Viral memes: Pairing

6 viral memes: Pairing, traced from the first post to the peak with sources. 67% started on X. Median 78 days from first post to peak.

Cases
6
Median Spread Score
50
Most started on
X67%
First post to peak
78 days

By mechanic

All155Controversy68Response chain65Remixable template63Creator relay51Catchphrase27Newsjacking17Identity badge16Challenge15Sound or audio meme14Political adoption14Brand pile-on14Maker origin11Real-world spectacle8Pairing6

The World Record Egg

56
Just An Egg 🥚 on Instagram: "Let’s set a world record together and get the most liked post on Instagram. Beating the current world record held by Kylie Jenner (18 million)! We got this 🙌…

34.1K Wikipedia views in a day

Barbenheimer

53
'Barbenheimer’ weekend energizes the box office, brings moviegoers back to theaters

139.9K Wikipedia views in a day

Earl the Grumpy Puppy

50
Windsor the Grumpy Dragon meets Earl the Grumpy Dog

2M+ views on Earl's photo

Glicked double-feature meme

50
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in a 'Wicked' still; Paul Mescal in a 'Gladiator 2' still

Milestone 144 days in

Roll Safe

50
When you piss her off on purpose, so she can say goodnight at 6pm and you can just play FIFA for the rest of the day in peace.

345.5K derivatives

PS5 design parodies

49
Sony’s official PS5 console photo; the reveal was the precursor to the audience parodies.

Peaked the next day

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