No longer "Despacito": YouTube named the new most watched video ever

Since 2018, the leader in views on YouTube has been held by the “Despacito” video, which until recently was heard from every

speakers and dynamics. But now his record has been broken.

Who is the new leader

Google Announces New Most Viewed VideoYouTube, and this is a children's song "Baby Shark" from the PinkFong studio. It's about a family of sharks, has simple lyrics and a catchy theme. Therefore, if you don’t want to hum “Baby Shark” in the near future, it’s better not to turn on the video.

The video currently has over 7.05 billion views.The video was published in 2016, but views only skyrocketed recently - just during the coronavirus pandemic, when children spend more time at home.

"Despacito" dropped from 7.04 billion viewsto second place. The third video is Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" (5.05 billion), the fourth is the track "See You Again" by rapper Wiz Khalifa (4.8 billion).

By the way, in fifth place is also a children's video - the 17th episode of “Masha and the Bear”.

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