His celebrity status was confirmed by a cameo appearance on YouTube's annual Rewind video, which celebrates the year of memes and music. Tape Face, whose real name is Sam Wills, appears in the six-minute video alongside a host of YouTube celebrities. The video features references and call backs to the Olympics, the Pen-Pineapple song, Pokémon Go and Hodor from Game of Thrones.
The video features many of the YouTubers re-enacting Work from Home by Fifth Harmony, which was the most watched music video globally in 2016. It has acquired over 1.18 billion views over the past nine months, topping the charts in New Zealand.
The popular girl group came just ahead of Calvin Harris and Rihanna; their song This is What You Came For was the second biggest song globally and third in New Zealand behind Closer by The Chainsmokers
The full list of trending videos is listed below:
New Zealand's top trending videos for 2016
1. Adele Carpool Karaoke
2. Tape Face: Strange Act Leaves the Audience Speechless - America's Got Talent 2016 Auditions
3. Boogie Storm makes Simon's dream come true! | Auditions Week 5 | Britain's Got Talent 2016
4. Sia Carpool Karaoke
5. First Lady Michelle Obama Carpool Karaoke
6. Jennifer Lopez Carpool Karaoke
7. HUGE EGGS SURPRISE TOYS CHALLENGE Inflatable water slide Disney Cars Toys Paw Patrol Spiderman
8. Gwen Stefani Carpool Karaoke (w/ George Clooney & Julia Roberts)
9. Grace VanderWaal: 12-Year-Old Ukulele Player Gets Golden Buzzer - America's Got Talent 2016
10. Ice Cube, Kevin Hart And Conan Help A Student Driver - CONAN on TBS
New Zealand's top music videos for 2016
1. Fifth Harmony - Work from Home ft. Ty Dolla $ign
2. The Chainsmokers - Closer (Lyric) ft. Halsey
3. Calvin Harris - This Is What You Came For (Official Video) ft. Rihanna
4. ZAYN - PILLOWTALK
5. twenty one pilots: Heathens (from Suicide Squad: The Album) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
6. Major Lazer - Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ) (Official Lyric Video)
7. Rihanna - Work (Explicit) ft. Drake
8. Ariana Grande - Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj
9. Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix) (Explicit)
10. CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (From DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls") (Official Video)