--- title: Most Popular YouTube Video of 2017 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. canonical: https://time.com/4853195/most-popular-youtube-video/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-11T17:00:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:30.109Z og:title: There's a New Most-Watched Video of All Time on YouTube og:description: It's no longer PSY's viral hit song "Gangnam Style" og:url: https://time.com/4853195/most-popular-youtube-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: There's a New Most-Watched Video of All Time on YouTube twitter:description: It's no longer PSY's viral hit song "Gangnam Style" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Take a Bow, Gangnam Style: There's a New Most-Watched Video of All Time on YouTube > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ## Video: Remembering Paul Walker on His Birthday: The Actor's Legacy, 3 Years After His Tragic Death [Watch (HLS stream): Remembering Paul Walker on His Birthday: The Actor's Legacy, 3 Years After His Tragic Death](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3DVX35Px.m3u8) (1:35)  _Published 2017-07-11. Paul Walker would have celebrated his 43rd birthday on Monday, and while gone, his presence is still felt in Hollywood and beyond_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 11, 2017 5:00 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 11, 2017 5:00 PM UTC Sorry, PSY: [“Gangnam Style”](http://time.com/3619615/gangnam-style-youtube-2/) 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/) 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) 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/), 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/) 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/) “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) ## Transcript Paul Walker who was killed in a November 2013 car crash in California would have turned 43 on Monday. Although he's passed, his memory is carried on through the many lives he's touched. The movie he was a part of in the Paul Walker Foundation. The foundation Foundation which was established in 2015 by Paul's daughter Meadow carries on Walker's legacy of helping students and researchers pursue marine science education and work towards developments in the field. Every year the foundation honors an individual with the Paul Walker Ocean Leadership Award. To quote, recognize individuals who use their public stature to advance ocean causes and support philanthropic ventures. Aside from his foundation Walker lives on through the Fast and Furious franchise. He died during the filming of the seventh installment So his younger brother Cody walker served as a stand in. Also the song written by Wiz Khalifa feature Charlie Puth for the movie soundtrack was a tribute to Walker and spent twelve consecutive weeks in the US top 100. While also gaining more than 2 billion views on YouTube. [ MUSIC ] Walker also had a lasting impact on his fellow costars. Last year on the second anniversary of his passing, Tyrese Gibson posted a heartfelt message on Instagram how quote. It's still not easy. Even some of the newest members of the franchise like Scott Eastwood openly share what Paul Walker meant to them writing on Instagram, quote, for me to be able to add to the F & F story, Paul's story, and the FAST family is like a dream come true. Meadow who was only 15 at the time of her father's death is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Porsche claiming her father would still be alive if the company had installed proper safety features in the car. ```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":"2026-08-04T07:47:30.109Z","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"}}] ```