Luis Fonsi’s song Despacito hits number 1 song in 2017 so far with 2.6+ billion views on Youtube. The song not only a viral phenomenon, but has also been linked with increasing Puerto Rico’s economy by 45% (source: Un Nuevo Dia).
The music video was released on January 12th 2017 and reached one billion views on YouTube within 97 days. If you’ve been stranded somewhere with no internet the past few months, here is a link to the song:
Key Youtube Statistics:
- Published on 13/01/2017
- Total views: 2.6+ billion.
- Most views in a day: 24,480,115 (2017/07/08)
(Source: http://kworb.net/youtube/video/kJQP7kiw5Fk.html)
On top lists:
- #4 overall
- #1 published in 2017
- #10 fastest to 100 million
- #2 fastest to 1 billion
After the wide spread of the song, new content is being created and shared daily on the internet, from emerging covers to GIFs and funny videos. Here are a few of them:
Egyptian Version with a Tablah that went viral
Despacito - Multi Language Cover version (16 Languages)
HIT THAT DESPACITO DANCE (Everytime Despacito Comes On)
Take A Seat-O (parody of Despacito by Justin Bieber and Luis Fonsi
Share with us your favourite version of the song.
