Charlie bit my finger!

Ouch Charlie!...The Charlie bit my finger video. The video that defines viral hits in the 'cuteness' category of Youtube videos (and yes, that excludes cat videos).

'Charlie bit my finger' is the perfect example of accidental success. The video was posted by the boys' father, so he could show the boys' godfather, who lived in the United States at the time. Not only did the godfather see the video, 448,712,513 (8:57am 26/04/2012) others did too.

This video holds the record for the most revenue earned by a non-professional video on Youtube. The video has earned over US$500,000^ since its upload on 22nd May 2007.

Revenue isn't the only thing this video has spawned; it has also lead to a series of parodies. The following is one of hundreds (if not, thousands) of parodies available on Youtube:


^Figure from www.globalpost.com