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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a sign for boeing on top of a building

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John Oliver on "Hot Ones."

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a black and silver mini stepper on a pink and purple background

Step up your exercise routine with an indoor mini stepper that's under $65

bayfront park in miami

The internet is convinced aliens appeared at a mall in Miami

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The internet is divided over a Gen Z woman's complaint about working 9 to 5

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Kids adorably crashed both BBC and Sky News live broadcasts today

One girl was showing off a drawing. A little boy wanted a treat.

07/01/2020

Kids adorably crashed both BBC and Sky News live broadcasts today

Kids adorably crashed both BBC and Sky News live broadcasts today

The 13 best viral videos of 2020, so far

2020 has been bad. But there have been some good viral videos.

07/01/2020

The 13 best viral videos of 2020, so far

The 13 best viral videos of 2020, so far

This 70-step Rube Goldberg basketball trick shot is hilariously complicated

Nuts. Just nuts.

05/26/2020

This 70-step Rube Goldberg basketball trick shot is hilariously complicated

This 70-step Rube Goldberg basketball trick shot is hilariously complicated

Watch two neighbors make the most of social distancing with a beer catapult

True ingenuity.

05/24/2020

Watch two neighbors make the most of social distancing with a beer catapult

Watch two neighbors make the most of social distancing with a beer catapult

You simply must watch this moving reunion of a man and his donkey after quarantine

Listen to the good burra honk with affection.

05/20/2020

You simply must watch this moving reunion of a man and his donkey after quarantine

You simply must watch this moving reunion of a man and his donkey after quarantine

Watch a governor read 'Harry Azcrac' during virtual graduation ceremony and slowly realize he was pranked

He responded with a "Ben Dover" joke.

05/20/2020

Watch a governor read 'Harry Azcrac' during virtual graduation ceremony and slowly realize he was pranked

Watch a governor read 'Harry Azcrac' during virtual graduation ceremony and slowly realize he was pranked

Official reminds public to avoid touching other people's balls as crowd giggles

You can kick other people's balls. Just don't touch them.

05/18/2020

Official reminds public to avoid touching other people's balls as crowd giggles

Official reminds public to avoid touching other people's balls as crowd giggles

'Tiger King' and 'Game of Thrones' intro mashup is pure gold

Perfect.

05/18/2020

'Tiger King' and 'Game of Thrones' intro mashup is pure gold

'Tiger King' and 'Game of Thrones' intro mashup is pure gold

Deepfake of Trump's face on a lying toddler from 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' is perfect

Also a little disturbing.

05/13/2020

Deepfake of Trump's face on a lying toddler from 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' is perfect

Deepfake of Trump's face on a lying toddler from 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' is perfect

Here's another bizarrely cinematic ad for a product you really don't expect

For the up and coming #girlboss in your life.

05/08/2020

Here's another bizarrely cinematic ad for a product you really don't expect

Here's another bizarrely cinematic ad for a product you really don't expect

Kid's viral song about buttholes is honestly a bop

"I wonder what's inside your butthole," the eight-year-old croons.

05/05/2020

Kid's viral song about buttholes is honestly a bop

Kid's viral song about buttholes is honestly a bop

Grim Reaper appears on local news to protest beach openings

He thinks opening so early is irresponsible.

05/02/2020

Grim Reaper appears on local news to protest beach openings

Grim Reaper appears on local news to protest beach openings

Dog interrupts meteorologist's at-home broadcast in the best way possible

Brody is the real star of this show.

04/30/2020

Dog interrupts meteorologist's at-home broadcast in the best way possible

Dog interrupts meteorologist's at-home broadcast in the best way possible

'Inspector Gadget' theme song performed on 8 cellos is wildly impressive

Da na na na na.

04/30/2020

'Inspector Gadget' theme song performed on 8 cellos is wildly impressive

'Inspector Gadget' theme song performed on 8 cellos is wildly impressive

'Jeopardy!' contestant invokes Chaka Khan's name in a hilariously wrong answer

Chaka Khan is *not* the Zulu warrior king from the early 1800s.

04/28/2020

'Jeopardy!' contestant invokes Chaka Khan's name in a hilariously wrong answer

'Jeopardy!' contestant invokes Chaka Khan's name in a hilariously wrong answer

That UFO footage is the biggest 2020 mood yet

The aliens are here. Shrug.

04/28/2020

That UFO footage is the biggest 2020 mood yet

That UFO footage is the biggest 2020 mood yet

Can you break YouTube with glitter? Yes, but it'll hurt your eyes.

my eyes!

04/19/2020

By Annie Colbert

Can you break YouTube with glitter? Yes, but it'll hurt your eyes.

Can you break YouTube with glitter? Yes, but it'll hurt your eyes.

BBC weatherman kills the channel's theme song on drums after delivering the forecast

Now THAT'S working from home.

04/17/2020

BBC weatherman kills the channel's theme song on drums after delivering the forecast

BBC weatherman kills the channel's theme song on drums after delivering the forecast

Band creates a trippy music video using Zoom

Everything's on Zoom now.

04/07/2020

Band creates a trippy music video using Zoom

Band creates a trippy music video using Zoom

Hectic yet hilarious viral video shows how chaotic quarantine life is getting

People are breaking.

04/06/2020

Hectic yet hilarious viral video shows how chaotic quarantine life is getting

Hectic yet hilarious viral video shows how chaotic quarantine life is getting

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

We're in crisis mode, but at least we have this.

04/04/2020

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

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

'Beauty and the Beast' parody stresses the importance of social distancing

Don't be like Belle. Keep your distance!

04/01/2020

'Beauty and the Beast' parody stresses the importance of social distancing

'Beauty and the Beast' parody stresses the importance of social distancing

The Bon Appétit YouTube stars reveal how they're working from home

Content in the time of coronavirus.

03/27/2020

The Bon Appétit YouTube stars reveal how they're working from home

The Bon Appétit YouTube stars reveal how they're working from home

Take a break from stressing and watch these puppies explore an aquarium

It's exactly what we need right now.

03/26/2020

Take a break from stressing and watch these puppies explore an aquarium

Take a break from stressing and watch these puppies explore an aquarium

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

Sometimes there's a reason things feel unbelievable.

03/21/2020

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

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

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