Psy's Gangnam Style breaks the limit of YouTube's video counter

Fans of K-Pop star Psy, and his equestrian-inspired dance moves, have pushed YouTube's view counter past its limits by watching his video for"Gangnam Style".

The ridiculously viral hit has beenviewed more than 2.14 billion times, forcingYouTubeto retool its counter.

Google, which owns YouTube, confirmed the upgrade in a Google+ statement Monday.

"We never thought a video would be watched in numbers greater than a 32-bit integer (=2,147,483,647 views), but that was before we met Psy," readthe post.

"Gangnam Style" has been viewed so many times we had to upgrade to a 64-bit integer (9,223,372,036,854,775,808)!"

That'smore than ninequintillion, if you were wondering.

• On mobile? Watch 'GangnamStyle'here

TheSouth Korean pop star's surprise hitfirst debuted on the internet back inJune 2012 and quickly racked up an impressive number of views.

Psy also holds the record for most overall views and most views in a day with 38 million for his"Gangnam Style"followup "Gentleman."

Canada's biggest pop export, Justin Bieber, holds the title for second most watched video on YouTube with "Baby."

Beliebers have watched the 2010 pop video more than1.1 billion times.

• On mobile? Watch Justin Bieber's Baby here