If your kids love listening to nursery rhymes, or you have given them some screen time during this pandemic, your kid is probably one of the 1600 people who watch the videos of CoComelon every second.
CoComelon - Nursery Rhymes is the YouTube channel in the United States, which has the most followers, and just recently, it has made another extraordinary achievement in the history of YouTube. According to data from Tubefilter, CoComelon garnered more than one billion views from May 11 to May 17, which was the first on YouTube.
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Origin of the 1 billion views
Entertaining the kids and juggling all other tasks for parents is becoming challenging every day, as the quarantine continues.
You guessed it right. Parents, who also left some comments on YouTube, are using videos like the ones uploaded by CoComelon - Nursery Rhymes to keep their kids entertained.
Some parents are even beginning to joke about how they could already perfectly sing all the nursery rhymes on YouTube before the quarantine ends.
CoComelon - Nursery Rhymes' Background
This YouTube channel is based in Orange County, California. According to previous reports from other news outfits, this YouTube channel has approximately 20 staff. Jay Jeon, 55 years old, mans it with his wife, who remains anonymous. The studio which is behind the nursery rhymes uploaded on this channel is named Treasure Studios, Inc.
The Jeon couple has been producing videos since 2006. However, the channel reached its peak in 2018 when there was a change in brand and style. During that time, ABCkidTV, the former name of the now CoComelon - Nursery Rhymes YouTube channel, decided to try using 3D Animation. Since then, the channel grew the number of its subscribers.
As of today, CoComelon already has 82 million subscribers. The highest in the United States and the third in the entire world. Also, just this week, this YouTube channel has 800,000 new subscribers.
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Popular CoComelon - Nursery Rhymes videos
Every week, there are two uploads on the YouTube channel. That is either an animated nursery rhyme whose characters have appeared in other videos, or sometimes, the channel also uploads original songs.
As published by Tubefilter, eight of the most popular videos on the channel, we're able to garner the most views that contributed to the record-breaking one billion views.
Some of the videos which are usually watched by kids include that of the Bath Song. This video is moreover one of the recommended videos of YouTube. As of writing, it has more than 2.5 billion views.
CoComelon - Nursery Rhymes plushies
It is undeniable that this channel has a greater reach than the long-standing cartoon channels on TV. However, according to the Insider, the channel owner has not entered any sponsorship agreements since it was established.
Nevertheless, fans of the CoComelon might see plushies out in the market soon. According to reports, Treasure Studios, Inc. is cooking up something exciting with Jazwares, the toy company that also handles the manufacturing of Pokèmon toys.
So, yes! A partnership, later this year, between the two companies to create CoComelon toys is on the move.