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Charlie Bit My Finger

Meme & format · 2007 · Notable

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

Original · Howard Davies-Carr (HDCYT)
Clip · Jimmy Kimmel Live on YouTube
Charlie bit my finger - again !
HDCYT on YouTube
Charlie, then 1 year old, bites Harry, 3, in the original 2007 YouTube video — which isn't going anywhere, it turns out.
NPR via Texas Public Radio

Spread Score

How it works
Reach99Contagion65Breadth70Velocity0Longevity1058

Numbers

Seed only, May 2021; lower bound
883.5M
As of May 24, 2021 · YouTube · ABC News
Observed peak date
Week of May 26, 2018
2007 to Week of May 26, 2018
Platforms
5
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Maker origin
  • Platform jump
  • Press loopPrimary
  • Scarcity drop
  • Controversy

How it spread

Trace the origin

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.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesMay ’06Jun ’07Jun ’08Jul ’09Jun ’10Sep ’11Sep ’12Jul ’14Feb ’17Jul ’19Jun ’21Observed peakYouTubeOpen webPressTVApp stores
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Timeline (16)

  1. 2007

    Howard Davies-Carr (HDCYT) seed · 2007

    Howard made his family video public on YouTube after initially uploading it privately.[1][2][3][4]

    Charlie bit my finger - again !
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  2. November 2007

    CollegeHumor platform jump · Nov 22 ’07

    CollegeHumor featured the clip, according to Know Your Meme’s retrospective chronology.[3]

  3. February 2008

    The Guardian press · Feb 15 ’08

    The Guardian included the clip in its chart based on blog embeds and links.[5]

  1. platform jump · Mar 23 ’09

  2. owner response · Jul 7 ’09

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Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
GB
Seed only, May 2021; lower bound
883.5M
As of May 24, 2021 · YouTube · ABC News
Evidence
Grade A

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