Occasionally, we’ll go viral by being mentioned somewhere. We try to identify where we were mentioned and highlight notable moments on our “Graphs By Year” page. Here is a list of those moments.
Bubblecam Viral History
| Date | Clicks | Event |
|---|---|---|
2026-02-25 | 221 | New York viral spike. Brief 8 AM ET mobile surge centered in New York City. |
2025-08-28 | 183 | Charlotte-centered U.S. spike: smaller share/search wave; some Teams referrals. |
2025-07-10 | 298 | Greece spike: Athens/Thessaloniki surge, likely Instagram-driven. |
2025-01-20 | 556 | Sweden viral event. Major 8 AM Sweden-time surge centered in Stockholm and Malmo. |
2024-11-03 | 718 | U.K. spike centered in England, especially Newbury and Solihull. |
2024-09-27 | 152 | Western Europe spike led by Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands. |
2024-02-25 | 145 | Italy spike centered in Florence, with added Google traffic. |
2024-02-24 | 138 | Germany spike centered in Saalfeld, with some YouTube referrals. |
2023-04-17 | 1,465 | Bot attack (We survived and adjusted to limit / block it) |
2023-02-16 | 302 | U.S. spike centered in Hendersonville and Flat Rock, North Carolina. |
2022-09-26 | 199 | Russia spike driven by VK.com traffic, centered in Moscow. |
2022-03-10 | 177 | North Carolina spike centered in Zirconia; strong Google search traffic. |
2022-02-14 | 605 | Went viral in Argentina and Uruguay. |
2021-11-30 | 326 | Mixed spike led by Arizona, with secondary traffic from the Philippines. |
2021-11-12 | 459 | Florida spike centered in Keystone. |
2021-01-22 | 206 | Singapore spike led by traffic from Singapore city. |
2020-04-13 | 1,108 | Switzerland lockdown spike centered in Zurich and Basel. |
2020-04-08 | 764 | U.S. lockdown spike centered in Florida and New York. |
2020-04-01 | 1,602 | Covid Lockdown Starts (Everyone stuck at home) |
2020-03-26 | 1,416 | Went viral in Vietnam |
2018-08-08 | 35,182 | Went viral via Reddit.com |
2018-05-05 | 4,288 | Went viral in Poland |
2017-12-14 | 1,329 | Went viral via unknown source. |
2017-07-18 | 967 | Went viral in Italy |
2017-05-23 | 1,471 | "Right This Minute" TV host Gayle Bass visits the Bubblecam More |
2017-05-15 | 1,235 | Went viral via a YouTube video on unique web cams |
2017-04-20 | 2,697 | Featured on nationally syndicated TV show "Right This Minute" More |
2016-06-22 | 16,092 | Went viral in Russia |
2015-01-02 | 1,329 | Went virual via an unknown source (Most visitors were from the United States) |
2014-08-20 | 2,078 | North America spike led by Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto. |
2014-04-30 | 23,751 | Went viral via an unknown source |
2013-09-05 | 103 | Germany/Switzerland spike centered in Frankfurt and Zurich. |
2012-05-11 | 693 | Went viral due to YouTube video on webcams |
2012-03-21 | 108 | Germany spike led by Hamburg and Stuttgart. |
2009-02-23 | 2,925 | Went viral in Brazil via idgnow.uol.com.br |
2009-02-19 | 4,844 | Featured on tech.msn.com |
2009-02-12 | 3,735 | Listed in PCWorld.com as one of "The 20 Wildest Webcams" |
2008-12-05 | 1,021 | Our WPTV News Channel 5 Interview airs in South Florida More |
2008-04-01 | 8,555 | Featured on KimKomando - nationally syndicated radio show (www.komando.com) |
2007-04-25 | 139 | Pennsylvania spike centered in Lansdale. |
2007-02-19 | 143 | Finland spike led by Helsinki and Tampere. |
2007-02-03 | 181 | U.S. spike centered in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. |
2006-10-23 | 3,994 | Robot Attack from a Canadian IP address. (Mike now knows how to prevent this) |
2006-03-13 | 944 | Went viral in Canada Via www.poli.ca |
2006-01-23 | 685 | Went viral in Finland via https://areena.yle.fi/ |
2005-09-29 | 801 | Mentioned on The Corey and Jay Show (US syndicated national radio show) |
2005-09-16 | 611 | Featured on channels.netscape.com |
2005-09-04 | 1,047 | Went Viral in New Zealand |
2005-08-17 | 640 | Mentioned on 95.5 FM Huston,TX |
2005-03-13 | 1,061 | Featured on slashdot.org |
2005-01-15 | 1,063 | Went viral in Belgium via breedband.telenet.be |
2004-08-13 | 486 | U.S./U.K. spike led by New York City and Durham, England. |
2004-06-22 | 1,838 | Featured on StraightDope.com |
2003-11-01 | 973 | Featured on cox.net |
2002-09-15 | 545 | Featured on mikelist.com |
2002-09-06 | 973 | Featured on bbc.co.uk/radio2 |
2002-09-04 | 606 | Listed as a top 10 Kid's Cam on CamVista.com |
2002-07-15 | 1,407 | Featured in TheEnquirer.net |
2001-05-25 | 1,401 | Mentioned on BBC UK Radio |
2001-05-11 | 894 | Bubblecam is listed as an Earthcam's Editors Choice |
2001-03-06 | 459 | Featured on EarthCam.com |