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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Zac Efron and Adam DeVine rewrite wedding vows for the modern age
Zac Efron and Adam DeVine rewrite wedding vows for the modern age




Seal sings 'Stand By Me' with a Montreal busker
Seal sings 'Stand By Me' with a Montreal busker


Confused snake is stuck on a soft, fleece blanket
Confused snake is stuck on a soft, fleece blanket


This bouncing dog literally cannot believe how lucky it is to play in a field
This bouncing dog literally cannot believe how lucky it is to play in a field





'MMMBop' meets doo-wop in this catchy cover of Hanson's '90s anthem
'MMMBop' meets doo-wop in this catchy cover of Hanson's '90s anthem


Baby camel's first steps are as wobbly and wonderful as you'd expect
Baby camel's first steps are as wobbly and wonderful as you'd expect



Drone captures beautiful wedding ceremony then crashes into a tree
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