Baby Shark is first YouTube video to devour 10 billion views

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Baby Shark lives in many people's heads rent-free.
Pinkfong/Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNET

The video called Baby Shark Dance passed 10 billion -- yes, billion with a B -- YouTube views on Wednesday, making it the first video ever to reach the milestone, according to YouTube. The second most watched video of all time is Luis Fonsi's hit song Despacito, which Baby Shark passed in 2020.

"We are delighted to announce that our beloved Baby Shark has recorded another remarkable milestone," Min-seok Kim, CEO of The Pinkfong Company, said in a statement. "We are truly grateful for the love and support from our fans around the world and look forward to providing more fun and creative content and expanding Baby Shark's universe in 2022 and beyond."

Today we mark history with our special milestone! 🥇 ‘Baby Shark Dance’ became the first video in history to hit 𝟭𝟬 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪𝗦 on YouTube!🦈🌊
Share your Baby Shark Dance moments with us!🎶 #BabySharkDance #BabyShark #TheMostViewedVideo #YouTube #10billionviews pic.twitter.com/tbuCDeWdSh
— Pinkfong & Baby Shark (@Pinkfong) January 13, 2022

The song was released in June 2016, and has been a worldwide hit with children and adults. The song had a 20-week streak on Billboard's Hot 100, is RIAA Diamond-certified and has gone platinum 11 times. Baby Shark has a line of children's toys as well as a television show and live concert tour, as well.