🎵 “Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo…” 🎵
If you know the rest of the lyrics, then you’ve probably helped “Baby Shark Dance” become the first YouTube video to reach 10 billion views! 🥳️
The catchy singalong by Pinkfong (Republic of Korea) also holds three other Guinness World Records titles, awarded in 2020:
- Most viewed video on YouTube
- Most viewed music video on YouTube
- Most viewed children’s music video on YouTube
The original "Baby Shark" song most likely started as a campfire song at some point in the 20th century. 🔥
As you probably know already, the song involves using your arms to pretend to be Baby Shark, Mommy Shark, Daddy Shark, Grandma Shark and Grandpa Shark. 🦈🦈🦈
Pinkfong’s popular version of “Baby Shark” was sung by a 10-year-old girl, named Hope Segoine.
The lyrics also involve hunting fish and running away, but some versions from the past involve chomping on sailors! 😋
The “Baby Shark” YouTube video became a viral hit in Asia and quickly spread all around the globe in 2017. 😍
The hype was taken to even higher levels after being performed by K-pop superstars and Guinness World Records title holders BLACKPINK.
By February 2021, "Baby Shark " became the first YouTube video to have more views than Earth’s entire population. 🌍
If its 10 billion views were played back-to-back, they would run for 41,095 years! 😵
Even though “Despacito” is no longer the most viewed video, it’s still the most liked video on YouTube with 47 million likes (as of January 2022), compared to 33 million for “Baby Shark”. 👍
“Despacito” also holds the record for being the first YouTube video to receive 5 billion views.
The first video to receive one billion views on YouTube was "Gangnam Style" by South Korean singer PSY. Are you old enough to remember the dance? 🕺
The most "disliked" video on YouTube is “YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind”, which includes a colourful remake of "Baby Shark".
“Baby Shark” is actually the second-most “disliked” video on YouTube, with over 14 million thumbs down. 👎
They must all be from fed up parents! 😠
However, it looks like the kids are the winners of this battle, as “Baby Shark” has over two times more likes than dislikes and a brand new Guinness World Records title to its name. 😄🦈
