The Story Open: 500 viral examples

Viral TikToks that open with the story open. See which niches it wins in, the formats it pairs with, and the exact opening lines behind the biggest outliers.

Talking head is the dominant format (40% of the standouts here), the story open is the most common opener, the median lands at 30-60s. The biggest outlier — @haley_pavone — pulled 49.5M views opening with “Oopsie 🤭 @Shark Tank @Mr. Wonderful #sharktank #entreprenuer #femalefounder #my”.

Videos that combine 2-3 of these patterns typically see the strongest outlier scores.

Viral examples