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I don't think Flappy Bird went viral as a result of a single or even multiple influencers. It seemed to spread by word-of-mouth and blew up that way.


> Although originally unsuccessful, the game received a massive influx of players after being reviewed by the Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flappy_Bird

Wikipedias source for that, https://www.businessinsider.com/flappy-bird-origin-2014-2?r=...


I stand, incredibly, corrected.




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