Psy's Gangnam style video crosses 2b YouTube views

Psy's Gangnam Style Crosses 2 Billion Views on YouTube.

The video has by now garnered 1,997,919,869 views on YouTube, leaving it with less than 3 million views needed to reach the milestone. The video was posted on YouTube on July 15, 2012.

The 34-year-old rapper to fame since his Gangnam Style video- in which he performs his now famous horse-riding dance- became a worldwide hit. His other track, Gentleman, is the seventh most-popular video of all time.

At number 2 is Justin Bieber's "Baby," which has just over 1 billion views.

The song is a tribute to an upmarket neighbourhood in Seoul.