The video for the hit summer anthem "Despacito" has become the most viewed on YouTube of all time.

The Latin American hit by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee has clocked up almost 3 billion views.

It's overtaken the previous record holder "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charilie Puth for the Furious 7 movie soundtrack.

Forbes is reporting that addition to being the only video with three billion plays, “Despacito” also made history just a few months back when it bolted to two billion You Tube Streams faster than any other single visual had, proving itself to be an instant smash and fan favorite.

The addition of Justin Bieber to the track pushed Despacito to the top of the singles charts in the majority of English speaking countries but it's only available as an audio only version -there is no official video featuring the Canadian pop star.