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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Surprise: A catchy pop song about 'Pokémon Go' now exists
Surprise: A catchy pop song about 'Pokémon Go' now exists





Dexterous bear somehow manages to lock itself in a car
Dexterous bear somehow manages to lock itself in a car







News anchor rudely interrupted by 'Pokémon Go'-playing coworkers
News anchor rudely interrupted by 'Pokémon Go'-playing coworkers

Employee tries to stop 'Pokémon Go' hunters, becomes infected with the craze
Employee tries to stop 'Pokémon Go' hunters, becomes infected with the craze


Baby elephant thoroughly enjoys his first dip in the pool
Baby elephant thoroughly enjoys his first dip in the pool


Snoop Dogg seemed a bit confused about a horse during ‘Family Feud’
Snoop Dogg seemed a bit confused about a horse during ‘Family Feud’



This guy found a very spooky 'Pokémon Go' gym in California
This guy found a very spooky 'Pokémon Go' gym in California

Terrifying stunt involves a stunt pilot, a motorcyclist and a guy on a highline
Terrifying stunt involves a stunt pilot, a motorcyclist and a guy on a highline

Rescued baby beaver takes a dip in the pool
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