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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Intense video shows the moment a diver was attacked by a great white shark

The diver escaped with two broken toes.

09/12/2016

By Brian Koerber

400 students showed up to sing to their teacher battling cancer

Pass the tissues.

09/12/2016

By Andrea Romano

Watch Michel Phelps' all-American 'Lose Yourself' lip sync performance

Michael Phelps is making the most of retirement.

09/12/2016

By Laura Vitto

Watch Michel Phelps' all-American 'Lose Yourself' lip sync performance

Watch Michel Phelps' all-American 'Lose Yourself' lip sync performance

NSFL: Salivary stones are even more disgusting than popping pimples

WTF

09/12/2016

By Brian Koerber

NSFL: Salivary stones are even more disgusting than popping pimples

NSFL: Salivary stones are even more disgusting than popping pimples

Two girls immediately regret trying the hottest pepper in the world

"This was the worst idea ever."

09/12/2016

By Brian Koerber

Two girls immediately regret trying the hottest pepper in the world

Two girls immediately regret trying the hottest pepper in the world

This ladder is just running away like a coward

Get back here.

09/12/2016

By Andrea Romano

No one has ever been as happy as this pug getting belly scratches

Bliss.

09/12/2016

By Andrea Romano

Eight considerate baby hedgehogs share a delicious meal together

Sharing is caring.

09/12/2016

By Andrea Romano

Eight considerate baby hedgehogs share a delicious meal together

Eight considerate baby hedgehogs share a delicious meal together

Soccer-loving koala runs onto field during a match

Only in Australia.

09/12/2016

By Andrea Romano

Soccer-loving koala runs onto field during a match

Soccer-loving koala runs onto field during a match

Baby snake holding tiny toy donut is unexpectedly cute

How ... cute?

09/11/2016

By Andrea Romano

Baby snake holding tiny toy donut is unexpectedly cute

Baby snake holding tiny toy donut is unexpectedly cute

Adorable barber shop dog just wants a little off the ears, please

He's getting a little shaggy.

09/11/2016

By Andrea Romano

Here's what happens when you melt a TV with a blowtorch, if you were curious

But why?

09/11/2016

By Andrea Romano

Here's what happens when you melt a TV with a blowtorch, if you were curious

Here's what happens when you melt a TV with a blowtorch, if you were curious

Cat crossing the street is a model for pedestrians everywhere

This cat is a better pedestrian than most humans.

09/10/2016

By Chloe Bryan

Cat crossing the street is a model for pedestrians everywhere

Cat crossing the street is a model for pedestrians everywhere

This homemade Lego vending machine dispenses burgers, fries and soda

A junk food lover's dream.

09/09/2016

By Laura Vitto

This homemade Lego vending machine dispenses burgers, fries and soda

This homemade Lego vending machine dispenses burgers, fries and soda

Watch delighted shelter animals try cozy new beds for the first time

Next up: get them a Netflix account.

09/09/2016

By Chloe Bryan

Watch delighted shelter animals try cozy new beds for the first time

Watch delighted shelter animals try cozy new beds for the first time

Watch Jimmy Fallon awkwardly try to guess Ariana Grande's first celebrity crush

Also, if she could be an animal, she would not be a cat.

09/09/2016

By Chloe Bryan

Watch Jimmy Fallon awkwardly try to guess Ariana Grande's first celebrity crush

Watch Jimmy Fallon awkwardly try to guess Ariana Grande's first celebrity crush

Big dog takes his smaller dog friends for a wagon ride

Have we just stumbled upon dog Uber?

09/08/2016

By Chloe Bryan

Big dog takes his smaller dog friends for a wagon ride

Big dog takes his smaller dog friends for a wagon ride

Drake's dad insists that there's nothing going on between his son and Rihanna

We'll take this one with a grain of salt.

09/08/2016

By Laura Vitto

Drake's dad insists that there's nothing going on between his son and Rihanna

Drake's dad insists that there's nothing going on between his son and Rihanna

Dude smashes world record for fastest speed on a skateboard in jaw-dropping video

Bro.

09/08/2016

By Brian Koerber

Dude smashes world record for fastest speed on a skateboard in jaw-dropping video

Dude smashes world record for fastest speed on a skateboard in jaw-dropping video

Toddler's interview answers are both perplexing and adorable

"How much do you love Mommy?"

09/08/2016

By Chloe Bryan

Toddler's interview answers are both perplexing and adorable

Toddler's interview answers are both perplexing and adorable

Michael Strahan and Jimmy Fallon go head-to-head in a giant tricycle race

Fallon and Strahan faced off for a race through a back-to-school-themed course.

09/08/2016

By Laura Vitto

Michael Strahan and Jimmy Fallon go head-to-head in a giant tricycle race

Michael Strahan and Jimmy Fallon go head-to-head in a giant tricycle race

Magical cat isn't even sorry he rolled in the bathtub and got covered in glitter

Don't ever dull your sparkle, cat.

09/07/2016

By Andrea Romano

Ellen DeGeneres tried to scare Aly Raisman, did not scare Aly Raisman

Why? Because Aly Raisman is not scare-able.

09/07/2016

By Chloe Bryan

Ellen DeGeneres tried to scare Aly Raisman, did not scare Aly Raisman

Ellen DeGeneres tried to scare Aly Raisman, did not scare Aly Raisman

Glamorous teen applying flawless makeup is your new life coach

"Done with this buffoonery."

09/07/2016

By Andrea Romano

Watch this mastiff lovingly crush his owner at naptime

Mastiffs: Good for the great outdoors, terrible for sharing couch space.

09/07/2016

By Laura Vitto

Watch this mastiff lovingly crush his owner at naptime

Watch this mastiff lovingly crush his owner at naptime