Know Your Meme is a site that researches and documents Internet memes and viral phenomena. Founded in December of 2008, Know Your Meme's research is handled by an independent professional editorial and research staff and community members. In three years of its existence, the site grew to reach more than 9.5 million people every month and is considered the most authoritative source on news, history and origins of viral phenomena and Internet memes. In March of 2011, Cheezburger -- the company behind other Internet phenomena such as FAIL Blog, I Can Has Cheezburger?, and The Daily What -- acquired Know Your Meme from Rocketboom, LLC. Know Your Meme is located in Cheezburger's New York City offices in Manhattan.
Much like wikis, any registered member can submit a meme or viral phenomena for research at knowyourmeme.com. Other members may contribute to the research of the topic, archival of notable media or discussion about a meme. The editorial staff and moderators then evaluates each entry by further researching the online presence of the meme for confirmation or invalidation. For more information, please refer to our Rules and Guidelines. The editorial staff also provides interviews or Q&As with subjects of memes or notable individuals who are involved with the meme culture.
Know Your Meme's research and reporting has appeared in major news publications and outlets, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, Wired, TIME, Newsweek, The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Le Nouvel Observateur, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The Estadão among others. Know Your Meme has also earned several recognitions and awards for its research including TIME Magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2009, the 2010 Streamy Award for Best Guest Star in a Web Series and the 2012 Webby Award for Best Cultural Blog. In 2014, Know Your Meme was inducted into the Web Archiving Program run by The American Folklife Center at the U.S. Library of Congress.
Trending Memes
Squidward Is Furious Patrick Opened His Bag Of Carbon Monoxide In absolutenutcase162 Redraw Meme
Patrick Did You or Did You Not Open My Bag of Carbon Monoxide at the Krusty Krab refers to a popular redraw meme inspired by an @absolutenutcase162 SpongeBob Comic in which Squidward receives a call from Patrick hypothetically asking how to close a bag of carbon monoxide.
Punch Drummer 'Speedbag Bard' Covers Popular Songs With His Fists And A Punching Bag
Speedbag Bard is the online handle of a YouTuber and a punch drummer who uses a speed bag to cover popular songs, punching the bag to their rhythm. Playing the improvised instrument since June 2022 and uploading his videos to Instagram and YouTube, the cover artist achieved virality on social media in October 2024.
10 Years Ago, A Kid Made A Minor Mistake And The Internet Named Him Marvin
Minor Advice Marvin is an advice animal image macro series featuring a photograph of a young boy staring blankly at a distance and various captions detailing everyday episodes of regrettable mistakes that can unfold as a result of one’s own oversight.
Please Welcome Cheeseball the Wizard Cat, Brought To Your Screens By AI (Dark Computer Magic)
Cheeseball the Wizard Cat refers to several AI-generated images of a fat orange cat wearing a pointy wizard hat and holding a staff in its paw. Shared online in late August 2024, the image achieved virality in September and October 2024, inspiring fan art, animations and memes.
Introducing Apple's Newest Emoji (I'm Not Lying)
Apple's Newest Emoji refers to a green frog-like character who was originally posted to Reddit's /r/lies subreddit with the caption, "This is apples newest emoji." The original post was shared in 2022. In the following years, the fake Apple emoji spawned memes and fan art on Twitter / X and elsewhere.
A 2023 'Sigma' Video Thumbnail Is A Growing Redraw And Reaction Meme
Sorry You're Not a Sigma refers to a YouTube thumbnail depicting an old man staring forward with his fingers tented in front of his face next to the text, "Sorry you're not a sigma." The image was originally used as a thumbnail for a 2023 video by Achieving Success titled "10 Signs You Are NOT A Sigma Male" and became the subject of memes as an exploitable redraw format and reaction image throughout 2024.
