# The top memes of the 2010s according to Know Your Meme

The top 30 of the "Top 50 Memes of the Decade", the list Know Your Meme built in December 2019 from a poll of its community with nearly 55,000 votes. Doge came first.

- 53 votes · 30 items
- Dec 26, 2019 · gridiron
- https://even.best/en/l/1525/the-top-memes-of-the-2010s-according-to-know-your-meme

## Top 30

1. **Doge** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 2013. The Shiba Inu of "much wow" captions in Comic Sans.
2. **Loss** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2008. The four-panel Ctrl+Alt+Del comic whose layout became a legendary hidden meme.
3. **Ricardo Milos** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2018. The dancing model behind countless remixes.
4. **Drakeposting** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2016. Drake rejecting one thing and approving another, from the "Hotline Bling" video.
5. **Press F to Pay Respects** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 2014. A Call of Duty funeral prompt turned into slang for paying respects.
6. **Blinking White Guy** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2017. Drew Scanlon's blink, "the GIF of the decade".
7. **Surprised Pikachu** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2018. Pikachu's shocked face at entirely predictable outcomes.
8. **Is This a JoJo Reference?** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2016. Mocking fans who see JoJo's Bizarre Adventure references everywhere.
9. **Steamed Hams** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 2018. Endless remixes of a Simpsons scene with Skinner and Chalmers.
10. **Virgin vs. Chad** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 2017. The template comparing the "virgin" and the exaggerated "Chad".
11. **Pepe the Frog** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2015. The webcomic frog that became one of the internet's most widespread characters.
12. **Robbie Rotten** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2016. The LazyTown villain whose song "We Are Number One" spawned endless remixes.
13. **Harambe** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2016. The gorilla from the Cincinnati Zoo who became an ironic internet tribute.
14. **Megalovania** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2018. The Undertale theme that popped up in every edited video.
15. **Distracted Boyfriend** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2017. The stock photo that became the template for every preference.
16. **Smash Mouth's "All Star"** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2017. The Shrek song remixed in every possible way.
17. **Galaxy Brain** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2017. Ever more glowing brains for ever more absurd ideas.
18. **Ugandan Knuckles** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2018. The VRChat Knuckles asking "Do you know de wey?".
19. **Big Chungus** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2018. A chubby Bugs Bunny and his fake video game box art.
20. **Wojak** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2012. The simple drawn face that evolved into the "-oomer" family.
21. **Derpy Hooves** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2010. The cross-eyed background pony from My Little Pony.
22. **Gabe the Dog** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2013. The dog whose "bork" was remixed into every song.
23. **Grumpy Cat** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2012. Tardar Sauce, the cat with the permanently grumpy face.
24. **Mocking SpongeBob** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2017. SpongeBob as a chicken and alternating capitals to mock someone.
25. **Bruh** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2014. The all-purpose word of exasperation and the "bruh moment".
26. **Rage Comics** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2008. The MS Paint comics, with Trollface and company, that ruled the early 2010s.
27. **The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2017. Palpatine's monologue that made Star Wars prequel memes legitimate.
28. **Supa Hot Fire** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2011. The parody rap battle with absurd rhymes and over-the-top reactions.
29. **Hide the Pain Harold** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 2011. Stock photos of Hungarian model András Arató and his forced smile.
30. **You Know I Had to Do It to 'Em** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — 2017. A pose recreated by every character imaginable.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.