The highly anticipated mega-event Gegagedigedagedago has come to an end, leaving behind a trail of record-breaking statistics and a new viral sensation. The event, which featured the popular song Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex and its remix Gegagedigedagedago, took the internet by storm and amassed billions of views on YouTube in 2024.
After months of continuous views, the event has claimed a total of eight world records, including the top record of 12.75 billion views in one year. This impressive feat accounts for 20% of all YouTube users and 8% of the world’s population. Within just 90 days, the song had reached 650 million unique viewers, surpassing Spotify’s total of 615 million.
The event’s success is also reflected in its rapid growth, with 8.2 billion views accumulated in just 90 days. This is 26 times faster than the world’s second-most-viewed video, Despacito. In addition, Gegagedigedagedago reached 3 billion views in just 25 days, breaking yet another record.
According to the Guinness World Records, the most views in one day on YouTube was previously held by BTS’s “Dynamite” with 101 million views. However, during the peak period of the event, Gegagedigedagedago consistently surpassed this record with over 101 million views per day for 27 out of 33 days.
The event also set a new record for the fastest reach of 1 billion views, achieving it in just 7 days. The previous record was held by Adele’s “Hello” which took 87 days to reach 1 billion views. Additionally, Gegagedigedagedago made history by reaching 10 billion views in just 137 days, becoming the first video on any internet platform to achieve this feat, apart from Baby Shark which has accumulated 16 billion views on YouTube over the course of nine years.
In terms of playing time, Gegagedigedagedago has been played for a total of 6000 years, equivalent to 1.8 billion views for a traditional music video with an average playing time of 100 seconds. However, on YouTube Shorts where the song gained most of its views, the average playing time was only 14.8 seconds.
Pat Reiniz, the original producer of the song, expressed his excitement over the success of Gegagedigedagedago, stating “Gega is probably the most played song in the history of mankind, if counting on a duration of one year. This is almost identical with the growth strategy that we set out for the song when we first made it a No.1 in 1994.”
A recording of the YouTube statistics page, which includes an authentic display of all the records, has been shared on YouTube for viewers to see the impressive growth of Gegagedigedagedago from March 2 to July 16, 2024.
Despite the conclusion of the event, Gegagedigedagedago continues to be played 3 million times per day. In addition, Rednex has recently released a new party song titled “Poor Boy Pour,” which has already gained 0.000000483 billion views per day. The group also turned their summer tour into a “summer pour,” as seen in the music video for the song.
The success of Gegagedigedagedago has solidified its place in history as one of the most viral and popular songs of all time. Rednex has proven their ability to create catchy and memorable hits, and their fans can’t wait to see what they will come up with next.
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