The Bieber-Less 'Despacito' Music Video Is Now the Most-Watched YouTube Video Ever
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" remix featuring Justin Bieber just secured the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the 12th-consecutive week, but it's the Bieber-less version of the song that is dominating YouTube as the platform's only video with more than 3 billion views.
The original version of "Despacito" and its video starring only Fonsi and Daddy Yankee is now the most-watched YouTube video ever, dethroning Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth' "See You Again." As of Aug. 4, "Despacito" has 3,000,327,290 views, and "See You Again" is close behind with 2,999,456,659 views.
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