(1/6) In our latest Insights study, Know Your Meme and BAMM Global examine the biggest fandoms across the internet and explain how the memes they create have real-world effects on the entertainment industry: (2/6) We pulled data from KYM to create a list of the “Most Memed Games” according to our database to analyze which video games have accumulated the richest meme culture over the last decade. With Pokemon surpassing all others:

More bizarre TikTok Lives are surfacing

Today's Congressional hearing on the TikTok ban was bound to feature some humorously misunderstood memes, but you might be surprised to see what ended up being played at the TikTok CEO's testimony. Here's a quick 🧵 on some of the highlights: bit.ly/3K356sw 1. Congresspeople brought up a range of videos as evidence for some of their arguments, which included a few memes and challenges in the hearing. In one bizarre segment, Florida Congressman Bilirakis brought up a "corecore" staple known as "Player Tip" bit.ly/3lCpEPf

Have you ever seen the phrase "Quirked up White Boy Goated with The Sauce" online? It's part of a copypasta that's been circulating for a while, but can read like a foreign language to many. Here's a quick 🧵 on where it came from and what it means: bit.ly/3JZMDNs 1. The copypasta is a wild ride of slang terms and cultural references, so who came up with it exactly? Back in late 2021, a Twitter user by the name @Minga__ tweeted the full sentence for the first time.

It's no secret @cocainebear has been a hit after raking in $57 million worldwide, but did you know the film's viral marketing success stems from a clever use of memes and internet culture? Here's a quick 🧵 on some of its clever meme-marketing tactics: bit.ly/3YEZkS7 @cocainebear 1. Cocaine and bears were already connected in internet culture before the film, and the true(ish) story on which it's based had already circulated widely on the web. Even long before that, we had a different viral cocaine bear back in 2010: bit.ly/3ZSoGg4

We caught up with @william__knight recently to get more details on what exactly happened in his "There Is No Such Thing As A Coincidence" viral video, how he’s been dealing with his newfound internet fame, and also to dig into what his app is all about. bit.ly/36yrOUN 1. "The 'There is no such thing as a coincidence' phrase comes from my TikTok videos. I usually plan the monologue in videos but one particular night I just hit record and started the video with it and went on to talk about using your thoughts to control your reality."