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We Analysed 500+ Viral Videos — Here Is What Changed in 2026
Data journalism from Vyrex: patterns across 500+ viral short-form videos — hook shifts, platform splits, and what creators should test next.
We pulled aggregate stats from 500+ viral-class videos in the Vyrex dataset (anonymised, threshold-gated). This is not a survey — it is what the engine actually stored after Grok analysis and viral scoring.
Headline findings
- POV + confession hooks gained share vs pure question hooks quarter-over-quarter
- Sub-90s runtime still dominates TikTok viral set; Reels allows slightly longer if save rate is high
- On-screen text in frame 1 present in 78% of TikTok viral records we tagged
- Share ratio predicted reach better than like ratio on Facebook
Platform split
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