It is true that YouTube is a fantastic platform and that it offers very varied content, also aimed at children. But it’s interesting to reflect on a topic that gets a lot of attention. Among the 5 most viewed videos over time on this platform, 4 of them are intended for children. What explains this phenomenon?
YouTube is very child-friendly
Let’s take a look at what the 5 most viewed videos on YouTube ever.
1.- Baby Shark Dance – Pinkfong children’s songs and stories: 14 billion views.
2.- Despacito – Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee: 8.5 billion views.
3.- Johny Johny Yes Papa by LooLoo Kids: 7 billion views.
4.- Bath Song – Cocomelon: 6.8 billion views.
5.- Wheels of the bus – Cocomelon: 6.8 billion views.
Why so many videos for children?
These figures can be explained by different causes. The first of these is that the 81% of parents of children aged 11 and under allow their children to watch YouTube. The user base is therefore very large and they consume content massively.
On the other hand, children They love watching YouTube videos over and over again. This significantly increases the number of views. The catchy songs that are usually used for this type of content make them very prone to repetition.
But there are also other aspects that give food for thought. For example, many parents use YouTube to entertain their children and without any time limit. The result is that they spend hours in front of the screen without control.
YouTube too It’s always-on digital television and in which it is the user who chooses the content. Children, once they have selected their favorite channels, will never stop consuming them.
It is obvious that there are many companies invest significantly in the creation of this type of content, making it more and more attractive and of better quality. Children are a very loyal audience.
These numbers are truly crazy, and if we tried to add up the minutes for all of them, we’d probably get we would be talking about thousands of years of continuous reproductions of children’s videos on YouTube.
But it must be made very clear that, despite all the advantages of YouTube as a content platform, Children should always be supervised when watching video and, of course, you have to regulate the times very well so that it does not become the only entertainment at your disposal.
