These videos just went from nameless stars. Sometimes they picked up steam years after they're original post. No matter whether they're foolish, sexy, painful to watch, or uplifting, they're all infectious. Over the past decade, these videos not only helped us get through our work days, but they also extended our culture, often creating superstars in a matter of days. Estimated viewing figures are provided by The Viral Factory, a digital marketing and media company. Given the various media used to share videos (downloading, e-mails and streaming), The Viral Factory released the numbers by using research from site traffic, e-mail metrics and tracking systems.
'Noah Takes a Picture'
In spite of low-concept nature of viral web clips, video "Noah Takes a Picture of Himself Everyday" (30 million views) has reflected a larger vision within user-generated content.
Filipino prisoners recreate 'Thriller"
Some recreations garner more views than the videos themselves. Such is the case with adoration to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, in which 1400 prisoners in bright orange track suits replicated the King of Pop's famous choreography.
'The Evolution of Dance'
One man spanned decades of dancing in just six minutes in the video, "The Evolution of Dance." It garners over 200 million views.
One Night in Paris,' celebrity sex tapes
"One Night in Paris" wasn't the first celebrity sex tape, but its popularity and effect on celebrity fascination is undeniably thanks to the powers of the internet. The video has been viewed an estimated 400 million times.
The 'Numa Numa' kid
The "NumaNuma kid," was more audience-conscious when he lip-synched his way through the CDM Project's infectious dance track. The audiences are laughing with him as he shimmies and shakes his fat.
The Grape Lady
This 2000 clip, part of a local FOX newscast in Atlanta, is considered the first "blooper" clip of the web age, so ubiquitous it even earned itself a parody on "Family Guy." It's estimated to have been viewed 80 million times.
The 'Star Wars' kid
The "Star Wars" kid was one of the first to learn that everything you record is up for ridicule on the web. The video has been viewed about 900 million times.
"Charlie bit my finger" & "Hahaha"
The videos about the cute baby always attract many audiences such as the laugh in the clip "Hahaha" or the complaint in "Charlie bit my finger".
Free Hugs
The story began in 2006 when Juan Mann suggested hugging anyone he met in Sydney (Australia) with a desire to remove the coolness and emotionless in modern life. Free Hugs become one of the most well-known campaigns in the world and spread to Vietnam.
Achmed the Dead Terrorist
Video sharing website is an indispensable tool for the celebrities in the conquest of fans, as the dialogue between the comedian Jeff Dunham and Achmed irritable skeleton. This clip reaped more than 200 million pageviews.