'This Guy Sucks At Mario' Is A Text-To-Speech Meme Showcasing TAS Videos Where A Computer Definitely Does Not Suck At Mario
This Guy Sucks At Mario refers to a viral video and copypasta in which a text-to-speech voice criticizes a gamer playing Super Mario 3, saying they jump too often and make unsafe, precarious jumps. However, the clip shows a Tool Assisted Speedrun (TAS) of Super Mario 3, meaning each input has been manually input beforehand to be theoretically perfect. The video has been widely reposted and quoted on social media, leading to parodies in which social media users utilized the same text-to-speech voice to make similar videos over high-quality Mario gameplay.
Hurricane Milton Rapidly Intensifies To Category 5 In 24 Hours, Breaking Meteorological Records
Hurricane Milton refers to an Atlantic hurricane set to make landfall over Florida's west coast on October 9th, 2024. Milton received nationwide news coverage when it experienced rapid intensification, transforming from a Category 1 to a Category 5 hurricane in a day over Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Meteorologists identified Hurricane Milton as the fourth strongest Atlantic hurricane in recorded history. Milton formed a week after Hurricane Helene, which devasted nearby North Carolina and other places along its path. Viral posts and reactions to Hurricane Milton spread on social media sites like Twitter / X, Reddit and TikTok, among others. Viral videos surfaced en masse, like one showing Milton's powerful eye and another showing Florida meteorologist John Morales becoming emotional and seemingly crying while talking about Milton's strength. Others joked about the name "Milton," which was perceived as wimpy and unserious. Some made memes involving characters named Milton from fiction, like Milton Waddams from the film Office Space centering on jokes about his red stapler.
TikTok Users Share Relatable Interests Under The 'I Lied, Put Your Clothes Back On' Trend
I Lied, Put Your Clothes Back On refers to a TikTok POV meme and trend in which a person is deceived into a room to comment on a specific topic rather than have an intimate moment, like talking about past relationship traumas or their interests and hobbies. The trend started in early September 2024 using HBO's Succession theme song, and it is a variant of the There Is No Meme / I Lied to You, Take Off Your Clothes and I Lied, I Don't Have Netflix trends.
Jon Gruden Draws Alex Jones Comparison With 'Creepy' TikTok Where He's Feeling 'Nicey'
Jon Gruden Creepy TikTok refers to a viral video posted on TikTok by former NFL head coach and analyst Jon Gruden in which he praises the play of several quarterbacks around the league. In the clip, Gruden is seen in a dark room and declares that the quarterbacks' performances have him feeling "really nicey." He then rocks back and forth as the song "Nicey" by HEXED and Kimati plays. The video went viral in early October 2024 as social media users joked about its unnerving quality and used it in memes online.
After Fans Revolt Against The Latest 'Uzumaki' Episode, Toonami Co-Founder and The Show's Producer Reveals That They Were 'Screwed Over'
Uzumaki Episode Two Animation Quality Controversy or Uzumaki Anime Episode 2 Backlash refers to memes and jokes about the perceived sharp drop in animation quality between the first and the second episode of the four-part Uzumaki anime series, originally created by manga artist Junji Ito, which was released in early October 2024. Fans of the much-hyped horror anime began voicing complaints about the Adult Swim Toonami show after several clips from the second episode went viral online, with people pointing out shoddy animation and poor graphics, among other criticisms. This also inspired several X users to post low-quality scenes from other shows and joke about how it is "Uzumaki episode 2." There were theories about why the quality of the anime dipped, with some anime fans speculating that the work was outsourced to subpar studios and that Fugaku studio's Hiroshi Nagahama was supposedly fired for driving up the costs of production in the first episode.
The Word 'Miners' Is Angrily Said Multiple Times In The New 'Transformers One' Film, Leading To 'Minecraft YouTuber' Jokes
Miners (Transformers One) refers to a series of memes using clips from the 2024 Transformers film Transformers One in which the word "miners" is said often, sounding like its homophone "minors." One scene of the character Darkwing angrily saying, "Grr, miners!" went particularly viral on YouTube and TikTok in late 2024 and spawned memes about being angry at minors. Overall, many scenes in the movie used the word "miners," leading to an array of memes using a variety of clips.
