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| Kids’ song “Baby Shark” has become the first YouTube video to be watched 10 billion times | Kids’ song “Baby Shark” has become the first YouTube video to be watched 10 billion times |
| Catchy kids’ song ‘Baby Shark’, which was already the most-viewed clip on YouTube, has conquered another milestone by becoming the first video on the platform to garner 10 billion views. | |
| The South Korean educational company behind the viral sensation, Pinkfong, celebrated the record on Thursday, calling on kids worldwide to share their ‘Baby Shark’ dance moments with them. | The South Korean educational company behind the viral sensation, Pinkfong, celebrated the record on Thursday, calling on kids worldwide to share their ‘Baby Shark’ dance moments with them. |
| Ten billion views is a huge number, especially considering that the world’s current population is estimated to be around 7.9 billion. However, it doesn’t mean that every single person on Earth has seen the clip – its success should in the first place be attributed to children’s habit of re-watching something they like numerous times. | Ten billion views is a huge number, especially considering that the world’s current population is estimated to be around 7.9 billion. However, it doesn’t mean that every single person on Earth has seen the clip – its success should in the first place be attributed to children’s habit of re-watching something they like numerous times. |
| The video, featuring a boy and a girl dancing to a simple song with colorful animated sharks and other sea creatures swimming in the background, was first uploaded on YouTube in 2016. | The video, featuring a boy and a girl dancing to a simple song with colorful animated sharks and other sea creatures swimming in the background, was first uploaded on YouTube in 2016. |
| It instantly became a hit in Asia, and three years later gained popularity with an international audience. In November 2020, ‘Baby Shark’ skyrocketed to the most-viewed video on the platform, displacing Spanish-language banger ‘Despacito’ from the top spot. | It instantly became a hit in Asia, and three years later gained popularity with an international audience. In November 2020, ‘Baby Shark’ skyrocketed to the most-viewed video on the platform, displacing Spanish-language banger ‘Despacito’ from the top spot. |
| Over the past few years, ‘Baby Shark’ became a meme, giving rise to numerous remixes and even made it into the Billboard Top 40. It also inspired a Nickelodeon TV show, a live show, and a cereal, and there’s no sign that the kids’ favorite tune is going to stop at that. | Over the past few years, ‘Baby Shark’ became a meme, giving rise to numerous remixes and even made it into the Billboard Top 40. It also inspired a Nickelodeon TV show, a live show, and a cereal, and there’s no sign that the kids’ favorite tune is going to stop at that. |