# Trololo (Eduard Khil)

> A Soviet TV clip brought Eduard Khil new fans and more than 26 million YouTube views.

- Owner: Eduard Khil (performer); Arkady Ostrovsky (composer)
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2009-11-26
- Milestone date: 2010-03-12
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 62 (Viral, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop, Revival

## Summary

A user uploaded Khil's Soviet TV performance in 2009. Forums, an autoplay site and television spread it in 2010; Khil answered with a lyrics invitation. A packed club show, merchandise, a choir cover and later brand adaptations followed.

## Timeline

- 2009-11-26 — RealPapaPit (YouTube) — RealPapaPit uploaded Khil's wordless performance, later titled Mr. Trololo original upload.
- 2010-01-27 — gn3xu5 (Reddit) — gn3xu5 shared the video in r/WTF under the title Trololololololololo.
- 2010-02-19 — BuzzFeed (Open web) — BuzzFeed featured the video in Lyrical Genius; HuffPost subsequently linked to BuzzFeed.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/trololo

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Trololo (Eduard Khil).” Case HIS-01491. Spread Score v1.3: 62/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01491