NEW YORK: Despacito—the racy Spanish-language global smash hit throbbing with sexual innuendo—racked up another record Friday, supplanting "See You Again" as the most watched video on YouTube.

As of early Friday afternoon on the US East Coast, Despacito had logged 2.995 billion views on YouTube, ahead of rap ballad See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth at 2.994 billion.

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