PSY's 2012 hit music video for "Gangnam Style" surpassed 6 billion views on YouTube on July 17. The milestone marks it as the first music video by an Asian artist to achieve this feat and only the fifth overall.
The video originally dropped on July 15, 2012. It took just over 14 years to reach the new benchmark after already setting records early on.
When first released, "Gangnam Style" became the first music video in YouTube history to hit 1 billion views. The latest achievement adds another chapter to its historic run.
Fans celebrated the update as PSY once again made YouTube history with the iconic track.