internet meme

Summary

internet meme is an internet culture^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• internet meme's instance of is recorded as internet culture^[3].
• internet meme's instance of is recorded as genre^[4].
• internet meme is a type of meme^[5].
• internet meme is a type of content^[6].
• internet meme is a type of derivative work^[7].
• internet meme is a type of creative work^[8].
• internet meme is a type of viral phenomenon^[9].
• internet meme is part of phraseme^[10].
• internet meme's Commons category is recorded as Internet memes^[11].
• internet meme was distributed by digital image^[12].
• internet meme was distributed by digital video^[13].
• internet meme was distributed by text^[14].
• internet meme's said to be the same as is recorded as list of Internet phenomena^[15].
• internet meme's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Internet memes^[16].
• internet meme's different from is recorded as Mem^[17].
• internet meme's different from is recorded as Meme^[18].
• internet meme's alternative name is recorded as Maimai^[19].
• internet meme's model item is recorded as lolcat^[20].
• internet meme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25780266'}^[21].
• internet meme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7405207'}^[22].
• internet meme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9797665'}^[23].
• internet meme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2255224'}^[24].
• internet meme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5901070'}^[25].
• internet meme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2245396'}^[26].
• internet meme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+32000000'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include internet culture^[3] and genre^[4]. Recorded subclass of include meme^[5], content^[6], derivative work^[7], creative work^[8], and viral phenomenon^[9].

Use and Application

internet meme is part of phraseme^[10].

Influence

Things named for internet meme include Boaty McBoatface^[28], an autonomous underwater vehicle^[29]; meme coin^[30], founded in 2013^[31]; MEMZ^[32], a Trojan horse^[33], in Germany^[34]; and $Trump^[35], a cryptocurrency^[36], founded in 2025^[37].

Why It Matters

internet meme has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Boaty McBoatface^[28], an autonomous underwater vehicle^[29]; meme coin^[30], founded in 2013^[31]; MEMZ^[32], a Trojan horse^[33], in Germany^[34]; and $Trump^[35], a cryptocurrency^[36], founded in 2025^[37].