Evolution Of Memes (1921-2026) | (Updated)

Video Overview & Insights

The history of memes throughout the years.

Any memes I missed? Let me know for the future video!

Music at the beginning: https://youtu.be/3GyQlZpUimQ?si=pNq0ai5iva4vUPck

The Origins: I got the year origins of Know Your Meme and other sites I used.

Memes Names:

First Cartoon Meme (1921)

Big Chungas (1941)

Double Spider-Man Meme (1967)

Willy Wonka (1971)

Trololo Song (1976)

Keyboard Cat / Piano Cat (1984)

Nestle Crunch (1984)

Stop It, Get Some Help (1987)

Rickroll (1987)

Yee (1988)

Kazoo Kid (1989)

X File Theme (1993)

Mr. Bean Nostalgia Meme (1994)

Brent Rambo (1994)

Dancing Baby (1996)

Spooky Scary Skeletons (1996)

Da Ba Dee (1998)

All Your Base Are Belong To Us (1998)

Hamster Dance (1998)

Have You Ever Had A Dream Like This? (1999)

Homestar Runner (2000)

Patrick Bateman Face Meme (2000)

Zoolander Face (2001)

Star Wars Kid (2002)

Spanish Guy Laughing (2002)

O RLY? (2003)

Dancing Banana / It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time (2003)

Badger Badger Badger (2003)

K-fee Car Commercial (2004)

Scary Maze Game (2004)

Guy Laughing Meme (2004)

Numa Numa (2004)

Crazy Frog (2004)

John Cena Theme (2005)

Disaster Girl (2005)

Charlie The Unicorn (2005)

Pepe The Frog (2005)

Wow Meme (2006)

I Like Turtles (2007)

Epic Face (2007)

The Gummy Bear Song (2007)

Chocolate Rain (2007)

Dramatic Chipmunk (2007)

Shoop Da Whoop (2007)

Advice Dog (2007)

Success Kid (2007)

Mudkip (2007)

The Kitty Cat Dance Song (2007)

Has Anyone Really Been Far

(2008)

Caramella Girls - Caramelldansen (2008)

Asfdmovies (2008)

Rage Comics (2008)

Troll Face (2008)

NO GOD PLEASE NO (2008)

Michael Rosen - Nice (2008)

Do You Like Waffles? (2006/2008)

The Duck Song (2009)

Yao Ming Face (2009)

David After Dentist (2009)

Ok Go - Here It Goes Again (2009)

Annoying Orange (2009)

Sanic (2010)

Doge (2010)

Astromania / Coffin Dance (2010)

Wojak (2010)

Double Rainbow (2010)

Bed Intruder Song (2010)

Awesome Face Song (2010)

HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAA (2010)

Me Gusta Face (2010)

Best Cry Ever! (2010)

Run Away (2010)

Nyan Cat (2011)

The Rap Battle (Parody) (2011)

Rebecca Black - Friday (2011)

Grumpy Cat (2012)

Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That (Autotune) (2012)

Gangnam Style (2012)

Raining Tacos (2012)

Hehe Yeah Boy (2012)

The Screaming Sheep (2012)

Overly Attached Girlfriend (2012)

Slenderman (2012)

OMG! WOW!!! (2012)

Harlem Shake (2013)

What Does The Fox Say? (2013)

Chicken Song (2013)

What? Meme (2013)

What’s 9+10? / 21 (2013)

Crack Kid (2014)

Lazy Town | We Are Number One (2014)

Hi Ok (2015)

Hardest Name In Africa (2015)

MLG (2013*) (Mistake)

My Longest Yeah Boi (2015)

Just Do It! (2015)

GOT ‘EMMMM!!!!! (2015)

Oh Hell No (2015)

Black Man Crying Meme (2015)

Oh My God (2015)

Monster School (2016)

DAMN (2016)

Roll Safe (2016)

Dancing Brazilian Dog (2016)

PPAP (2016)

Buttercup (2017)

Beep Beep Im A Sheep (2017)

Big Enough (2017)

Crab Rave (2018)

The Muffin Song (2018)

Dame Tu Costia (2018)

Ugandan Knuckles / Do You Know Da Wae (2018)

Old Town Road (2019)

Stick Bug (2020)

Among Us Song Track (2020)

Emotional Damage (2021)

Skibidi Dop Dop Yes Yes (2022)

Skibidi Toilet (2023)

We Live We Love / Smurf Cat (2023)

Strawberry Elephant (2023)

Chicken Nugget Song (2024)

CHIPI CHIPI CHAPA (2024)

Oi Oi (2024)

I’ve Played These Games Before! (2025)

OIIA OIIA / Spinning Cat (2025)

Lava Chicken Song (A Minecraft Movie) (2025)

Dancing Rat (2025)

Trallalero Trallallà (2025)

6-7 (2025)

MI GATITO (2025)

Chicken Jockey (A Minecraft Movie) (2025)

Jet2 Holiday (2025)

Chicken Stars (2025)

7UP FIDO DIDO (2006/2026)

Updating this Soon in Somewhere in 2026..