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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Ellen surprises teacher with $10,000 to help treat sick pit bull
Ellen surprises teacher with $10,000 to help treat sick pit bull

Who the hell does this Jeopardy champion think he is?
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6-month-old water skier breaks world record
6-month-old water skier breaks world record


Courageous rat chases cat around the house
Courageous rat chases cat around the house






Brazen NYC squirrel attacks innocent man
Brazen NYC squirrel attacks innocent man


Thirsty lions trap campers inside tent
Thirsty lions trap campers inside tent

Prankster replaces store ads with Snapchat-filtered fakes
Prankster replaces store ads with Snapchat-filtered fakes


Woman hilariously gets trapped in bathroom stall
Woman hilariously gets trapped in bathroom stall

Mother obsessed with water safety puts child in grave danger
Mother obsessed with water safety puts child in grave danger



John Oliver proves primaries and caucuses are the worst part of voting
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Choir performance is like watching 1,000 angels whip and nae nae
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