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Baby Shark Dance," a video from South Korean brand Pinkfong, appears to have become the most viewedYouTube video of all time with over 7.04 billion views. - The video takes the title from Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" music video, which has a public video count of approximately 7.03 billion views.
- "Baby Shark" has become a cultural sensation in the time since Pinkfong uploaded the video in June 2016.
"Baby Shark Dance," the children's' video backed by the insanely catchy tune "Baby Shark," has just become the most-viewed YouTube video of all time, taking the title from the music video for Luis Fonsi's "Despacito."
The "Baby Shark" video, which South Korean children's edutainment brand Pinkfong uploaded in June 2016, now has over 7.04 billion views as displayed by YouTube's public view counter. That puts it over the edge of $4 which currently displays a public view count of 7.03 billion.
A YouTube representative did not immediately request to Insider's request for confirmation that "Baby Shark" has officially surpassed "Despacito."
The video, which clocks in at two minutes and 16 seconds, features repetitive "doo doo doo doo doo doo" lyrics as the song calls out "baby shark," "mommy shark," and "daddy shark."
Pinkfong's version of "Baby Shark" has become a cultural sensation in its own right, $4 in 2019. The song has no clearly identifiable origin, $4, but the Pinkfong version, $4, is indubitably what catapulted the song into the pop
$4, the song became popular in Indonesia in 2017, with $4, accompanied by a popular remix of the song. From there, the song started popping up everywhere online, with $4 and $4
In 2020, "Baby Shark Dance," the video that spawned the craze, is still an unstoppable force.