Logan Paul Declares That He 'Likes His Cheese Drippy, Bruh,' Inspiring Memes
I Like My Cheese Drippy, Bruh is a quote spoken by Logan Paul in a video featuring himself, KSI and MrBeast comparing their product Lunchly to its competitor Lunchables. In the video, Paul dips a mini nacho from the Lunchly nachos into the product's cheese sauce while dipping a Lunchables nacho into the Lunchables cheese sauce, then comments on the Lunchly cheese's "drip," saying, "I like my cheese drippy, bruh." The video was posted to social media, including YouTube, in mid-September 2024 and became the subject of memes later that month on sites including YouTube and TikTok, including edits of the video that use AI to replace Paul with a character.
The 'German Stare' Is A Stereotype That Predates The Modern Sigma Phonk Brainrot Memes
German Stare refers to a nationality stereotype that claims Germans stare at strangers. The phenomenon was referenced in memes and video skits on social media sites like TikTok and Twitter / X, among others, predominantly in the early 2020s. Later, German Stare became a Sigma slang term within Phonk Trollge edits, effectively replacing the precursor term Sigma Stare. German Stare was referenced in slang overload sigma posts, usually combined with Those Who Know and Balkan Rage, among so-called brainrot terms.
The 'Consoomer' And The 'Doomer Tradwife' Just Can't Get Along In This Exploitable Meme
What A Boring Guy refers to a series of exploitable memes featuring a Wojak Comic with the Consoomer, an -Oomer Wojak variant, and the Doomer Tradwife characters. A meme showing the Doomer Tradwife looking at a coding- and Linux-pilled version of the Consoomer and thinking, "What a boring guy, I bet he has no conversation subjects" inspired a series of memes that showed him to be obsessed with other interests in October 2024, including corn, mushrooms and Pikmin.
Rick Grimes Crawling Out Of Hospital Bed Is Just The Normal Process Of Waking Up Before 8 AM
Rick Grimes Waking Up in a Hospital refers to a scene from the first episode of the horror drama series The Walking Dead in which the character Rick Grimes (played by actor Andrew Lincoln) wakes up in a hospital bed and struggles to crawl out of it. Starting in October 2023, the scene has been used as a video and GIF caption meme format, often used in memes about struggling to wake up.
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 'MIZUKI' Is Going Viral On Twitter For Her Incredible Moves Since Her Debut In 2012
Mizuki, real name Mizuki Kaminade, is a Japanese professional wrestler known for her signature wrestling moves. Kaminade is currently signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling where she is the current Princess of Princess Champion. Online, Mizuki has spawned a global fandom since her debut in December 2012, creating fan art, memes, clips and images of her doing special wrestling moves.
Redraw Trend Finds Cute Characters In Leaf Piles Celebrating 'It's Finally Autism'
It's Finally Autism is an exploitable redraw meme based on a captioned photo of a borzoi lying in a pile of leaves, indicating the caption is an intentional misspelling of "It's finally autumn." The meme started in September of 2024 and led to artists drawing their various characters using the same scene and caption.
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These Dragon Ball Sparking Zero "What If" stories are getting out of hand. I moved a single pebble, and now the Ginyu Force pulled up looking like this
Welcome back, Brazilian Miku
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Videos
Meme Legend '10 Guy' Is Still Really High... On Life
The "10 Guy" meme, featuring a red-faced, sleepy-eyed man symbolizing extreme intoxication, originated from a photo taken in Ibiza, Spain, in 2011 and quickly went viral after being posted on Reddit's r/trees subreddit. For years, Connor, the man behind the meme, kept his identity a secret to avoid the negative impact on his future career. However, in 2021, he revealed himself, sharing how the meme unexpectedly boosted his social life, even helping him meet his girlfriend Lucy. Embracing his internet fame, Connor minted an official NFT and now resides in England with Lucy, where they run a food hall and enjoy a fulfilling life away from the constant online attention. Despite missing some opportunities due to his meme status, Connor is content with how his life has unfolded and views his role in internet culture as a positive experience. Watch our interview with Connor - https://youtu.be/_bFGfKgsV8I Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!
