# Charlie Bit My Finger

> A home video became a YouTube record holder and sold as an NFT for $760,999.

- Owner: Howard Davies-Carr / Davies-Carr family
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2007
- Observed peak date: Week of May 26, 2018
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 58 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop, Scarcity drop, Controversy

## Summary

A family video spread through YouTube, blog charts and television, then led to licensing and an app. Wikipedia's seven-day peak fell in 2018 within its 2015 to 2022 window. The NFT sale revived coverage in 2021.

## Timeline

- 2007 — Howard Davies-Carr (HDCYT) (YouTube) — Howard made his family video public on YouTube after initially uploading it privately.
- 2007-11-22 — CollegeHumor (Open web) — CollegeHumor featured the clip, according to Know Your Meme’s retrospective chronology.
- 2008-02-15 — The Guardian (Press) — The Guardian included the clip in its chart based on blog embeds and links.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/charlie-bit-my-finger

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Charlie Bit My Finger.” Case HIS-01472. Spread Score v1.3: 58/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01472