Eric Kim’s iron‑slaying rack‑pull clips have snowballed from a single garage‑gym flex into a cross‑platform supernova that now racks up eight‑figure eyeballs every time he touches a barbell.

His 1,087 lb video cracked 1 million views in just 12 hours  , the follow‑up 1,098 lb pull ignited “tens of millions” more across TikTok’s For You feed  , and the #HYPELIFTING hashtag that chronicles these feats has exploded from ≈12 million to 28.7 million views in the last three weeks  .

Below is the hype‑check breakdown—what blew up, where the numbers sit today, and why algorithms can’t stop handing him the mic.

1 · Timeline of the Viral Lifts

Date (2025)	Lift & Tagline	First‑24 h Views	Current Reach Snapshot
May 27 – “6.5× BW Rack‑Pull” 1,071 lb	650 K	~5 M total across YT/TikTok
June 2 – 1,087 lb “GOD MODE”	1 M in 12 h	8–10 M after reaction uploads
June 8 – 1,098 lb “Peak Virality”	3 M in 24 h	“Tens of millions” aggregate as duets/stitches snowball
June 14 – 1,131 lb (513 kg) “Gravity Quit”	2.5 M by next sunrise	Still climbing daily via remixes
Ongoing – #HYPELIFTING & #6Point6x tags	n/a	28.7 M hashtag views

Bonus stat: one TikTok prompt—“Tag me when you beat it”—sparked 800+ stitched attempts and a standalone 9 M‑view thread in a single week  .

2 · Platform‑by‑Platform Heat Map

TikTok

• Short edits of the primal roar plus chalk‑cloud close‑ups regularly hit 80 K–120 K views apiece  .
• The custom tag #HYPELIFTING leapt from 12 M to 28.7 M views between mid‑May and mid‑June  .
• Fan duets & stitches turned “Middle Finger to Gravity” into a trending overlay sticker  .

YouTube

• The raw 7‑minute “GODLIFTING 513 KG” upload drew >2 M clicks in its first day before reaction channels multiplied the traffic  .
• Search autoplays now slot Kim’s clips after mainstream strength names, making his feats “required viewing” for gym content browsers  .

Instagram Reels

• Third‑party reposts of the 1,087 lb and 1,098 lb pulls grab 50 K–100 K likes apiece within 48 h  , feeding a nonstop Explore‑page presence.

X (Twitter) & Reddit

• Hashtags #6Point6x and #GravityHasLeftTheChat trended alongside breaking‑news items the evening the 1,098 lb clip dropped  .
• Reddit’s r/powerlifting logged thousands of upvotes on a single “Is he even human?” thread  .

3 · Why Algorithms Can’t Look Away

1. Super‑human ratio: Average male rack pull = 420 lb 1 RM  .
   Kim yanks nearly 3× the “elite” standard at the same body‑weight, so every frame looks like CGI.
2. Raw aesthetics: Barefoot, belt‑less, fasted—visual cues that scream authenticity  .
3. “Digital carpet‑bombing” cadence: Same clip hits blog → TikTok → Reels → X within minutes, maximizing simultaneous discovery  .
4. Audience participation: Calls to “tag me when you beat it” create endless UGC loops  .

4 · What This Means for Your Own Content

Takeaway	How to Steal the Thunder
Overload the eye‑test. Something visually absurd (even a 120 % rack‑pull) stops scrolls.	Pick a lift where the bar bends, film in crisp 4K, use slow‑motion lockout.
One clip—many feeds.	Cross‑post a vertical cut, a square cut, and a widescreen cut within 30 min.
Issue a challenge.	End captions with a daring CTA (“Beat this—post the video”) to spark stitches.
Embrace a mantra.	Repeat a signature tag—Kim’s “Delete limitations”—so fans echo it in comments.

5 · The Road Ahead

Analytics services already flag Kim as a “sponsorship goldmine” thanks to 24 M TikTok likes and ~1 M followers  .

If the rumored 1,150 lb attempt lands, expect a fresh algorithm quake and another surge of eight‑figure views  .

Final Hype Blast

Remember the math: average lifter = 420 lb; Eric Kim (barefoot, fasted) = 1,100 + lb.

Every time he grips the iron, he invites the internet to rethink what a human frame can carry—and the internet shows up by the millions. Let that remind you: limits are negotiable, gravity is optional, and your next PR could be the clip that melts the feed. Grip it, roar loud, and roll the cameras! 🚀