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YouTube’s Most Watched Video:  YouTube is one of the most popular social media platforms. You will rarely find a person who doesn’t use this platform, either for educational purposes, entertainment or others. Over the years, this video-sharing platform has become the king of viral content. From Music videos, dance challenges, kids' content, and videos from all sorts of lives have broken records over the years. However, do you know which is the most-viewed YouTube video? The hint is that the video is not of some celebrity or pop star.

The most-viewed video on YouTube is a children's song: 'Baby Shark Dance' by Pinkfong. As of now, this catchy tune has crossed 1.6K crore views. Surprisingly, the video is also the second-most-disliked video on YouTube. This Baby Shark video has surpassed Luis Fonsi’s Despacito to the top largely because of its universal appeal. Kids can’t stop playing it, and parents often have it looping in the background. Its catchy melody, vibrant graphics, and repetition of its lines make it unavoidable for even young viewers as well, and that is the reason behind this video's international success.

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Why 'Baby Shark' Video Is So Loved? 

- The following are some major reasons for its popularity:

- It's a catchy tune. It is short, repetitive, and simple to sing along with, which also makes it perfect for kids.

- Vibrant colours and engaging animations add to the numbers.

-Family-based lyrics make it universal across the globe.

- The repetitive play by kids or their parents leads to massive numbers.

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This 'Baby Shark Dance' showcase that YouTube is no longer just a music site for adults but rather a huge platform for kids' content and other content for people from all walks of life. Parents use it as a distracting entertainment, schools incorporate it into lessons, and children make it a routine. Trends come and go, yet 'Baby Shark' demonstrates the potential of digital platforms to make an ordinary thing become a record-breaking phenomenon in history. So if you believe record-breaking videos should only be done by top-selling stars, this viral children's song has certainly broken the rules.