Yearly graphs and Viral Times use archived daily activation totals. Country, continent and language reports use individual events with recorded locations and the site’s automation policy. Historical coverage differs, so totals may differ.
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 | Activations | Event |
|---|---|---|
2026-09-11 | 2,245 | Went Viral on Reddit likely via the Facebook viral event. |
2026-09-02 | 4,740 | Went viral on Facebook |
2026-02-25 | 221 | New York viral spike. Brief 8 AM ET mobile surge centered in New York City. |
2025-08-28 | 177 | Charlotte-centered U.S. spike: smaller share/search wave; some Teams referrals. |
2025-07-10 | 201 | Greece spike: Athens/Thessaloniki surge, likely Instagram-driven. |
2025-01-20 | 370 | Sweden viral event. Major 8 AM Sweden-time surge centered in Stockholm and Malmo. |
2024-11-03 | 483 | U.K. spike centered in England, especially Newbury and Solihull. |
2024-09-27 | 124 | Western Europe spike led by Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands. |
2024-02-25 | 76 | Italy spike centered in Florence, with added Google traffic. |
2024-02-24 | 53 | Germany spike centered in Saalfeld, with some YouTube referrals. |
2023-04-17 | 867 | Bot attack (We survived and adjusted to limit / block it) |
2023-02-16 | 273 | U.S. spike centered in Hendersonville and Flat Rock, North Carolina. |
2022-09-26 | 169 | Russia spike driven by VK.com traffic, centered in Moscow. |
2022-03-10 | 152 | North Carolina spike centered in Zirconia; strong Google search traffic. |
2022-02-14 | 438 | 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 | 604 | Switzerland lockdown spike centered in Zurich and Basel. |
2020-04-08 | 422 | U.S. lockdown spike centered in Florida and New York. |
2020-04-01 | 785 | Covid Lockdown Starts (Everyone stuck at home) |
2020-03-26 | 751 | Went viral in Vietnam |
2018-08-08 | 4,429 | Went viral via Reddit.com |
2018-05-05 | 1,034 | Went viral in Poland |
2017-12-14 | 989 | Went viral via unknown source. |
2017-07-18 | 672 | Went viral in Italy |
2017-05-23 | 642 | "Right This Minute" TV host Gayle Bass visits the Bubblecam More |
2017-05-15 | 919 | Went viral via a YouTube video on unique web cams |
2017-04-20 | 937 | Featured on nationally syndicated TV show "Right This Minute" More |
2016-06-22 | 1,077 | Went viral in Russia |
2015-01-02 | 353 | Went virual via an unknown source (Most visitors were from the United States) |
2014-08-20 | 594 | North America spike led by Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto. |
2014-04-30 | 937 | Went viral via an unknown source |
2013-09-05 | 68 | Germany/Switzerland spike centered in Frankfurt and Zurich. |
2012-05-11 | 338 | Went viral due to YouTube video on webcams |
2012-03-21 | 68 | Germany spike led by Hamburg and Stuttgart. |
2009-02-23 | 546 | Went viral in Brazil via idgnow.uol.com.br |
2009-02-19 | 351 | Featured on tech.msn.com |
2009-02-12 | 676 | Listed in PCWorld.com as one of "The 20 Wildest Webcams" |
2008-12-05 | 289 | Our WPTV News Channel 5 Interview airs in South Florida More |
2008-04-01 | 870 | Featured on KimKomando - nationally syndicated radio show (www.komando.com) |
2007-04-25 | 73 | Pennsylvania spike centered in Lansdale. |
2007-02-19 | 94 | Finland spike led by Helsinki and Tampere. |
2007-02-03 | 104 | U.S. spike centered in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. |
2006-10-23 | 477 | Robot Attack from a Canadian IP address. (Mike now knows how to prevent this) |
2006-03-13 | 372 | Went viral in Canada Via www.poli.ca |
2006-01-23 | 315 | Went viral in Finland via https://areena.yle.fi/ |
2005-09-29 | 388 | Mentioned on The Corey and Jay Show (US syndicated national radio show) |
2005-09-16 | 346 | Featured on channels.netscape.com |
2005-09-04 | 306 | Went Viral in New Zealand |
2005-08-17 | 309 | Mentioned on 95.5 FM Huston,TX |
2005-03-13 | 443 | Featured on slashdot.org |
2005-01-15 | 356 | Went viral in Belgium via breedband.telenet.be |
2004-08-13 | 277 | U.S./U.K. spike led by New York City and Durham, England. |
2004-06-22 | 756 | Featured on StraightDope.com |
2003-11-01 | 400 | Featured on cox.net |
2002-09-15 | 286 | Featured on mikelist.com |
2002-09-06 | 348 | Featured on bbc.co.uk/radio2 |
2002-09-04 | 294 | Listed as a top 10 Kid's Cam on CamVista.com |
2002-07-15 | 590 | Featured in TheEnquirer.net |
2001-05-25 | 523 | Mentioned on BBC UK Radio |
2001-05-11 | 315 | Bubblecam is listed as an Earthcam's Editors Choice |
2001-03-06 | 291 | Featured on EarthCam.com |