The "Thank U, Next" Video Is So Monumental, It Broke the YouTube Comments Section
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Did anybody book a conference room 15 minutes before the premiere of the "Thank U, Next" video? No, just me and a few coworkers? Regardless of how and where you watched the video when it dropped on Friday, you contributed to the monumental numbers. Just a couple hours after the video went live, YouTube announced that it "broke the internet (or at least delayed YouTube comments from posting for a bit)."
Within five hours of the premiere, the video garnered over 14 million views and 200,000 comments on YouTube. Some fans claim it broke the record for the fastest video to receive one million likes on the streaming site. "Thank U, Next" took 33.9 minutes, reportedly taking the spot of "Fake Love" by BTS, which took 39 minutes. We are all Kris Jenner in the audience with our Camcorder cheering on Grande. Keep reading for the stats from YouTube.
YouTube Tweeted About the Broken Comments Section
Ariana Grande's Response
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Scooter Braun's Reponse
Grande's manager, Scooter Braun, shared a text conversation he had with somebody from YouTube. "Basically her video is really popular and users are able to make comments but not read comments at the moment. They will recover when the traffic to the video slows down," the message read.