--- description: PSY's "Gangnam Style" has fallen behind the song "See You Again" from Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, which now has nearly 2.9 billion views. title: There's a New Most-Watched Video of All Time on YouTube image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Take a Bow, Gangnam Style: There's a New Most-Watched Video of All Time on YouTube  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 11, 2017 5:00 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 11, 2017 5:00 PM CUT Sorry, PSY: [“Gangnam Style”](http://time.com/3619615/gangnam-style-youtube-2/ "undefined") is no longer the most-watched video on YouTube. That new honor has now been bestowed on the music video for [“See You Again,”](http://time.com/4365423/christina-grimmie-charlie-puth-see-you-again/ "undefined") the tearjerker of a song from Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth that featured at the end of 2015’s [_Furious 7_](http://www.thedrive.com/a-list/1264/how-furious-7-magically-filmed-paul-walker-after-his-death "undefined") as a tribute to actor Paul Walker, who passed away in a car crash in 2013 before production was completed. With nearly 2.9 billion views (and counting), the heartfelt ballad — first listed on the video site on April 15, 2015 — intersperses shots of rapper Wiz and crooner Puth with archival clips from the _Fast and Furious_ franchise over the years, featuring Walker and fellow series stars [Vin Diesel](http://time.com/4770533/vin-diesel-paul-walker-mtv-awards/ "undefined"), Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, and the rest of their tight-knit squad. (That includes shots of Walker’s brothers standing in for Paul in some scenes of _Furious 7_.) “It’s been a long day without you my friend, and I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again,” the chorus goes, sung with Puth’s light touch. Puth also tweeted his surprise about the video’s success: “For the record, I joined YouTube in 2007 hoping to make a video that would reach 10,000 views,” he wrote. “Just heard about See You Again… wow.” It’s a far cry from South Korean pop star PSY’s video for “Gangnam Style,” which became a [viral sensation](http://time.com/3615881/gangnam-style-youtube/ "undefined") thanks to singer PSY’s zany dance moves and filming choices, and the inescapably catchy tune. It, in turn, surpassed Justin Bieber’s “Baby” for the most-watched title, breaking YouTube’s counting system once it reached above 2 billion views at the time. While “See You Again” may currently reign supreme with about a million more plays than “Gangnam Style,” its status may be short-lived: the original version of [song of the summer](http://time.com/4794885/song-of-the-summer-2017/item/despacito-daddy-yankee-and-luis-fonsi-feat-justin-bieber/ "undefined") “Despacito” from Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee is slowly but surely climbing in view counts, currently coming in at nearly 2.5 billion. It’s only been on the platform for six months. > [](https://twitter.com/charlieputh/status/884609842953965570) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4853195/most-popular-youtube-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4853195/most-popular-youtube-video/"},"headline":"Take a Bow, Gangnam Style: There's a New Most-Watched Video of All Time on YouTube","datePublished":"2017-07-11T17:00:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:45:17.190Z","description":"PSY's \"Gangnam Style\" has fallen behind the song \"See You Again\" from Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, which now has nearly 2.9 billion views.","url":"https://time.com/4853195/most-popular-youtube-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","viral","YouTube","Music videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4853195/most-popular-youtube-video/","name":"Take a Bow, Gangnam Style: There's a New Most-Watched Video of All Time on YouTube"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Remembering Paul Walker on His Birthday: The Actor's Legacy, 3 Years After His Tragic Death","description":"Paul Walker would have celebrated his 43rd birthday on Monday, and while gone, his presence is still felt in Hollywood and beyond","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/3DVX35Px/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-07-11T19:09:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3DVX35Px.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4853195/most-popular-youtube-video/","duration":"PT1M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4853195/most-popular-youtube-video/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```