Zach Sweat

Journalist, writer, photographer, editor, memenator. 🤯 Managing Editor KYM

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Crumpled notes, a dartboard stuck on 67, and a steady diet of AI slop. Just another year at the Know Your Meme office.

We argued, laughed, argued again, and somehow survived 2025’s highs and lows in memes. After much debate, here’s what made the cut 👇👇👇

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Well, meme lovers, here we are. Against all odds, we've made it to the end of another year, and what a year it's been.

Here are the top 20 memes of 2025, as voted by you, our beloved Know Your Meme users and most cherished meme lovers. 👇👇👇
https://t.co/b0eCDpkk95

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2025 pop culture was unbelievable.

From a CEO's infidelity at a Coldplay concert to rapture rumors flooding TikTok, the year delivered nonstop wacky stories.

Click the link to see which ones made the cut 👇

https://t.co/tFcv8gEGCm

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It feels like every year we talk about how big internet slang has gotten, but 2025 was the year that really shifted things.

The way people joke, text, and even talk in person changed because of the terms that took off online.

Here’s the rundown on the slang that shaped the year👇

https://t.co/wF4y2Q5iNa

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It's time to reveal the top 20 memes of 2024 as voted by you!

Did your favorite meme make the cut? Check out the full results here 👇 https://t.co/62Ct3wxdex

[vids that go hard @vidsthatgohard]

Second official trailer of GTA 6 from the game awards 🎬#TheGameAwards

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It's that time of the year again!

Help us decide The Meme of 2024 by casting your vote here. The poll launches today and it will remain open until 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, December 10th.
https://t.co/qGsMbBw1Ta

[adam @AdamEDowner]

wrong sir that job is for know your meme dot com and everyone else needs to step off our beat

[Zach Sweat @zsweat1]

@kabosumama Just wanted to let you know that I and the @knowyourmeme team are thinking of you and Kabosu today. Doge has always been my favorite meme and speaking with you was my favorite interview I've ever done. Here's a picture of my own Shiba, Kitsune, that I adopted in 2014.

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Atsuko Sato (aka Kabosu Mama) shared her hopes for Kabosu/Doge’s legacy in an interview with us back in 2020.

[Zach Sweat @zsweat1]

@Google Go fuck yourself Google. Thanks for the push I needed to go back to @firefox

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If a picture’s worth a thousand words, a meme is worth at least a thousand and one.

But how powerful are they, and what does that power translate to in the real world?

[Wubby @PaymoneyWubby]

Thousands of dollars, months of work, a small army of talented people, and he is finally home. Why, you might ask. We did it for him. @SinisterPropz @WelshCreations @kaycellfx

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@jacksfilms @sssniperwolf

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So, uhh, it appears we inadvertently played a part in sparking the recent feud between @jacksfilms and @sssniperwolf...

[Zach Sweat @zsweat1]

@knowyourmeme

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Trump mugshot: will he be smiling or scowling?

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There's a good chance that decades from now you may be asked not if you saw Barbie or Oppenheimer, but the unique film experience that was Barbenheimer. How did this meme double feature come to be a societal juggernaut? Let's explain. https://t.co/ySC2eZ6pCi

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Reddit's moderation practices are being criticized by Twitch streamer @PaymoneyWubby after he was banned from the site for a week over a private message to a fan which Reddit said was "harassment," despite the fan himself coming to the streamer's defense. https://t.co/F8ERP31Vbk

[Wubby @PaymoneyWubby]

Come talk on my stream Mr Clancy I have so many questions @Twitch @TwitchSupport