# MEMEs

> A chronological documentary of 26,092 moments spanning 1925–2026.
> Source: https://loreline.live/loreline/memes · Loreline (loreline.live)

Every confirmed meme in the Know Your Meme database, image macros, catchphrases, characters, events, the full taxonomy of internet culture from the Dancing Baby (1996) to the present. Built from knowyourmeme.com.

_Curated by Olivier · last updated 2026-09-24._

## Eras

- **Music & Song Memes**, Songs, remixes, lyric edits, and audio memes.
- **Other**, Memes that span multiple genres or fit no single category.
- **Image Macros & Advice Animals**, Captioned-image templates, advice animals, and exploitables.
- **Catchphrases & Slang**, Memorable quotes, phrases, and internet slang.
- **Anime & Cartoons**, Anime, manga, and animated-series memes.
- **Viral Videos**, Memes that are fundamentally a viral video clip.
- **Gaming**, Video-game characters, gameplay, and gamer culture.
- **Politics & Current Events**, Political figures, elections, and current-events memes.
- **Dances & Challenges**, Dance trends and viral challenges.
- **Copypasta & Text**, Copypasta, greentext, and text-based memes.
- **Ads, Brands & Parody**, Advertisements, brand mascots, and product parodies.
- **Reaction Images & Faces**, Single reaction faces and images used as replies.
- **Internet Drama & Personalities**, Influencer drama, controversies, and online personalities.
- **Absurdist & Shitposts**, Surreal, deep-fried, ironic, and absurdist humor.
- **Creepypasta & Horror**, Creepypasta, cursed images, and horror memes.
- **Wholesome & Feel-Good**, Heartwarming, uplifting, feel-good memes.

## Archive parts

This archive is served in 16 chronological parts so each stays quick to fetch.

- [1925–2010](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/1925-2010.md), 1,176 moments
- [2011–2012](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2011-2012.md), 1,273 moments
- [2013](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2013.md), 696 moments
- [2014](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2014.md), 1,160 moments
- [2015](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2015.md), 1,294 moments
- [2016](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2016.md), 1,190 moments
- [2017](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2017.md), 1,908 moments
- [2018](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2018.md), 2,062 moments
- [2019](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2019.md), 3,495 moments
- [2020](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2020.md), 2,707 moments
- [2021](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2021.md), 1,958 moments
- [2022](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2022.md), 2,402 moments
- [2023](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2023.md), 2,338 moments
- [2024](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2024.md), 1,404 moments
- [2025](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2025.md), 875 moments
- [2026](https://loreline.live/loreline-text/memes/2026.md), 154 moments

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26,092 moments · Attribution: Loreline (loreline.live) · Public contributions welcome.