The 20 Most-Shared Ads of August

In other words, the usual fare floated to the top once again. The only new wrinkles were the phenomenon of athletes letting their hair down, so to speak, to engage their goofy sides. Whether it was soccer coach Joel Santana in Brazil or the Manning Bros. in the U.S., the concept appears to have taken root. Aside from that, there were the out-of-left-field hits like "Camp Gyno" and "Yal?n - Keyfi Yolunda, A?k? Sonunda," a delightful ad from Turkey.

1.Geico: "Hump Day"

Shares: 920,046

This ad, which spikes in popularity every Wednesday has racked up 11.5 million views since it hit in May.

2. DirecTV: "Football on Your Phone"

Shares: 453,256

It's Eli and Peyton Manning as you've never seen them.

3. NBC: "An American Football Coach in London"

Shares: 253,906

Jason Sudekis plays a U.S. coach who gets culture shock when he takes on a job with a "football" team in the UK.

4. One Direction: "Our Moment Fragrance Ad"

Shares: 230,067

Why is this ad so popular? Did we mention that One Direction is in it?

5. Nike: "Possibilities"

Shares: 230,031

This ad, which features LeBron James participating in his first ever (but, alas, fake) dunk contest, soccer star Pique, got 1.3 million views within its first 24 hours.

6. Activision: "Official Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer Reveal Trailer"

Shares: 211,846

The trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts, which hits Nov. 5.

7. Nike: "Blake and Drain"

Shares: 155,045

Blake Griffin and a two-guard named D'arryl Drain square off in this humorous video shot in black and white.

8. HelloFlo: "Camp Gyno"

Shares: 139,802

Startup HelloFlo got a huge boost from this $6,000 video that portrayed the story of the "Camp Gyno" at summer camp.

9. Qatar Airways: "Quatar Airwys and FCB: A Team That Unites The World"

Shares: 132,458

Stars from Futbol Club Barcelona perform good deeds in this feel-good spot for Qatar Airways.

10. Kia: "Soul Hamsters: Applause"

Shares: 132,144

Kia's beloved hamsters are back and in fighting trim for their red carpet debut.

11. Rockstar Games: "Grand Theft Auto Online: Official Gameplay Video"

Shares: 128,234

The official gameplay video for GTA online.

12. Head & Shoulders : "Joel Santana em Singing in the Chuveration"

Shares: 116,232

Brazilian football coach Joel Santana raps amiably in this hit viral for Head & Shoulders shampoo.

13. Discovery Channel "Snuffy The Seal"

Shares: 101,570

Adorable Snuffy the Seal gets snuffed out in this ad for Discovery Channel's Shark Week.

14. Oakley: "Bob Burnquist’s Dreamland"

Shares: 97,530

This video, which we pronounced "heaven for skateboarding fans" has also been a divine gift for Oakley.

15. Evian: "Baby & Me"

Shares: 95,665

Evian follows the massive success of 2009's "Roller Babies" with another hit playing on a similar theme.

16. Melbourne Metro: "Dumb Ways to Die"

Shares: 90,226

The Melbourne Metro in Australia continued to reap viral success from this Cannes-winning PSA from 2012.

17. Nintendo: "2DS Introduction"

Shares: 88,434

The 2DS, Nintendo's budget version of the 3DS, gets an introductory video.

18. Head & Shoulders: Joel Santana em Donti Revi Caspa

Shares: 74,127

More wackiness from Head & Shoulders and Santana.

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19. Cornetto: "Yal?n - Keyfi Yolunda, A?k? Sonunda"

Shares: 73,456

A Wes Anderson-esque tale of young love from Turkey.

20. Blizzard: "Diablo III"

Shares: 72,346

More game trailer fun.