Psy's 'Gangnam Style' Becomes The Most Viewed YouTube Video In History
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Friday, 23 November 2012 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The viral sensation of the year, Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ is about to become the most viewed YouTube video in history, according to www.starcount.com, the social media leaderboard.
The South Korean superstar shot to fame earlier this year with his infamous horse dance, inspiring hundreds of parodies from fans. At the time of 11am this morning, Psy's ‘Gangnam Style’ has 794 million views on YouTube, just behind the long standing frontrunner, Justin Bieber's 'Baby', at 803 million views - released more than 2 1/2 years ago.
However, Psy has, remarkably, achieved this feat in just four months, gaining an average of 11 million views per day. With Bieber's 'Baby' now averaging 1 million views a day, 'Gangnam Style' is on track to become the world's most popular YouTube video over the weekend. Meanwhile, Psy has already set the record for the most "liked" video on youtube, having taken this top spot in September, with 'Gangnam Style' now counting over 5m likes, three times the next nearest (LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem).
His official YouTube channel (officialpsy) also reached 1 billion views last week, although he is still far from the 3 billion views of Justin Bieber’s channel (JustinBieberVEVO) - which includes many other hits in addition to 'Baby'. However, 'Gangnam Style' can already lay claim to being the most viral, fastest growing video of all time, and if momentum remains starcount.com predicts it may - perhaps before year end - become the first video in history to celebrate 1 billion YouTube views.
With the new Starcount site, it is easy to see that Psy's social media profile has shot up since the release of the video - he now has over 3.4 million Facebook fans and 1.4 million Twitter followers to add to his phenomenal YouTube view count. The massive upgrade to profile pages shows social highlights, including news stories and social posts, as well as mini charts and an indication of his place in today's Global Chart. For all of this and more, check out Psy's starcount profile here.
Top 10 videos, by alltime views:
1. Justin Bieber ‘Baby’ - 803.2 million
2. PSY ‘Gangnam Style’ - 794.7 million
3. Jennifer Lopez ‘On the Floor’ - 623.8 million
4. Eminem ‘Love the Way You Lie’ - 516.6 million
5. LMFAO ‘Party Rock Anthem’ - 502.4 million
6. Shakira ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ - 500.6 million
7. Charlie bit my finger again! - 497.2 million
8. Lady Gaga ‘Bad Romance’ - 497 million
9. Michel Telo ‘Ai Se Eu Te Pego’ - 460.5 million
10. Eminem ‘Not Afraid’ - 375.2 million
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