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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Samantha Bee slams 'bigots' who oppose Harriet Tubman's place on the new $20 bill
Samantha Bee slams 'bigots' who oppose Harriet Tubman's place on the new $20 bill


Little girl adorably butchers the spelling of 'grandma'
Little girl adorably butchers the spelling of 'grandma'



Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon have a lip-sync conversation
Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon have a lip-sync conversation


Mom completely loses it when she finds out she'll be a grandmother
Mom completely loses it when she finds out she'll be a grandmother








Watch a bunch of cute kids give spring cleaning their best shot
Watch a bunch of cute kids give spring cleaning their best shot


Newborn puppy that lost its mom finds unusual foster family
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Hungry snow leopard demonstrates excellent Parkour skills
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Wolf Blitzer briefly thought 'Purple Haze' was a Prince song
Wolf Blitzer briefly thought 'Purple Haze' was a Prince song

Robbery thwarted by cyclist's smooth take down
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