What is the Guinness World Record for the most viewed YouTube video, and who created it?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

The Guinness World Record for the most viewed video on YouTube is held by the music video for the song 'Baby Shark Dance' created by the South Korean educational entertainment company, Pinkfong. As of September 2021, the video has over 9.2 billion views. The song, which was originally released in 2016, became a viral sensation and was later turned into an animated video featuring colorful sea creatures and catchy dance moves that appeal to young children.

The 'Baby Shark Dance' video surpassed the previous record-holder, Luis Fonsi's 'Despacito' featuring Daddy Yankee, which held the title for more than three years with over 7.39 billion views.