Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank u, next’ Music Video Breaks Youtube Record

Ariana Grande‘s newly-released “thank u, next” music video has just broken a YouTube record of being the most viewed video within 24 hours of its premiere.

Having dropped at 12 p.m. PST/3 p.m. EST Friday, within 24 hours Grande managed to pull in 50.2 million views, surpassing K-pop supergroup BTS’s “Idol” music video and its 45.9 million views. And to top it all off, 829,000 viewers were watching simultaneously at its peak and over 516,000 chat messages were sent during the video’s debut, causing a temporary delay in comments being posted.

The clip, inspired by some of the best female-led movies such as Mean Girls, Bring It On, and Legally Blonde.

Below are the previous 10 most-viewed YouTube music videos in the first 24 hours:

1. BTS, “Idol” – 45.9 million
2. Taylor Swift, “Look What You Made Me Do” – 43.2 million
3. Eminem, “Killshot” – 38.1 million
4. Blackpink, “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” – 36.2 million
5. Psy, “Gentleman” – 36 million
6. BTS, “Fake Love” – 35.9 million
7. Twice, “Yes or Yes” – 31.4 million
8. Nicky Jam feat. J. Balvin, “X (EQUIS)” – 29.7 million
9. XXXTentacion, “Sad!” – 27.7 million
10. Adele, “Hello” – 26.3 million

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Source : HYPEBEAST, Ariana Grande`