JAKARTA - Not a few of you are wondering who owns the most watched videos on YouTube. The result is quite surprising, namely the video "Baby Shark" which has reached 7.043 billion views.

Launching The Verge, Tuesday, November 3, this achievement officially made the Baby Shark music video the most watched content by netizens on YouTube. Baby Shark also managed to take over the position of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee "Despacito" who previously held the position for three years from 2017.

The music video for Baby Shark was first uploaded on YouTube by a South Korean record company, Pinkfong, on June 18, 2016. Since then, the video for "Baby Shark" has become popular, and in April, the video has been viewed 2.5 billion times.

Baby Shark's popularity cannot be separated from the melodies and song lyrics that are easy for children to hear. Parents and their children often watch the colorful music videos.

Moreover, the rhythm of 'doo doo doo doo doo doo' and the cute dance from Baby Shark, make this song popular not only among children but also adults. Even social media was stirred up with the hashtag #BabySharkChallenge.

Because of its popularity, in 2019 YouTube said that it was working with Nickelodeon to turn Baby Shark into a children's TV series which reportedly will air in 2021.

Here are the most watched YouTube videos, apart from Baby Shark:

- Despacito, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee have 7.039 billion views

- Shape of You - Ed Sheeran gets 5.049 billion views

- See You Again - Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth with 4.80 billion views

- Masha and the Bear - Recipe for Disaster has 4,360 billion views


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