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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How to ruin your coworker's day: Bear suit edition
How to ruin your coworker's day: Bear suit edition











Ninja kid scales fridge to get her snack on
Ninja kid scales fridge to get her snack on

Watch Bruce Springsteen dance with a 91-year-old grandma
Watch Bruce Springsteen dance with a 91-year-old grandma

Margot Robbie thought Prince Harry was Ed Sheeran
Margot Robbie thought Prince Harry was Ed Sheeran

Barack Obama approves of Chrissy Teigen's baby name choice
Barack Obama approves of Chrissy Teigen's baby name choice

You will probably die if you try these racing tricks at home
You will probably die if you try these racing tricks at home


How to terrify your friends: Pilot edition
How to terrify your friends: Pilot edition





'The Hamster Revenant' is the brutal sequel you need to see
'The Hamster Revenant' is the brutal sequel you need to see

Kids reading to shelter dogs is a program designed to help shy pups
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