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'Gangnam Style' notches one billion YouTube views

Psy's hit song 'Gangnam Style' has become the first video to reach one billion views on YouTube.

The landmark has been long coming and the clip was on the verge of hitting the historic number earlier today (December 21).

The video has now clocked up the record-breaking number of hits and its counter includes a graphic of Psy dancing.

The video gets on average between seven and ten million hits a day and its dance routine has caused a crazed worldwide.

The previous most-watched clip on YouTube was Justin Bieber's video for his song 'Baby', which stands on 813 million hits.

 

 

 

Watch the video for 'Gangnam Style' below: