Baby Shark music video for a children's song about a shark became the first YouTube video to reach more than 10 billion views, a number that far exceeds the world's population (approximately 7.9 billion people).
The music video now has over 100 variations and has been translated into 11 different languages. At the time of writing, the video has over 32 million likes, and comments are disabled.
The original video debuted on YouTube in June 2016. After being performed by 10-year-old Korean-American singer Hope Segoine and after South Korean educational company Pinkfong recorded the song, it became a worldwide hit.
In November 2020, the video was already the most viewed on YouTube. Other most popular videos on YouTube are now Luis Fonsi's Despacito, Johny Johny Yes Papa children's song, and Ed Sheeran's Shape of You.