After setting a record for most viewed video in YouTube history, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" also became the first YouTube video to reach 3 billion views.
The video, shot in Spanish and without Justin Bieber's additional verses, was first posted on January 12th 2017.
It has been a close race to the 3 billion mark, with Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" surpassing Psy's "Gangnam Style" as the most viewed video.
"What an honor.. most viewed video in history and first video to reach 3 billion views... y EN ESPAÑOL!!" said Fonsi on Instagram. "Thank you to everybody involved @daddyyankee@zuleykarivera @elasticpeople Thank you, the fans for celebrating this song with us y gracias Puerto Rico por ser el escenario más hermoso del mundo. Que viva la música latina."
Though Fonsi is not featured on the original version, a remix of "Despacito" featuring Justin Bieber helped propel the song to number 1 on the U.S. Hot 100.
It has since topped the chart for 12 consecutive weeks, ans is the first primarily-Spanish song to top the American charts since "Macarena" by Los del Río in 1996.