Elon Musk's Weird Jump Gets Memed
Surprised he hasn't invented a way to jump higher at this point.
Influencer Jack Doherty Crashes $200k McLaren While Texting On a Rainy Highway
He's permanently banned from streaming on Kick and should probably be facing criminal charges...
WINNER - Jack Black's "I Am Steve": September 2024 Meme Of The Month
With quite a sizable lead and over 25 percent of total votes it's the much-memed "I am Steve" shot from the Minecraft movie teaser trailer that snags the top spot for itself and becomes the top meme of September 2024. Jack Black Steve had been photoshopped, redrawn, cast doubt on and theory-crafted as Herobrine, edited into a thousand TikToks and generally memed in every imaginable way for a good part of the month. Good on ya, "Steve." Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/P2VPdVDIKT8 Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!
Runner Up - Moo Deng: September 2024 Meme Of The Month
In the second place this month we have the baby hippo Moo-Deng that has earned universal love for herself in the span of mere days with her adorable expressions and levels of cuteness previously thought impossible for a hippo to have. There is hardly anyone on the internet who hasn't seen at least one picture or video of the newborn inhabitant of Thailand zoo being sprayed by water, frolicking around her enclosure, or being lifted up by her caretaker while making an expression of horror that scream queens can only dream of. Thanks for setting the mood for the month, Moo-Deng, we and 16 percent of votes totally appreciated that. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/P2VPdVDIKT8 Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!
In 3rd place - Nikocado Avocado's Weight Loss: September 2024 Meme Of The Month
Remember Nikocado Avocado? This is him now, right there in the third place on our monthly poll, enjoying 15 percent of your votes. The one who has always been two steps ahead of everybody else and was toootally one hundred percent in on the joke all this time, mukbang streamer Nikocado Avocado has surprised everyone with his astonishing weight loss which he achieved in secret, all while posting his pre-recorded videos to throw everybody off. Memes aside, congratulations to Mr. Avocado on his achievement. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/P2VPdVDIKT8 Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!
In 4th place - Diddy's Arrest: September 2024 Meme Of The Month
One of the bigger topic this past month were Diddy's charges of sexual harassment, sexual assault, trafficking of minors… the list goes on. Accusations against the rapper Sean Combs, now commonly referred to as The Diddler, first came to light in November 2023, and after more and more people told their stories, the rapper was arrested and charged in September 2024. Details against the major case soon surfaced, including Diddys' "freak-off" parties and over 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant found in his Miami house. The situation was horrible, the memes were hilarious, and the case against Diddy gets fourth place with just over 10 percent of total votes. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/P2VPdVDIKT8 Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!
In 5th place - Those Who Know 💀: September 2024 Meme Of The Month
Wrapping up our top five memes for this month are those who know 💀, a 2024 off-shoot of the Traumatized Mr. Incredible meme reborn on TikTok. The IYKYK format has been used as a caption for images referencing infamous memes and moments in media before developing further into a recaption format. Those who voted for the format managed to gather nearly 7 percent of total votes for their favorite. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/P2VPdVDIKT8 Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!
