"Gangnam Style,” the catchy, dancey melody from South Korean popstar Psy which was the most-viewed video on YouTube for 5 years, has in conclusion been dethroned.
Wiz Khalifa's video for "See You Again" featuring Charlie Puth became the site's most-watched video Mon as well as has to a greater extent than than 2.896 billion views every bit of Tuesday. That's near two meg to a greater extent than than the video for Korean rapper Psy's 2012 bang "Gangnam Style," which held the most-viewed championship for 5 years, YouTube said.
Justin Bieber's "Sorry" sits inward tertiary place, to a greater extent than than 250 meg views behind the leaders.
Puth reacted alongside surprise on Twitter , noting that he joined YouTube inward 2007 hoping to brand a video that would striking 10,000 views. Puth likewise earned a congratulatory message from YouTube star Tyler Oakley, who called the feat "legendary & epic.”
Wiz Khalifa said inward a disputation that he's happy the vocal has been able to "inspire as well as touching then many lives.”
"See You Again" was released inward 2015 every bit a tribute to belatedly "Fast as well as the Furious" star Paul Walker.
AP