A viral video (ˈvīrəl/ ˈvidēˌō/) is a clip of moving visual images that is spread very aggressively through means of online sharing. Viral videos may receive thousands and sometimes millions of views as they are shared throughout social media, blogs, emails, water coolers and so on.
It's simple, the videos on this site were chosen based on the total number of historical views on the most popular video streaming service on the planet, YouTube. Here is where it gets interesting... the exclusions. The following video types are excluded as they are either streamed, advertised or promoted for different reasons other than pure viral popularity:
- Music videos from signed artists
- TV shows
- Commercials
- Children's videos
- Compilations
- Videos with misleading thumbnails
