Baby Shark, the catchy children’s rhyme recorded by South Korean company Pinkfong; has become the most-watched YouTube of all time after over four years of being on the website.
Baby Shark dethroned Despicato an ultra hit song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee on November 2. It became the first video on YouTube to hit 7.04bn views. According to BBC, Pinkfong might have made about $5.2m (£4m) from YouTube streams alone.
Although, the original writer of the nursery rhyme remains unknown, it is said to have originated in US summer camps in the 1970s. It became a global phenomenon and an office smash around the world reaching No 6 in the UK singles chart, and No 32 on US Billboard Hot 100 in January 2019.
Check out the list of YouTube’s most watched video below.
