Charlie Bit My Finger
The 2007 British home video of Harry and baby Charlie — 'Charlie bit me' — one of YouTube's defining early viral hits.
A short homemade clip of brothers Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr: Charlie bites Harry's finger and Harry narrates the adorable chaos. Became shorthand for wholesome early-YouTube virality.
History
Uploaded to YouTube in May 2007 by their father; Charlie Bit My Finger (also Charlie Bit Me) racked up hundreds of millions of views and became one of the platform's most famous early videos (Know Your Meme, Wikipedia).
Cultural scores
Editorial estimates of cultural weight — Current Popularity tracks how much people are posting about this now, not historical fame.
Current Popularity = how actively people are posting about this today. Influence = lasting footprint. Cringe = online reception. Brainrot = absurdist energy. Scores last reviewed 2026-07-25. How scoring works
Timeline
May 22, 2007
Video uploaded to YouTube
2007–10
Becomes a global YouTube staple and talk-show fixture
2010s+
Remains a landmark early-YouTube reference; rights later sold as NFT news
Examples
- “Calling any cute sibling chaos a Charlie Bit My Finger moment”
- “Nostalgia posts ranking early YouTube viral videos”
- “Parodies restaging the finger-bite scene”
Media
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References
Sources behind this entry. Prefer primary reporting and established culture archives over rumor.
- Charlie Bit My Finger — Know Your Meme
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- Charlie Bit My Finger — Wikipedia
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