Baby Shark Is the Most Viewed Video on YouTube with 10 Billion Views
Jan. 16, 2022The most viewed video on YouTube, Baby Shark, has broken yet another record. The viral video cherished by children across the world hasbecome the first video on YouTube to cross 10 billion views.
Baby Shark is the First YouTube Video with 10 Billion Views
To celebrate the occasion, Pinkfong, the company behind the song,urges everyone to share their Baby Shark dance momentswith them. If you’ve never heard the song, you can watch it below:
“We are delighted to announce that our beloved Baby Shark has recorded another remarkable milestone,” said Min-seok Kim, CEO ofPinkfong Co in a statement.“It has been a truly meaningful journey to witness how Baby Shark has connected people around the world, and we can’t wait to introduce Baby Shark’s further adventures that will bring unparalleled experiences to even more fans everywhere.”
Despite hitting 10 billion views, Baby Shark is not the most liked video on YouTube. That position is still held by Luis Fonsi’s Despacito music video. While Despacito has 47 million likes, Baby Shark currently has 33 million likes. Despacito is also the second most-viewed YouTube video, with 7.7 billion views.
Thanks to YouTube’s controversialdecision to remove the dislike buttonthateven the founder disagrees with, we will never know how many dislikes Baby Shark has or will ever have.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