Honorable Mentions: September 2024 Meme Of The Month
Check out the memes that had their chance but fumbled it: in places six to fifteen we have My New Character whose deal is that he's a chill guy (6%), Concord having an early RIPBOZO moment after shutting down less on two weeks (4.5%), the Henry Danger trend and his side eye in particular (4%), the nature's miracle of "Ora Ora Get Pregnant" (3%), the many wonderful redraws of the NES Princess Peach Sprite (2%), Princess Peach again, now with her rave set (1%), the theme song from Fugget About It (1%), the crime and punishment of the Chase Bank ATM glitch (1%), the YTP throwback "the flames of disaster" (0.5%), and lastly the 55-minute standing ovation in my living room (0.5%). Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/P2VPdVDIKT8 Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!
SEE WHO WON MEME OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2024
This September we saw a Myriad of meme contenders, with some being actual meme-able events like the whole... Diddy thing... anyway who took home the gold? Was it a loveable slimy baby hippo? Could it have been a weight loss surprise from a mukbang influencer? Perhaps it was a trailer for a long anticipated movie based on a video game... Guess you'll have to watch the video to find out. For more information visit: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/see-the-winner-of-september-2024s-meme-of-the-month Video by @Aztrosist and @BagelBoyChannel Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!
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Meme Insider Magazine
The Boys Parody
Aella Discusses Her Viral History
Mizzy Talks Turning His Life Around
Noah Glenn Carter Talks Tik Tok Ban
Scuba Steph Talks Being A Clown Girl
Pop Artist Julia Ragbeer On Her Viral Album
Canadian Influencer Plushh Talks Viral Toronto Accent
2024 In Memes
Mulch Gang Sister Of The Loam Interview
Roblox Streamer Powenvy Messy Room Interview
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Insights
When Brands Break: How Nutter Butter's Descent Into Madness Reveals The Absurdity Of Corporate Social Media
Brand memeing has long been on its deathbed, and Nutter Butter might have killed it.
The Zuckaissance: Mark Zuckerberg's Journey From Sweet Baby Ray's Enjoyer To Quirked-Up Tech Rizzler
Mark Zuckerberg wears a chain now, but has anything really changed? Let's take a look at the public perception and evolution of the Meta CEO over the years and where he stands now.
The Power Of Memes: Measuring The Impact Of Humor In Viral Content
Many people know that memes can be a powerful tool online, but how can we measure that power? In our latest Insights report, we delve into numerous tests and studies to determine just how influential memes are compared to other types of content.
What Is a Meme? The History and Evolution Of Memes Explained
Memes have come a long way in the past 20-plus years. Here's a brief history of their evolution and a comprehensive guide to defining them.
Who Is The Most Memed Person Ever? Online Fame And Parasocial Love, By The Numbers
Looking into the numbers behind the 21st-century online celebrity to see which high-profile individuals have racked up the most meme and internet virality over the years.
The Power Of Memes In Different Fandoms: How Fans Contribute To The Expansion Of Narrative Universes And Influence Media Consumption
In this Insights piece, we take a look at the biggest fandoms across the internet and explain how the memes, trends and other viral phenomena they create impact the world of entertainment.
The Barbenheimer Phenomenon: How Memes And Viral Marketing Impacted The Success Of The 'Barbie' And 'Oppenheimer' Movies
_Barbie_ and _Oppenheimer_ are smash hits at the box office and they have the Barbenheimer meme to thank for some of that. Here's how memes and social media trends surrounding the two films affected their success.
Cocaine Bear: How Meme Marketing Conquered Hollywood
Memes and movies — the best combo since hard drugs and apex predators. Here's a breakdown of the secret sauce and internet history behind _Cocaine Bear's_ viral success.
TikTok By The Numbers: How Trend Engagement Shapes Internet Culture
The way TikTok users interact with memes can provide interesting insight into how the platform's trends spread online. In our latest case study, we take a look at three of the year's biggest TikToks to analyze the way user interaction shaped them.
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Where Do Memes Come From? The Top Platforms From 2010-2022
From the rise of TikTok to the Boomerification of Facebook, our data tells many important stories. We take a look back at the history of meme origins from the last decade-plus to infer how the internet and its culture have evolved.
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