These are the top 20 videos that users uploaded on the ViralPress creator platform in 2025. The list shows the highest-earning clips that people captured and then submitted to our site, watching as the footage was distributed around the world and licensed by dozens of the world's biggest media brands - earning royalties for the video owners. The clips include the heart-pounding moment a helicopter crashed alongside a freeway in California, along with the worrying moment a toddler accidentally locked himself in the family's fridge. Explore these high-impact stories that represent the year's most shared and commercially successful user-generated content of 2025.
1. Three pet dogs leap from moving car before drivers step in to save them. This jaw-dropping footage from Queensland, Australia, shows three dachshunds jumping out of a grey hatchback at a busy intersection, prompting nearby drivers to exit their vehicles and collectively rescue the confused animals from oncoming traffic.
2. Helicopter crashes yards from cars on California freeway. An Airbus H130 medical chopper lost control in a terrifying death spiral before plunging onto the side of Highway 50 in Sacramento, kicking up dust and wind just inches away from shocked commuters.
3. Spectacular Jesus apparition appears in clouds following church mass. During a youth celebration in the Philippines, a silky white shape resembling a figure with outstretched arms emerged in the sky above thousands of devotees, creating a powerful moment of reflection following a morning of heavy rain.
4. Pet dog emerges unscathed as 30-tonne boulder crashes onto family's driveway. A lukcy pet dog named Moana broke free from her cage seconds before a massive sandstone rock flattened her shelter, narrowly surviving a landslide triggered by Typhoon Wipha.
5. Pet cats and duckling live in harmony as best of friends. A mother tabby was filmed treating an adopted duckling like one of her own litter, even carrying the bird by its neck to help it into a cardboard nest.
6. Clumsy cat with head stuck between two tree branches is rescued. A three-month-old kitten named Mao Mao found herself in a humorous predicament in Thailand after failing to hop through a narrow gap, requiring her owner to gently pluck her from the branches.
7. Squid squirts ink all over fisherman's face. While a fisherman was showing off a giant catch, the marine creature unleashed a thick cloud of ink that drenched his face and body, leading to a hilarious struggle to clean off the dark substance.
8. Giant tortoise helps flip over friend who fell on his back. In a garden enclosure, a tortoise named Abba spent ten minutes repeatedly pushing his companion, John, until he successfully used a small wall to flip the stranded reptile back onto his feet.
9. Hilarious moment cow interrupts group of girls posing for video. A group of friends attempting to record an aesthetic video were sent scattering in all directions when a cheeky bovine suddenly charged toward them, creating an unexpected and chaotic scene.
10. Hot wheels! Motorcycle 'Ghost Rider' whizzes down road leaving trail of fire. A banana vendor inadvertently became a real-life vigilante after a petrol leak on his modified sidecar set his tyre ablaze, leaving a literal trail of flames as he continued driving, unaware of the inferno behind him.
11. British tourists scream as speedboat crashes into trees in Thailand. Holidaymakers were recorded cowering as their vessel leapt from the water and skidded into a mangrove forest at high speed, though everyone miraculously emerged without serious injury.
12. Dad uses baby's feet to swipe his phone screen while feeding. A resourceful first-time father demonstrated a hands-free scrolling technique by using his sleeping infant's tiny foot to navigate his device while his own hands were occupied with a milk bottle.
13. Hilarious moment girl with buck teeth meets 'doppelganger' fish with big gnashers. A student shared a lighthearted encounter with a parrotfish that appeared to mirror her own facial expressions, highlighting the similarities between their unique dental structures.
14. Toddler accidentally locks himself in fridge while looking for snacks. A three-year-old boy gave his family a scare after sitting on an empty refrigerator shelf and pulling the door shut, leading to a frantic search before he was found unharmed.
15. Tourist presses face and body into giant pin board to make 3D impression. Friends at a park were seen playfully helping each other create a full-body 3D imprint on a yellow pin impression board, resulting in a series of hilarious and detailed shapes.
16. Cow tramples through friends picnic and helps itself to food. A hungry calf at a natural park raided a tourist spread, devouring pizza and sandwiches directly from their boxes while the group scrambled to save their belongings from the bold animal.
17. Girls use a noose to rescue cat stuck on high-rise building ledge. Two kindhearted residents in successfully hoisted a stray cat to safety from a dangerous rooftop using a carefully positioned rope, ensuring the animal was secured before pulling it to the balcony.
18. Swinging fairground ride falls apart as terrified park staff run for cover. A giant frisbee attraction malfunctioned mid-swing, crashing into a ticket booth and ripping up a roof as riders and staff fled the mechanical failure.
19. Shopkeeper has sliding doors moment leaving room shortly before ceiling collapses. CCTV footage shows a live stream seller walking to her kitchen just minutes before the roof of her shop room caved in, sparing her from certain injury as debris flattened her furniture.
20. New York subway floods as heavy rain hits in Manhattan. Commuters were met with gushing floodwaters at the 28th Street station following a severe storm, leading to travel suspensions and the declaration of a state of emergency across the region.
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