This is just his in-person appearances – his music or video has also been featured on GLEE, Bill O’Reilly, CNN, etc but not his actual self appearing.Īnd there is more to come.
Undoubtedly, the greatest contributing factor to “Gangnam Style’s” success were the fans who created covers and shared the songs with friends, helping the video to go viral. Excluding additional revenues puts “Gangnam Style” an estimated $6.01 million in revenues from this recorded piece of music in just the 5 months the single has been out. Factoring in 3.07 million $1.29 digital single downloads of “Gangnam Style” (according to Nielsen Soundscan), Psy brings in an estimated additional $3,960,000 from digital downloads and $50,000 in additional revenues generated from On-Demand streaming services such as Spotify, Rdio and Mog. At a reported rate of $2 for every 1,000 views, Gangnam generates $2,000,000 from YouTube alone. What exactly does 1 billion views look like from an earnings standpoint? Using conservative estimates across several verticals, we can create a breakdown of “Gangnam Style” approximate earnings.
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“Gangnam Style” has generated over $8.1 million in advertising deals and hit more than 2.9 million in song downloads since July.Īs YouTube has become as the number one place teens go to listen to new music, according to a Nielsen study, the platform has emerged as a revenue generator for many artists. Fan tributes to “Gangnam Style” are currently being viewed 20 million times each day. Hundreds of thousands of parodies of the video have been uploaded to YouTube, including a one-thousand-person flash mob in Jakarta to cover videos from Ai Weiwei and Mitt Romney. “Gangnam Style” has been seen at least 1 million times in close to 75 countries. His iconic dance and catchy tune have captured the imagination of millions of people worldwide. The company offered up other statistics to go with the “Psy-nomenon”: Gangnam Style is by 34-year-old South Korean singer Psy. But with a global platform at their fingertips, people are now discovering and sharing amazing music from all over the planet.” It was more difficult to learn about great artists from around the world. Psy’s video has drawn mass attention by Americans and those in the Western world. It is entertaining even if you do not speak or understand Korean. It has lots of color, action, comedy and scene changes. “In the past, music distribution was mostly regional. The music video Gangnam Style is mesmerizing and addictive. Geekosystem has videos on YouTube too, you know.“PSY’s success is a great testament to the universal appeal of catchy music - and er, great equine dance moves,” YouTube said in a statement.Whether you’re absolutely sick of Gangnam Style or can’t help but listen to song at least once a day, you might want to take the time to listen to the song one more time in PSY’s honor. Now that he’s earned the championship title, America’s king of K-Pop will have to find alternative revenue streams to capitalize on his success. Of course, while being the most popular video is an incredible achievement, it doesn’t mean that PSY or his record label, YG Entertainment, are rolling in dough. That’s a pretty big gap, considering that Gangnam Style barely made the top five last time we checked (in late September).
The music video for Justin Bieber’s baby, the previous reigning champ, has 803,732,561 views and 1,437,519 likes. While it was extremely well-regarded, the video still trailed behind music videos from American pop stars like Justin Bieber and LMFAO in terms of actual views… But no longer! As of today, Gangnam Style, mastering it’s potential as both pop music video and viral internet sensation, is now the most viewed thing on YouTube, not just the most popular.Īs of the time of posting, Gangnam Style has 805,055,375 views and 5,365,263 likes. Back when it was at the height of its popularity, we reported that the music video had become the most “liked” video on YouTube. It’s been months since the music video kickstarted a little K-Pop fad and a wave of online spoofs and imitations.
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