Why is 4/4 so common?

Why is so much of the music we listen to in the time signature 4/4? Is 4/4 innately pleasing to human ears or is a love of 4/4 something that is learnt? I've wondered this for a long time so I finally took to Reddit in search of answers. Thank you to everybody who contributed on Reddit towards this! Here is the original thread:   / why_is_44_so_common   And an extra special thanks goes to Daniel Long & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON:   / davidbennettpiano   Sources: How to play 9/8 by Adam Neely:    • How to Play Music in 9/8   What is Entrainment?: https://musicscience.net/projects/tim... The Evolution of Human Rhythmic Abilities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... MinuteEarth Husky Dogs:    • Why Don't Sled Dogs Ever Get Tired?   An Exploration of Bulgarian Rhythms: https://www.fusionmagazine.org/agains... The Dances Eleno Mome:    • Eleno Mome, Bulgarian folk dance   Paidushko:    • Paidushko horo Sveta rehearsal   Karşılama:    • Oyun havası karşılama karadeniz Giresun   Other examples: 'Biala Roza' by Slavka Kalcheva:    • Slavka Kalcheva- Biala Roza.flv   'Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş' by İlham Gencer:    • Ilham Gencer & Fecri Ebcioglu  bak bir var...   'Levee Camp Moan' by Son House:    • Son House and Robert Johnson(Experience).   How to play a groove in 13/8:    • How To Play A Groove In 13/8   0:00 most songs are in 4/4 time 2:12 the “innate” argument 5:12 the “learned” argument 10:27 conclusion