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.”

Viral Videos

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Did you remember? The 21st night of September? This comedian sure did.
Did you remember? The 21st night of September? This comedian sure did.


This *very good* dog stole a cricket ball in the middle of a big match
This *very good* dog stole a cricket ball in the middle of a big match



Zach King breaks down his most iconic illusions — My Biggest Viral Hit
Zach King breaks down his most iconic illusions — My Biggest Viral Hit


Juvenile drops summer anthem 'Vax That Thang Up'
Juvenile drops summer anthem 'Vax That Thang Up'

Shohei Ohtani's Babe Ruth impression is the only way I watch baseball. It rules.
Shohei Ohtani's Babe Ruth impression is the only way I watch baseball. It rules.

Valedictorian shares his coming out story — even after principal tries to stop him
Valedictorian shares his coming out story — even after principal tries to stop him


Snap is launching a video editing app called Story Studio
Snap is launching a video editing app called Story Studio

Recording the police is risky, but it’s become the norm for Gen Z
Recording the police is risky, but it’s become the norm for Gen Z

Lil Nas X, still Very Online, stays unbothered by conservative outrage
Lil Nas X, still Very Online, stays unbothered by conservative outrage

The enduring art of apologizing from the floor
The enduring art of apologizing from the floor

Viral Fleetwood Mac skateboarding TikTok is for sale as a $500,000 NFT
Viral Fleetwood Mac skateboarding TikTok is for sale as a $500,000 NFT

Someone put 'Tenet' on a Game Boy Advance cartridge to spite Christopher Nolan
Someone put 'Tenet' on a Game Boy Advance cartridge to spite Christopher Nolan

British woman tries ranch dressing for the first time and tastes enlightenment
British woman tries ranch dressing for the first time and tastes enlightenment


Watch the trailer for Netflix's 'Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell'
Watch the trailer for Netflix's 'Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell'

Tiny chihuahua looks more like a porcupine after a run-in with static electricity
Tiny chihuahua looks more like a porcupine after a run-in with static electricity

Trump campaign's press secretary says Trump is the 'most masculine' president to hold office
Trump campaign's press secretary says Trump is the 'most masculine' president to hold office


Congresswoman's good dog, named 'Fauci,' adorably interrupts CNN interview
Congresswoman's good dog, named 'Fauci,' adorably interrupts CNN interview

Congressman loses tooth on camera, and Twitter snaps to attention
Congressman loses tooth on camera, and Twitter snaps to attention
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