Spread Certificate · No. HIS-01471
This certifies how far it spread
Baby Shark Dance
Pinkfong (SmartStudy, now The Pinkfong Company) ·June 2016 ·seeded onYouTubethenOpen webTikTokPressRetailAudioApp stores
Spread Score
67
Viral
Verified independently
Verified
7.04B views
Seed video only; top ten derivatives uncounted, Nov 2020
CNN
Verified
3K sold
US paid digital downloads, week ending January 3
Billboard
Verified
Week of Oct 2, 2018
Observed peak date, Jun 17 ’16 to Week of Oct 2, 2018
Verified
7 platforms
Started on YouTube
Claimed, not audited
Claimed
17.2B views
Seed video only; top ten derivatives uncounted, Aug 2026
Per The Pinkfong Company
Claimed
11M sold
Owner-reported US RIAA certification units
Per Nickelodeon (via PR Newswire)
Claimed
1M posts
Owner-reported BabySharkChallenge covers, all platforms
Per Nickelodeon (via PR Newswire)