TechVIRAL VIDEO BREAKDOWN

Laptop-Cat Video Climbs to No. 1 in Pets

Zack D. Films' video now has 8,454,932 views and leads YouTube's U.S. Pets and Animals trending chart; the cat's own contribution is unclear.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on Weekend Edition
Published 7:49 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by YouTube (Zack D. Films): “Why Cats Rub Against Your Laptop”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 7:49 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman; aired 2 times.

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe cat video is now number one on the U.S. trending chart for pets and animals, with eight million four hundred fifty-four thousand nine hundred thirty-two views.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis morning I bet it was number two.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHang on, it's the laptop one again? I've never seen it. Is the cat doing anything?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe title says cats rub against laptops, so I'm assuming rubbing. I haven't seen it either, but I'm calling it like a game seven.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the cat went up a place and did nothing new. Somebody else did all the work.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the turning point. The cat stayed on the keyboard and the audience did the climbing. Elite stillness.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorProbably a million new people watched a cat sit on something.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEight million views, and the cat still hasn't moved.

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