
It's 2billion views and counting for South Korean pop star Psy and his irrepressible Gangnam Style.
The surprise hit of 2012 has become the first YouTube video to surpass 2billion views, crossing the mark shortly before midnight Friday.
The unlikely viral star holds the record for most overall views and most views in a day with 38million for his Gangnam Style followup Gentleman.
No other video comes close to Gangnam on the streaming service's list of top videos.
Justin Bieber's Baby is the only other billion-plus video at 1.04billion views. Cute kid video Charlie bit my finger - again! is a distant third with 711million views.
Psy has three of the top 15 videos on the site. As of Saturday afternoon, Gangnam, which was released July 15, 2012, had 2,001,009,716 views, and counting.