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100 men vs one gorilla

Meme & format · 2019 · Notable

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X displayed 301.9 million views on a post reviving an old gorilla debate.

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@DreamChasnMike · Apr 25, 2025

i think 100 niggas could beat 1 gorilla everybody just gotta be dedicated to the shit😂😂

219.4K8.7K
Post · @DreamChasnMike on X
Clip · TikTok
Clip · TikTok

PETA

@peta · Apr 28, 2025

100 men vs. a gorilla? Maybe try 100 reasons to leave animals out of your content instead…

3.9K1.4K
Post · @peta on X

The White House

@WhiteHouse · May 1, 2025

100 men vs 1 gorilla is still up for debate. Meanwhile, 142,000+ illegal alien criminals went up against 1 President Trump — They all got deported. 🤭

33.3K2.3K
Post · @WhiteHouse on X
Clip · Casual Geographic on YouTube
Clip · TikTok

Overwatch

@PlayOverwatch · May 2, 2025

1 Gorilla, 100 Soldiers: Who Wins? 🦍💯 Join us along with some surprise content creators for an epic showdown between 1 Winston vs. 100 Soldier: 76 LIVE May 6 at 12pm PT 🏆 ht

14.8K277
Post · @PlayOverwatch on X

ALDI USA

@AldiUSA · Apr 29, 2025

Us befriending the gorilla. Avoiding conflict (per usual).

51230
Post · @AldiUSA on X

Tubi

@Tubi · Apr 28, 2025

don't tempt me

極限 Naeem@fullcourtsport_

Tubi bout to have a 100 men vs a gorilla movie by next week

5.9K70
Post · @Tubi on X

MrBeast

@MrBeast · Apr 28, 2025

Need 100 men to test this, any volunteers?

565.3K36.2K
Post · @MrBeast on X

Chess.com

@chesscom · Apr 28, 2025

16 chess pieces or 1 gorilla?

42.2K205
Post · @chesscom on X
Clip · Saturday Night Live on YouTube
Clip · TikTok
Satisfied after opening the food box
Sander van der Wel / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
1 Gorilla, 100 Soldiers: Who Wins? 🦍💯 Join us along with some surprise content creators for an epic showdown between 1 Winston vs. 100 Soldier: 76 LIVE May 6 at 12pm PT 🏆
@PlayOverwatch on X
16 chess pieces or 1 gorilla?
@chesscom on X
Portrait of a west lowland silverback gorilla
Rolling Stone
100 men vs 1 gorilla is still up for debate. Meanwhile, 142,000+ illegal alien criminals went up against 1 President Trump — They all got deported. 🤭
@WhiteHouse on X
Two Bitches vs. a Gorilla - SNL
Saturday Night Live on YouTube
100 Men VS Gorilla on Steam
Steam / NorDreams
Us befriending the gorilla. Avoiding conflict (per usual).
@AldiUSA on X

Spread Score

How it works
Reach43Contagion35Breadth80Velocity73Longevity2250

Numbers

Sherrills X post impressions; live counter
301.9M
As of Oct 23, 2026 · X · Self-reported · X / @DreamChasnMike
Observed peak date
Week of May 9, 2025
May 7 ’19 to Week of May 9, 2025
Platforms
8
Started on Reddit
Origin
Organic
Culture (no sector)

Mechanics

  • ControversyPrimary
  • Response chain
  • Brand pile-on
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

A Reddit fight question appeared in 2019 and resurfaced on TikTok before an X breakout in 2025. MrBeast, brands and experts replied. SNL parodied it, and a Steam game followed.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesJan ’19MayMay ’20May ’21May ’22Jun ’23Jul ’24Apr ’25MayJunDecObserved peakRedditTikTokXPressTVYouTubeInstagramOpen web
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Timeline (16)

  1. May 2019

    u/Rudania_admin seed · May 7 ’19

    A Reddit user asked whether unarmed men could defeat an enraged silverback gorilla.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. February 2022

    @yuri5kpt2 platform jump · Feb 23 ’22

    A TikTok user asked whether grown men or a gorilla would win a fight.[2][3]

  3. January 2025

    @tredouglass afterlife · Jan 28 ’25

    Tre Douglass revived the question in a video arguing that the gorilla would win.[3]

  1. afterlife · Apr 19 ’25

  2. platform jump · Apr 25 ’25

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Origin
Organic
Sector
Culture (no sector)
Region
Global
Sherrills X post impressions; live counter
301.9M
As of Oct 23, 2026 · X · Self-reported · X / @DreamChasnMike
Evidence
Grade A

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