We Hereby Declare Today National Rickroll Day

It’s April Fools’ Day and one of the most consistently popular pranks is the classic “Rickroll” with Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” seeing a big spike every April 1^st on YouTube.

Rick Roll April 1 Highlights

• The iconic song sees a massive spike each year on April 1st, with daily views last year reaching 1.28 million — a 239% spike compared to its daily average for the year
• The track earned enough views across YouTube on April 1st, 2018 to be one of the 100 most played songs of the day in the United States
• April Fools isn’t the only holiday that “Never Gonna Give You Up” sees an uptick of views on YouTube. Last year the song spiked over 75% on New Year’s Eve compared to its average views for the year
• Despite its April Fools prank status the song remains a hit year round, averaging over 370K views a day so far in 2019
• The music video for the song has now earned over 540 million views on YouTube