Viral Videos

A viral video is a video on the internet that gains immense popularity in a relatively short period of time through organic social media sharing. A viral video’s cultural resonance spreads quickly. Today, videos that tend to go viral are hosted on video-sharing platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and even Twitter. Think: K-pop star Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” which accumulated over 1,000,000,000 views on YouTube in five months; 2009’s “David After Dentist,” which now has over 141 million views; and the viral TikTok of a man skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac while drinking cranberry juice, which racked up 35 million views in a little over a week. However, some of the first viral clips and animations of the late 1990s and early 2000s were spread on online forums and through email chains, like the 1996 animation of a dancing baby or 2003’s “Star Wars kid.”

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Mom mistakes poor pet crab for giant terrifying spider
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When you make a whole hip hop song as a job application, you'd better get the job
When you make a whole hip hop song as a job application, you'd better get the job

Man's encounter with bears is the most Canadian thing you’ll ever see
Man's encounter with bears is the most Canadian thing you’ll ever see


A milestone just happened on 'The Price is Right' and everyone rightfully freaked out
A milestone just happened on 'The Price is Right' and everyone rightfully freaked out

Wildly leaping squirrel delighted a crowd of cheering Norwegian cyclists
Wildly leaping squirrel delighted a crowd of cheering Norwegian cyclists

Train conductor with no chill speeds through flooded station and soaks commuters
Train conductor with no chill speeds through flooded station and soaks commuters

Ridiculous inventor turns car into a drivable hot tub
Ridiculous inventor turns car into a drivable hot tub


Teen praised after returning lost wallet with $1,500 inside
Teen praised after returning lost wallet with $1,500 inside

Intense video shows workers running for their lives after dam breaks
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