The end of the world may not have pushed through, but as expected, PSY‘s “Gangnam Style” already reached 1,026,920,502 (as of this writing) since it was uploaded at YouTube last July 15, making it as the Top Trending Videos for 2012.
YouTube invited the now popular YouTubers to star in a mash-up of culturally defining moments of 2012. The YouTube Rewind 2012 Videos featuring a spoof video of the Top Trending Videos for 2012 is led by Mr. Gangnam Style himself, PSY:
And here are the top trending videos uploaded in YouTube:
Korean Pop Star PSY was 2012’s Internet breakout star as Gangnam Style approached 1 billion views and became YouTube’s most-watched video of all time in just 6 months.
The biggest cover video of 2012 belonged to Canadian band Walk off the Earth, whose unconventional take on Gotye‘s single “Somebody That I Used To Know” became an international hit.
For a week in March, the most-shared video in the world was a 30-minute doc entitled “Kony 2012” from a nonprofit group driving unprecedented discussion and interest.
Carley Rae Jepsen‘s hit “Call Me Maybe” almost made it as the most popular song of 2012 if not for PSY’s existence. Her single created loads of spoof videos and one of these came from famous teen stars like Ashley Tisdale, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and more who kicked off the Call Me Maybe lip sync trend that helped make it 2012’s song of the summer.
In 2012, ERB’s Season 2 drew over 250 million views and this political battle (a spoof on Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney in an epic rap battle) was one of the many, many videos we watched during the election season.
TNT’s launch in Belgium was accompanied by this epic stunt, becoming one of the most popular “ads” of the year.
Emmanuel Hudson teamed up with Spoken Reasons, producing 2012’s most entertaining commute.
Lindsey Stirling‘s unexpectedly awesome combination of dubstep and violin helped make her channel a huge hit in 2012.
Early in the year, this extreme look into father-daughter relationships in the age of social media Facebook that sparked a storm of controversy and discussion.
Felix Baumgartner‘s jump from space was one of the most viewed live events ever with millions of viewers tuning in or watching these highlights.
Watch the year’s defining moments in this interactive timeline. Use the arrows to switch months and click on the thumbnails to watch the videos.
