the top 10.

See all 10 spots below.

Note: To be eligible for Adweek and Google's YouTube Ads Leaderboard, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e.,

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