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K-pop star Psy’s global hit song “Gangnam Style” has been the most watched video on YouTube in the past 10 years, as the online video sharing platform heralds its 10th anniversary.

April 23 marks a decade since the launch of YouTube.

Several media outlets have taken the opportunity to analyze which videos were the most watched on the video platform.

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Psy’s international hit “Gangnam Style” took out the No. 1 spot with more than 2.3 billion views since its upload in 2012.

In 2014, Google was forced to update its algorithms for its YouTube viewer counter to add more digits to accommodate the mounting number of views for Psy’s “Gangnam Style.”

Following “Gangnam Style” was “Baby” by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, which has had over 1.1 billion views after its upload in 2010.

Psy’s other music video “Gentleman” ranked ninth.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)