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		Herring on Nov 24, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gangnam Style Becomes World’s Most Watched Video W... Presumably youtube's userbase has grown since then. Also Psy's song likely has more international appeal than either of those.

cyphersanctus on Nov 24, 2012 [–]

Youtube's user base or the general internet's user base? It might also have to do with an increase in the general internet population of third world countries where this song got its initial traction.

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