Justin Bieber reaches 2 billion YouTube hits

The 17-year-old, who was discovered on the video-sharing site in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who later became his manager, hit the milestone by gaining 95 million views on his official Vevo YouTube channel in the past month, reported Us magazine.

FP Archives|Nov 01, 2011, 17:02:22 IST

Los Angeles: Teen pop star Justin Bieber has become the first person to reach two billion hits on YouTube.The 17-year-old, who was discovered on the video-sharing site in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who later became his manager, hit the milestone by gaining 95 million views on his official Vevo YouTube channel in the past month, reported Us magazine.Bieber has surpassed Lady Gaga's record after she was the first music artist to reach one billion views on YouTube in 2010.Justin's official channel on the website enables his fans to watch an array of his songs.The 'Baby' singer has paid tribute to his supporters, which includes more than 13.9 million twitter followers, by praising them on the social networking webpage.[caption id="attachment_120858" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Bieber has surpassed Lady Gaga"][/caption]"I love my fans and I love music. Thank you for helping me share my dream with all of you. Proud of this album. Hope u like it," Bieber said.PTI

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