The Best Internet Memes of All Time, Ranked by Fan Votes

Internet Memes

Before every joke became a sound, a dance, or a three-second clip, there were the templates. Doge. Grumpy Cat. Success Kid. Distracted Boyfriend. Drakeposting. The photos and reaction images that could explain an entire feeling before you typed a word.

Some memes were everywhere for a week. The great ones never really left. Vote through the head-to-head battles and help decide which classic internet meme had the best format, the longest life, and the most unstoppable run online.

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All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.

1. DOGE

65.3% win rate

#1 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

T2. GRUMPY CAT

64.0% win rate

Tied for the #2 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

T2. SUCCESS KID

64.0% win rate

Tied for the #2 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

4. DISTRACTED BOYFRIEND

61.6% win rate

#4 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

5. THIS IS FINE DOG

57.4% win rate

#5 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

6. DISASTER GIRL

51.8% win rate

#6 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

7. HIDE THE PAIN HAROLD

50.0% win rate

#7 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

8. WOMAN YELLING AT A CAT

49.1% win rate

#8 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

9. SURPRISED PIKACHU

47.5% win rate

#9 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

10. TWO BUTTONS

42.7% win rate

#10 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

11. DRAKEPOSTING

42.2% win rate

#11 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time

12. OVERLY ATTACHED GIRLFRIEND

31.7% win rate

#12 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time