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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‘Chef’s Table’ parody shows the beauty of PB&J sandwiches
‘Chef’s Table’ parody shows the beauty of PB&J sandwiches


Giant black sea slugs exist and they're gross AF
Giant black sea slugs exist and they're gross AF

This daughter gave her stepfather the ultimate birthday gift
This daughter gave her stepfather the ultimate birthday gift


This Gene Wilder supercut will make you laugh until you cry
This Gene Wilder supercut will make you laugh until you cry



Trailer for ‘Hot Lava’ game quite literally turns the floor into lava
Trailer for ‘Hot Lava’ game quite literally turns the floor into lava


This 2-year-old sings the best alphabet in America. Period.
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Fake news reports from the Newseum are infinitely better than actual news
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Jar Jar Binks assumes his rightful place as the star of 'Rogue One'
Jar Jar Binks assumes his rightful place as the star of 'Rogue One'






Joyful baby panda loves to roll around in the grass
Joyful baby panda loves to roll around in the grass
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