Balen Shah’s latest song, ‘Jai Mahakali,’ has been viewed more than 1.2 million times on YouTube within just three hours of its release, establishing a new record for the fastest Nepali song to reach one million views. The song garnered 107,000 views in the first hour, 458,000 views by the second hour, and over one million views by the third hour.
‘Jai Mahakali’ is poised to break the record for the most viewed Nepali song on YouTube within 24 hours—a benchmark previously held by Durgesh Thapa and Sisan Baniya’s track. In Kathmandu, Balen Shah’s new release is setting a fresh milestone as ‘real-time’ views reached 1,574,000 within three hours.
This achievement makes Balen’s song the fastest Nepali track to reach one million views on YouTube. The rapid pace of viewership is a rare feat in the Nepali music industry. Based on this momentum, the song is expected to surpass the record for the highest number of views within 24 hours.
Until now, the record was held by Durgesh Thapa and Sisan Baniya’s song ‘Jane Bhaye Jam Maya,’ which was viewed 1,636,000 times within 24 hours. Durgesh’s song had also broken the previous record of 1.5 million views held by Bishnu Majhi’s ‘Aain Ama Yo Teejma.’ It now appears certain that Balen’s song will surpass all of these records. The audio for ‘Jai Mahakali’ was originally released 11 years ago but has been re-mastered and re-released recently. The video includes footage from the election campaign, and since the song was released just before the prime minister’s oath-taking ceremony, it quickly gained widespread attention and popularity.
