06/01/2026
Pitbull launched a social media promotion for his energy drink with Walmart, promising to visit whichever store location got the most Facebook “likes.”
The campaign was meant to send him to a popular city — but, of course, the internet had other plans.
Online users quickly organized a prank campaign encouraging people to vote for one of the most remote Walmarts in the world, located in Kodiak, Alaska.
The location ended up winning by a huge margin, effectively sending the global superstar to a small island town thousands of miles from the usual celebrity tour stops.
Instead of backing out, Pitbull embraced the joke and actually flew to Kodiak, visiting the store, meeting fans, and turning what started as an internet prank into a memorable publicity moment.
