The 16-year-old pop star's video passed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" video to take the all-time lead. More than 246 million have watched Bieber's video on the Google Inc.-owned website. Bieber tweeted a thank you to "Beliebers" and said the video's success was "crazy." The singer wrote: "I started on YouTube so... WOW!" Bieber's video and Lady Gaga's switched positions briefly on Friday, but as of late afternoon, Bieber was ahead by more than 600,000 views. The most-watched clip on YouTube that isn't a music video is the popular "Charlie bit my finger" viral video, which more than 210 million have watched.