Rihanna Becomes First Woman To Reach Two Billion Views On Vevo

22 January 2012, 14:04 | Updated: 22 January 2012, 14:17

The 'Talk That Talk' singer is second only to Justin Bieber in the amount of music video views received on the popular website.

Rihanna has thanked fans after becoming the first female artist to achieve over two billion views on Vevo.

The 'We Found Love' singer announced the news on Twitter earlier today (22nd January) after reaching a total of 2,063,011,064 music video views on the popular streaming website.

"First chic to EVER REACH 2 BILLION views on VEVO!!!!!" Rihanna tweeted."Congrats #RihannaNavy!!!! #QueenzOfVEVO.

"My fans run dis world!" the 'You Da One' singer later added, after also thanking Vevo for their support. "#WeBadTheyMad."

Justin Bieber is currently the highest viewed overall artist on Vevo with almost 2.3 billion views, while Lady Gaga is the third with 1.8 billion to her name.

Earlier this month Rihanna confirmed that 'Talk That Talk' will serve as the next single to be released from her sixth studio album of the same name.