Updated October 10, 2026
Meme trends this week
This page tracks the meme trends this week that people are remaking with AI: the date each one took off, the post that started it, and how far it spread. Play counts were read from TikTok on October 10, 2026; they keep growing, so treat them as a snapshot.
October 2026
@unchained_off and KevkoYt put themselves into the clip. By 10 October: 535,000 plays. This is the clip our template copies.
@visjanukcenaj posts a version with his own face. By 10 October: 667,000 plays. Our template copies this clip.
@zefosik posts two cats in a white living room to "Smalltown Boy (Remastered)" by Bronski Beat. By 10 October: 713,000 plays and 27,800 shares.
NBC News reports that many people believe the dance comes from the 1987 film.
@adolfo___angel posts a cat in the freestyle spot. By 10 October: 83,500 plays.
Marta e Gianluca post their version with their own faces, the clip our template copies. By 10 October: 103,000 plays.
@kennyslowbird casts two parrots in the sketch. By 10 October: 832,000 plays.
@kevincitooficial11 posts the freestyle with Bulin 47. By 10 October: 4.38 million plays and 534,000 likes.
@fluffyfishlover posts a ginger cat and a tuxedo cat at the red fence. By 10 October: 368,000 plays. Our template copies this clip.
September 2026
A TikTok post pairs the clip with Riff Raff's song and passes 850,000 views in a week (Know Your Meme).
@pokito.ai posts the swap our template is built on. By 10 October: 378,000 plays.
@yikes_301 posts two AI cats on the pier. By 10 October: 3.73 million plays, 746,000 likes, 170,000 shares.
@glorify_studio swaps in two characters from Suits. By 10 October: 1.79 million plays and 212,000 likes.
August 2026
The AI clip first appears on Instagram, according to Know Your Meme.
June 2026
@tsukyofficiel posts the Jamel Debbouze and Stromae sketch. By 10 October: 10.09 million plays, 794,000 likes.
October 2025
"Raindance" by Dave and Tems is released on Dave's album The Boy Who Played the Harp.
June 2022
COLORS releases Quavo and Takeoff performing "Hotel Lobby"; Know Your Meme counts more than 121 million views since.
How this list is made
We follow the meme formats that people are remaking with AI video tools, where the same clip is posted again and again with new faces, pets or characters in it. For each one we find the earliest big post we can, read its play count and date through TikTok's public video data, and check background facts such as song release dates against a second source like Wikipedia or Know Your Meme. Older dates (a song release, the original performance) are included when they explain where the meme comes from.
We do not invent numbers or estimate views we could not read. If a count or date is wrong, email us and we will correct it.