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Luis Fonsi sets seven “Guinness” World Records, thanks to “Despacito”

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ABC/Lorenzo BevilaquaIt’s been a year since “Despacito” was the biggest song in the world, but it’s still breaking records.

Luis Fonsi has received seven Guinness World Record titles thanks to “Despacito,” which was #1 for 16 weeks last year.  According to the Guinness World Record website, the song, which was first released on January 13, 2017, has broken the following records:

Most weeks at No.1 on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart: 57.

Most-viewed music video online: 5,003,945,241 views as of April 6, 2018.

Most-liked video online: 29,585,207 million likes on YouTube, as of August 31, 2018.

Most-viewed music video on YouTube (duet): 5,003,945,241 views as of April 6, 2018.

Most-streamed track worldwide: 4.6 billion times worldwide as of July 19, 2017.

First YouTube video to receive five billion views: achieved on April 4, 2018.

Most-viewed video online: 5,003,945,241 views as of April 6, 2018.

Fonsi posted a photo on Instagram of himself posing with his honors, and wrote, “Yesterday, Guinness World Records surprised me with these seven awards. I am very honored to be part of the Guinness World Records family. ‘Despacito’ broke seven Guinness World Records in a year and it’s all thanks to you.  Thanks to everyone who worked to achieve this success!”

Luis also thanked his collaborators on the song — Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber — as well as his co-writer and producers.

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