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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Watch the trailer for Netflix's 'Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell'
Watch the trailer for Netflix's 'Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell'

Tiny chihuahua looks more like a porcupine after a run-in with static electricity
Tiny chihuahua looks more like a porcupine after a run-in with static electricity


Trump campaign's press secretary says Trump is the 'most masculine' president to hold office
Trump campaign's press secretary says Trump is the 'most masculine' president to hold office


Congresswoman's good dog, named 'Fauci,' adorably interrupts CNN interview
Congresswoman's good dog, named 'Fauci,' adorably interrupts CNN interview

Congressman loses tooth on camera, and Twitter snaps to attention
Congressman loses tooth on camera, and Twitter snaps to attention

Reporter drops an extremely relatable F-bomb on live TV
Reporter drops an extremely relatable F-bomb on live TV



Giants quarterback's spectacular fall is the funniest football moment of 2020
Giants quarterback's spectacular fall is the funniest football moment of 2020

Prankster owns Alex Jones with ridiculous pitch for Infowars mascot
Prankster owns Alex Jones with ridiculous pitch for Infowars mascot




Drum battle between Dave Grohl and 10-year-old Nandi Bushell took an adorable turn
Drum battle between Dave Grohl and 10-year-old Nandi Bushell took an adorable turn

Man's viral plea to city council: Boneless wings are 'just chicken tenders'
Man's viral plea to city council: Boneless wings are 'just chicken tenders'

Uncle Roger hilariously takes on Jamie Oliver's 'disgusting' egg fried rice
Uncle Roger hilariously takes on Jamie Oliver's 'disgusting' egg fried rice

Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks Russian clowns and band tees on 'Hot Ones'
Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks Russian clowns and band tees on 'Hot Ones'

How to teach your dog to talk
How to teach your dog to talk

'Binging with Babish' recreated the 'meat tornado' from 'Parks and Recreation'
'Binging with Babish' recreated the 'meat tornado' from 'Parks and Recreation'

Trump mispronounced Thailand as 'Thighland' and the puns ran wild
Trump mispronounced Thailand as 'Thighland' and the puns ran wild


Good morning, Cuthbert! A year later, rush hour's still on for TikTok's favourite goose.
Good morning, Cuthbert! A year later, rush hour's still on for TikTok's favourite goose.


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