# Baby Shark Dance

> Pinkfong reported 17.2 billion views for YouTube's most watched video.

- Owner: Pinkfong (SmartStudy, now The Pinkfong Company)
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2016-06-17
- Observed peak date: Week of Oct 2, 2018
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 67 (Viral), v1.3
- Mechanics: Challenge, Sound or audio meme, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Pinkfong's dance video spread through Indonesia's challenge and TikTok. Wikipedia attention peaked in autumn 2018 within the measured window; US chart entry and toys followed. It became YouTube's most watched video in November 2020.

## Timeline

- Nov 2015 — Pinkfong (YouTube) — Pinkfong released an animated Baby Shark video before the version with child dancers.
- 2016-06-17 — Pinkfong (YouTube) — Pinkfong uploaded Baby Shark Dance, featuring two children and an animated shark family.
- Aug 2017 — Indonesian participants (Open web) — Indonesian fans uploaded dance videos under #BabySharkChallenge across social platforms.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/baby-shark

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Baby Shark Dance.” Case HIS-01471. Spread Score v1.3: 67/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01471