Viral Internet Culture
This plush figure with elf-like ears became 2025’s most unexpected status symbol and viral sensation.
What is Labubu?
This pop titan got engaged to an NFL star in 2025, setting fans ablaze online.
Who is Taylor Swift (with Travis Kelce)?
A daytime theft at this French museum stole over $100 million in jewels.
What is the Louvre?
This animated Netflix musical about a K‑pop girl band battling demons became the streamer’s most-watched original film of 2025.
What is KPop Demon Hunters?
This chocolate bar, filled with pistachio‑tahini cream and kadayif, went viral on TikTok in late 2023 and became a global dessert craze in 2025.
What is Dubai chocolate?
This phrase describes content so online and absurd that it feels like your brain is melting — in a fun way.
What is Brainrot?
This pop star flew to space with Blue Origin, inspiring memes about her dramatic return.
Who is Katy Perry?
These large U.S. protests against authoritarian power happened in June 2025.
What are No Kings protests?
This 2025 Netflix documentary chronicles Sean “Diddy” Combs’ rise in the music industry was executively produced by this person.
Who is 50 Cent?
In 2025, this plant-based milk continues to dominate as the top choice for coffee shops and home baristas.
What is oat milk?
This rock band’s kiss-cam moment went viral after the camera caught a scandalous affair.
Who are Coldplay?
This singer’s quote “standing on business” became a remix-ready viral clip.
Who is Justin Bieber?
This generation’s activism expanded worldwide in 2025, redefining political participation.
Who is Gen Z?
This blockbuster sports drama starring Brad Pitt as an became one of the top‑grossing films of 2025, earning over $630 million worldwide.
What is F1 (the movie)?
This tiny, colorful pastry, often featured on Instagram, comes in flavors like matcha, pistachio, and salted caramel.
What are macarons?
This hashtag predicted an apocalyptic event that never happened — and became a meme when nothing occurred.
What is #RaptureTok?
This royal figure lost all remaining titles in the ongoing Epstein fallout.
Who is Prince Andrew (Mountbatten-Windsor)?
In 2025, this U.S. state became the first to reach 100% renewable electricity generation for a full month, shocking energy experts.
What is California?
This singer’s album The Life of a Showgirl set records in 2025 with the biggest first‑week album debut ever, selling millions of copies and dominating charts.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This vibrant green powder continues to dominate drinks and desserts online, from lattes to cookies.
What is matcha?
This airline’s tagline unexpectedly became an ironic anthem on social media.
What is “Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday”?
This actress sparked massive online debate after starring in a controversial jeans ad campaign that went viral for its wordplay and unexpected backlash.
Who is Sydney Sweeney?
For the first time in U.S. history, this major endangered species was officially removed from the federal endangered list after decades of conservation success.
What is the gray wolf?
This Disney+ TV show was the most streamed program worldwide in 2025, with nearly 32 billion minutes viewed.
What is Bluey?
This “sober-curious” beverage trend includes non-alcoholic wines, spirits, and sparkling cocktails designed for wellness-minded drinkers.
What is non-alcoholic/zero-proof drinks?