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Move over Gangnam Style: Wiz Khalifa’s 'See You Again' most watched video on YouTube with 2.9 billion views

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth

Wiz Khalifa’s video See You Again featuring singer Charlie Puth, hit over 2.9 billion views on YouTube this week, taking the top spot for most viewed video from Psy, the Korean pop star behind the previous record hit, Gangnam Style.

Gangnam Style held the most viewed video record on YouTube for almost five years, after surpassing Justin Bieber’s Baby in November of 2012, YouTube said in a statement on Tuesday.

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