What went viral in 1996

6 things that went viral in 1996, traced from the first post to the peak with sources. 33% started on Retail. Median 297 days from first post to peak.

Cases

6

Median Spread Score

53

Most started on

Retail33%

First post to peak

297 days

Space Jam

Box office · 1996

60

$1.2B revenue

Pokémon Red and Blue

Retail · 1996

53

31.4M sold

Spice Girls “Wannabe”

TV · 1996

53

3M sold

Tamagotchi

Retail · 1996

48

40M sold

Hotmail’s email signup footer

Open web · 1996

35

Kerri Strug's one-legged vault

TV · 1996

10