Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Hits 1 Billion Views on Vevo, Second to What?

Katy Perry put a notch in her belt over at Vevo as the video for "Dark Horse" tallied its one billionth view this week. The total places Perry's hit behind only Justin Bieber's "Baby" on the video-streaming site, and making it only the second video in Vevo's history to gather views in the 10-digit range.

"Guys. Wut. Dark Horse has reached 1 BILLION views?!" Perry tweeted upon hearing the news, decorating the post with horse and heart emojis. "I seriously ur balls & ur fingers for den clicks...*heads back to the trap house.*"

Those who have only watched the video once will recall it for featuring Perry as an Egyptian queen, vaporizing disappointing suitors (one of which was played by rapper and guest star Juicy J). Controversy about a medallion reading "Allah" in Arabic being featured in the video gathered a bit of controversy and perhaps brought in a few extra views.

"Dark Horse" was the most-watched video of 2014 on YouTube, following her video for "Roar"—also off of Prism—topping the viewing charts for 2013. The former video is the third most-viewed video in YouTube history, coming in behind only "Baby" and, of course, Psy's "Gangam Style," which isn't featured on Vevo.

Add one more view to Perry's hit below if you want to see it catch up to Bieber's baby.

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Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Juicy J, PSY