Top 10 Memes That Defined the 2010S

The Cincinnati Zoo gorilla whose shooting after a child fell into his enclosure became the internet's most prolonged shared grief and surreal joke simultaneously.

Turkish chef Nusret Gokcee's theatrical forearm-salt-sprinkle went viral overnight, turning the simple act of seasoning meat into high drama. It outperforms #2 Distracted Boyfriend in global search volume, with over 50 million Google searches in 2017.

A Turkish stock photo of a man ogling another woman while his girlfriend looks on in horror. The perfect template for preference A vs B comparisons. It outpaced the average meme template by 300% in variant creation, with over 2 million unique edits within its first year.

Dr. Phil guest Danielle Bregoli's confrontational challenge to the studio audience became an unavoidable cultural moment and launched a rap career. It outperformed #2 Distracted Boyfriend in global news mentions, appearing in over 500,000 articles within two months.

A screenshot of Pikachu's wide-eyed shock face, used to express mock disbelief at entirely predictable consequences.

A four-panel gradient meme showing increasingly absurd or galaxy-brained logic. Perfect for escalating takes and ironic intellectual posturing.

Drake's Kiki do you love me sparked a global dance challenge where people jumped out of moving cars. Jimmy Fallon, Will Smith, and millions more participated.