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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Shocking unemployment graph and GameCube's intro music fit together perfectly
Shocking unemployment graph and GameCube's intro music fit together perfectly





Dolphins in the Venice canals? Nope, that didn't happen.
Dolphins in the Venice canals? Nope, that didn't happen.

This piano tune drowning out a car alarm is the perfect quarantine soundtrack
This piano tune drowning out a car alarm is the perfect quarantine soundtrack



Watch actual angel Claire Saffitz recreate Bagel Bites
Watch actual angel Claire Saffitz recreate Bagel Bites

Tom Steyer certainly tried to back it up
Tom Steyer certainly tried to back it up

Man released from coronavirus quarantine can't stop coughing during Fox News interview
Man released from coronavirus quarantine can't stop coughing during Fox News interview



'The Matrix' deepfaked with 'Office Space' makes for some very bleak fanfiction
'The Matrix' deepfaked with 'Office Space' makes for some very bleak fanfiction


Onision referred to Chris Hansen and his camera crew as 'YouTube stalkers' in a 911 call
Onision referred to Chris Hansen and his camera crew as 'YouTube stalkers' in a 911 call

'Project Runway' got awkward after a contestant mentioned the Kushners
'Project Runway' got awkward after a contestant mentioned the Kushners

The best viral videos of 2019
By Sage Anderson and Andy Moser
The best viral videos of 2019

Tana Mongeau opens up about her marriage with Jake Paul
Tana Mongeau opens up about her marriage with Jake Paul

This swing-set illusion is the last great pointless internet argument of the decade
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Punks close out 2019 by moshing at Denny's
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The Baby Yoda races didn't go well, but at least they're cute
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Watch Ninja, 28, struggle to make a sandwich
Watch Ninja, 28, struggle to make a sandwich

Watch Bon Appétit's Claire Saffitz make gourmet Warheads
Watch Bon Appétit's Claire Saffitz make gourmet Warheads
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