‘Gangnam Style’ dances past Bieber with 815m hits

Gangnam Style, the unlikely smash hit by South Korean rapper Psy, has passed Justin Bieber’s Baby to become the most-watched YouTube video of all time.

The video — featuring Psy’s meme-ready dance moves — has racked up over 815m views since it was uploaded to YouTube on Jul 15.

Bieber’s Baby has been watched over 803m times since it was posted in Feb 2010.

Gangnam Style already holds the title for “most liked” video in YouTube history with more than 2m “likes”, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, which officially recognised the achievement in September.

The video for LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem is a distant second with more than 1.6m “likes”.

Bieber’s Baby is no 3 in that category.

However, 18-year-old Canadian Bieber, who has performed for Barack Obama, is not taking the “most viewed” loss lying down, tweeting a shirtless picture from the gym for his 30m Twitter followers.