[9] The Davies-Carr family lives in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, nearly 30 miles west of London.

[10] Howard uploaded the video onto YouTube so that it could be watched by the boys' grandfather, who was living in the United States.

"[11] Howard commented on the video: "The clip only went up as I wanted to share it with the boys' grandfather.

People have sent lovely comments and messages and I now upload a new video of the boys every six weeks.

[2] In addition to being the most viewed, it was also the "most favourited" and the second "most discussed" video on the website in the United Kingdom.

[17] By the end of 2011, it had been surpassed by music videos Justin Bieber's "Baby", Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance", Eminem feat.

Shelley Davies-Carr, their mother, commented on the success: "Susan Boyle has never had the hits we have had.

"[5] In their list of YouTube's 50 greatest viral videos, Time ranked "Charlie Bit My Finger" as number one.

[19] The video's lasting impact was underscored by the Davies-Carr family's appearance as mystery guests on Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz of the '00s on 30 September 2012.

The parents have passed on invitations to talk shows and on making public appearances in media outlets.

The climactic scene takes place on the roof of a building where Harry wants revenge on Charlie for biting his finger.

[23] A sound clip from the video is featured in "Pulse 8", the first track of the 2015 album Integrity by grime MC Jme.

[25] The winner of the auction, with a top bid of $760,999, was 3F Music – a company which also owns NFTs corresponding to the Disaster Girl and Overly Attached Girlfriend internet memes.

In an April 2015 interview, Charlie said he thought it was "a bit odd that loads of people have watched it."

Also according to the interview, Charlie and Harry's parents have made "thousands" from the video through advertising and sponsorship.

[30] In response to requests from viewers online, the family created "Charlie Bit My Finger" T-shirts, mugs and limited edition calendars.