Nicki Minaj's racy Anaconda video has smashed viewing records at promo-sharing website Vevo.

The film racked up 19.6 million views in 24 hours hours, breaking Miley Cyrus' first-day clicks for Wrecking Ball, which picked up 19.3 million hits in the same time period.

Anaconda has now pulled in close to 40 million views since it was released on Tuesday (19Aug14).