‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ Child, Now 18, Reveals Viral Clip Made His Life ‘Simpler’

Charlie Davies-Carr, who rose to fame within the 2007 YouTube clip and is now 19, is sharing a uncommon replace on his life since going viral.

Whereas speaking to BBC Newsbeat, {the teenager} admitted he does not go round telling folks he’s the well-known child.

“It isn’t like I exploit it as an icebreaker or something,” Charlie — who starred within the clip at round 12 months outdated alongside his older brother Harry Davies-Carr — mentioned.

“I used to be by no means going to make use of this as a enjoyable truth,” he added.

The clip has amassed greater than 880 million views on the platform as of 2025. Davies-Carr — who’s now at college finding out legislation — revealed his viral clip has made his life “simpler.”

“My pals like to inform folks typically, so it is onerous preserving it locked down,” Charlie defined.

“It slips out from time to time. And individuals are like: ‘Oh that is cool,’ for like 5 minutes. Or they are saying, ‘I do not know what that’s.'”

“It was by no means not part of my life,” he mentioned. “It is at all times been there.”

The web star undoubtedly is not mad in regards to the video making him cash over time.

Again in 2021, he emphasised how fortunate he was to have been part of the video at such a younger age after it bought as an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) for £500,000 (about $630k in US {dollars}).

His father, Howard, advised BBC on the time that the household has made an estimated £1,000,000 — or roughly $1,250,000 US — off the video over time.

“The most important change to our life is that as a substitute of getting two youngsters, or three youngsters, now we have 4 youngsters — and we noticed the cash as a manner that truly we are able to afford that comfortably,” he advised BBC.