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"Gangnam Style" Video Tops Justin Bieber's YouTube Record

Jenny Chao |
November 24, 2012 | 4:05 p.m. PST

Entertainment Associate Editor

Psy (Photo Credit - Pinterest)
Psy (Photo Credit - Pinterest)
808 million views and counting: Psy's "Gangnam Style" video is indeed YouTube's #1.

On Saturday, "Gangnam Style" beat J Bieb's "Baby" video, which has 804 million views, to become YouTube's most viewed clip. The South Korean rapper's video continues to be viewed every day between 7 million and 10 million times, while "Baby" is watched between 350,000 and 500,000 times.

According to YouTube, "Gangnam Style" peaked to its current statistic in a fraction of the time it took "Baby" to reach a similar number. While Bieber's video was picked up in July 2010, Psy's video only began to spread in August of this year.

Interestingly, Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun recently took on Psy as a client. With two of the country's pop sensations under the same belt, maybe Psy and Bieber will collaborate on a song.

The world certainly hopes so.

 

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