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PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube

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PSYs "Gangnam Style" has just become the first video in the history of the Internet to surpass one billion views.

 

 

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At some point in the 10 o'clock hour ET on Friday (Dec. 21), PSY's mega-hit reached this unprecedented milestone just 27 days after surpassing Justin Bieber's "Baby" as the most watched video on YouTube. The video's YouTube page updated with 1,000,382,639 at 10:50 a.m. A precise time has not been announced.

 

 

 

In the days after breaking the 803 million YouTube view record, "Gangnam Style" has sustained over 6.5 million views per day - that's 76.4 view per second.

 

 

 

To compare to the second most popular video on the Internet, "Baby" likely won't cross the 1 billion view mark until late 2014, according to projections provided by Next Big Sound. Its decelerating view count currently hovers just above 300,000 per day, or only 3 views per second - a rate that is likely to continue to shrink.

 

 

 

Unsurprisingly, PSY has gone on to become the platform's top trending YouTube video in 2012.

 

 

 

"Gangnam Style" spent 5 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100, reaching the No. 1 spot before even debuting on the Hot 100. The song is in its 15th week on the U.S.-based Hot 100, with 7 weeks spent in the No. 2 position, held from the throne by Maroon 5's "One More Night"

 

 

 

For a time "Gangnam Style" was the most listened to song on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Rdio and Mog, holding the No. 1 spot on the On-Demand Songs chart for 5 weeks.

 

 

 

As YouTube has become the number one place teens go to listen to new music, according to a Nielsen study, the platform has emerged as a revenue generator for many artists. What exactly does 1 billion views look like from an earnings standpoint? Using conservative estimates across several verticals, we can create a breakdown of "Gangnam Style" approximate earnings. At a reported rate of $2 for every 1,000 views, Gangnam generates $2,000,000 from YouTube alone. Factoring in 3.07 million $1.29 digital single downloads of "Gangnam Style" (according to Nielsen Soundscan), PSY brings in an estimated additional $3,960,000 from digital downloads and $50,000 in additional revenues generated from On-Demand streaming services such as Spotify, Rdio and Mog. Excluding additional his puts "Gangnam Style" an estimated $6.01 million in revenues from this recorded piece of music in just the 5 months the single has been out.

 

Undoubtedly, the greatest contributing factor to "Gangnam Style's" success were the fans who created covers and shared the songs with friends, helping the video to go viral. But the song also gained a lift from the exposure it received on radio and television. It garnered 519 million in cumulative audience, according to Nielsen BDS, over its 12-weeks-and-counting run on Hot 100 airplay. It peaked at No. 12 on the ranking the week of Oct. 27.

 

 

 

"Gangnam Style's" popularity afforded PSY a litany of opportunities to appear on television, both in the US and abroad. He appeared on ABC News, NBC's "Today" show (twice), the MTV Video Music Awards, "Ellen" (twice), "Saturday Night Live," "Chelsea Lately," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "The View," the American Music Awards, MTV's "EMAs," as well as a halftime show during a Buffalo Bills-Seattle Seahawks game.

 

 

 

These are just his in-person appearances -- his music or video has also been featured on "Glee," Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor," CNN, etc; but not his actual self appearing.

 

 

 

The rapper's 2012 isn't over, though. Look out for PSY performing on "Christmas In Washington 2012" tonight on TBS and he'll close out the year with an appearance on "New Year's Rockin' Eve." He's also at work on new material for his newly-minted deal with Scooter Braun's Schoolboy Record and Universal Republic.

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Guest Lady Luck

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oh please beiber is already a relic , hes not really interesting anymore now psy made me win game contest lolol.

 

playing gangam style while playing counterstrike lol Boom! headsot!

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gregathit

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What is really funny about this whole deal is that the song and PSY are silly. The video is just too silly to even begin to be cool. When he does speak\sing English it is barely comprehensible.

 

Props to him for having the balls to make a video and dance that ridiculous dance. I probably shouldn't call it a dance as that collection of silly movements disgraces what dancing is all about.

 

He can laugh his ass off at all us chumps for watching him! :)

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gregathit

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Hey greg were you talking about PSY or rappers in general with the silly movement talk ?

 

I am talking strictly about PSY and not the silly movement talk but rather his prancing around absurd attempt at dancing. His "so called dance moves" look like something my 4 year old nephew does when he is doing a silly dance. It is funny when a 4 year old does it. Not so much when it is a chunky grown man. :s

 

I am sure he doesn't give a shit, since he is probably a millionaire by now. :P

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Kashiwaba Tomoe

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I am talking strictly about PSY and not the silly movement talk but rather his prancing around absurd attempt at dancing. His "so called dance moves" look like something my 4 year old nephew does when he is doing a silly dance.

 

Wait so you ARE talking about rap ?

 

 

 

 

 

Also, yes, PSY has been a rapper in Korea for years so I'd assume he is a millionaire allready.

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I am talking strictly about PSY and not the silly movement talk but rather his prancing around absurd attempt at dancing. His "so called dance moves" look like something my 4 year old nephew does when he is doing a silly dance.

 

Wait so you ARE talking about rap ?

 

 

 

 

 

Also' date=' yes, PSY has been a rapper in Korea for years so I'd assume he is a millionaire allready.

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u had to go there didn't you " bish slap " XD

gangam style song concept isn't a rap its a korean pop music

difference between pop and music is spoken word

rap is more dynamic and it has meaning psy just random bs made the song fun to listen at , thats how you defined the music on korea remember korean didn't do rap music they dominate pop alot same as japanese rock singers.

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leddis3

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Bieber only got famous because chicks have no taste' date=' don't care about talent, and go for the guy they thinks cute (if prepubescent in this case).

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A lesson in taste from someone with the world's most overrated comic book character in his avatar.

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fapmcfap

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Psy's gangnam style is that viewed for these reasons.

-its more of a comical thing than an actual song, aparantly translated its bout coffee and women ._.

-he already had a fanbase built up, so he had even more people who would spread the word

-its so hard to understand, and noone knows what it means realy, just like chocolate rain

-and finally all the parodys being made brings it even more trafic

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sammythesquirrel

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Psy's gangnam style is that viewed for these reasons.

-its more of a comical thing than an actual song' date=' aparantly translated its bout coffee and women ._.

-he already had a fanbase built up, so he had even more people who would spread the word

-its so hard to understand, and noone knows what it means realy, just like chocolate rain

-and finally all the parodys being made brings it even more trafic

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you must also factor in the fact that a LOT of people watch it just to laugh at the dance he does

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