161 memes documented
Classic macros, reaction images, viral videos, and modern brainrot — origins, timelines, and why each format spread.
161
Memes documented
19
Rising or new
Highest Current Popularity scores across all meme entries.
Foundational formats that still define meme literacy.
A third-person twist on the classic "While you were partying, I studied the blade" format, used to salute anyone who stayed in to study, build, code or master an obscure skill.

Viral social media comedian and actor deeply connected to hip-hop culture.
The quote-tweet comeback — 'this you?' — paired with someone's old hypocritical post, the standard accountability check on Twitter/X.

Pinkfong's earworm kids' song and dance that became one of YouTube's most-watched videos and a global parent nightmare.
The debated hunt for the 'first meme' — from 1920s Expectations vs Reality print cartoons to Dancing Baby, with no single agreed answer.

PSY's 2012 K-pop anthem that became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views — and unleashed a global horse-dance craze.
161 memes documented and explained.
161 memes