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Gangnam Style breaks YouTube record

Noted in the L.A. Times: The rapper Psy has surpassed the prince of pop to become the new king of YouTube. With 806 million views (so far), "Gangnam Style" is now the most-viewed clip ever on YouTube:

Storified by Maclean's Magazine · Sun, Nov 25 2012 04:13:23

Psy's 'Gangnam Style' becomes YouTube's most watched video, registering more than 803 million views - @AFP http://bit.ly/TieJkLBreaking News

Gangnam Style reaches 811,000,000 views on YouTube, it's now the most viewed video on YouTube http://pic.twitter.com/Zm2OWw4TBradley Cousins

Gangnam Style is now the most watched Youtube video ever. It's crazy.. http://twitpic.com/bg5vsjHanna Eichler

YouTube says the video is watched between seven and 10 million times each day.

it's a great marketing job ;) haha Psy's "Gangnam Style" video becomes YouTube's most viewed http://reut.rs/Wpkde4 http://pic.twitter.com/L95f9HBdAndreas Kiss

Gangnam style the most watched video on youtube ever. Wow .. Heeeeeey sexxxy laddies lmao http://yfrog.com/nwwmsajjMikemainstream

Justin Bieber's "Baby" video, though no longer No. 1, still receives some 500,000 views each day, YouTube says.

Number one watched video goes to Gangnam Style!!!!!! http://pic.twitter.com/rMQHKXXVTim Toney

Gangnam Style finally passed Justin Beiber in Youtube views http://pic.twitter.com/gwyw5vC4Corey Koch

Here's how the milestone was noted on Twitter:

Gangnam Style hasta en el café http://pic.twitter.com/VDJNrVicDavid Fontalba Díaz

Gangnam Style is now the most viewed YouTube video, but I still prefer this version http://pic.twitter.com/jqCVf1BRVernon Dursley

RT @Nilufarposha: OOOPPA GANGNAM STYLE!!!!!! Op op op op gangnam style... http://pic.twitter.com/WHkAVDIIГавхар Алимова

Gangnam Style #1 YouTube video of all time. Our future kids now have every right to make fun of the music of "our day" http://pic.twitter.com/ct3DaawKPaulie Diamond

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