Grade B29 sourcesHIS-00118
Despacito
Music · 2017 · Notable
A Spanish-language song’s original video passed three billion YouTube views.
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Spread Score
How it worksNumbers
- Original YouTube video views
- 3B
- Cumulative snapshot · Aug 4, 2017 · YouTube · Self-reported · YouTube Trends
- Peak date
- Week of Jul 12, 2017
- Jan 13 ’17 to Week of Jul 12, 2017
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on YouTube
- Origin
- Seeded
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originThe original charted globally before the Bieber remix topped UK and US charts. Covers and dance clips spread on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. It tied the Hot 100's 16-week record, broke YouTube's viewing record and became a Reddit meme.
Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
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Changelogupdated Oct 13 ’26
- Archived 3 sources · Cleared the depth bar · Fact-check passed (61 claims)
- Added: 16 events, 28 sources · Score 53
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New cases, every week
How the next thing spread, the week it does.