viral
adj.adj. spreading very quickly across the internet through social media and emails. You use this when a video, photo, or story becomes famous in a short time because many people share it.
adj. relating to or involving the rapid circulation of information, images, or video clips from one internet user to another. Often used in marketing contexts to describe content that achieves organic, exponential reach.
Her funny video went viral overnight.
The marketing team hoped the new campaign would go viral and reach millions of potential customers without a large ad spend.
In the digital age, a single poorly judged comment can go viral within minutes, permanently altering a brand's public image before a formal response can even be drafted.
From virus + -al.
Commonly follows the verb 'go' ('to go viral') to describe the process of becoming widely shared.
The video was viral by everyone.The video went viral.Learners sometimes treat 'viral' as a passive verb; however, it is an adjective usually paired with 'go' to describe a change in state.