After many years of dominating YouTube, the hit song "Gangnam Style" by Korean rapper Psy was surpassed by "See You again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth on July 11.
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's music video reached 2.9 billion views on YouTube, just days after "Gangnam Style" celebrated 5 years of "storm" YouTube with 2.89 billion views. By mid-July, Gangnam Style had also reached 2.9 billion, holding on to 2nd place.
At that time, the third-placed video, Despacito, by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, reached 2.67 billion views. However, many have predicted a spectacular coronation of the " Despacito". Because "See You again" took 2 years to reach No. 1 on YouTube, "Gangnam Style" took 4 years, and " Despacito" took only 7 months to reach more than 2.5 billion views.
And so far, " Despacito" has quickly surpassed "Gangnam Style" to take the runner-up position in the rankings with 2.93 billion, about 20 million views more than Psy's horse dance.
With the current rapid increase in views, perhaps " Despacito" will soon surpass the 3 billion mark and be crowned champion of "See You again" currently reaching 2.98 billion views.
Despacito starring Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee attracted attention as soon as it premiered in January this year. In particular, when Luis Fonsi released remix with the participation of Justin Bieber, this modern, cheerful Latin song became famous worldwide and increased the number of listeners on YouTube.
Despacito has continuously held the No. 1 position on all three Billboard Hot 100 reputation charts, Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales.
