Top 10 Memes That Defined the 2010S

Tardar Sauce, the perpetually unimpressed cat with a naturally downturned mouth. Her face launched a thousand No captions and a Lifetime movie.

Celebrities and civilians alike doused themselves in ice water to raise ALS awareness. It raised $220 million globally and became the template for viral charity campaigns.

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.

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.

Dr. Phil guest Danielle Bregoli's confrontational challenge to the studio audience became an unavoidable cultural moment and launched a rap career.

A screenshot of Pikachu's wide-eyed shock face, used to express disbelief at predictable consequences. The shocked response to obvious outcomes.

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.

Tardar Sauce, the perpetually unimpressed cat with a naturally downturned mouth. Her face launched a thousand No captions and a Lifetime movie.

Celebrities and civilians alike doused themselves in ice water to raise ALS awareness. It raised $220 million globally and became the template for viral charity campaigns.

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.

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.

Dr. Phil guest Danielle Bregoli's confrontational challenge to the studio audience became an unavoidable cultural moment and launched a rap career.

A screenshot of Pikachu's wide-eyed shock face, used to express disbelief at predictable consequences. The shocked response to obvious outcomes.

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.