The best memes of 2021 (so far)
1 September 2021, 21:52
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All the funniest and most viral memes from 2021, including Oprah's Harry and Meghan interview, Vin Diesel's Family, Tom Holland and Nicki Minaj and more.
And so it begins again. 2020 may be in our rear-view mirrors now but its chaotic spirit is truly living on in 2021 – and the memes aren't any different either.
In the first few months of 2021 alone, we've already seen the Bean Dad become the main character on Twitter as well as WandaVision and Drag Race UK take over the timelines. We've also watched as social media reacted to the news of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's reported divorce, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah interview, Joe Biden's inauguration and the riots at the US Capitol Building.
To make sure you don't miss any of the memes that have gone viral this year, we're putting the best memes of 2021 in a list. Right here. You're welcome. Enjoy.
August 2021 memes
The My Fall Plans vs. the Delta variant memes
my fall plans vs. the delta variant pic.twitter.com/Q2oL6BStpi
— alex (@alex_abads) August 9, 2021
That one aunt and her "roommate" memes
that one aunt and her “roomate” at the family function pic.twitter.com/FCpDQMeBLc
— ً (@girlbosssm) August 11, 2021
Jake from Love Island saying "You think it's all me?" memes
when I order a lot of food and feel the ubereats driver judging me pic.twitter.com/qsKYjZEV0F
— I$@@C 🇬🇭🍞 (@is_aac0) August 8, 2021
Jake Gyllenhaal doesn't shower memes
tom holland after inhaling jake gyllenhaal’s odour on the spiderman set pic.twitter.com/Rbu247cVdM
— tabitha (@filmmaddens) August 6, 2021
Ariana Grande Fortnite event memes
I SAID break up with your girlfriend pic.twitter.com/xczZqGCmNc
— wes (@wrong_wes) August 3, 2021
The Love Island winners meme
me one week after getting paid x pic.twitter.com/8a5ldALw5w
— Sam (@ssamallen) August 23, 2021
The Doc Ock memes from Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer
Thanos? Mysterio? Infinity stones?
— Henry Badger (VA commissions open!) (@henrybadger19) August 24, 2021
Peter wake up it’s 2004, I’m going to throw a fucking car at you lmao pic.twitter.com/QS7eSHDHxL
The Milk Crate Challenge memes
man this scene gets me every time I see it pic.twitter.com/fxbiN0z26A
— MattWillPost (@MattPostSaysHi) August 24, 2021
The Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst Spider-Man meme
Jay-Z: “I'm good on any MLK Boulevard”.
— ⛈ (@frdrck___) August 30, 2021
Beyoncé: He Good! pic.twitter.com/XDTWdVeWRH
The Kanye West 'Donda this, Donda that, Donde esta?' meme
donda this, donda that, donda esta my super suit? pic.twitter.com/BNF7UdMfwN
— gabri (@justgabri_) August 30, 2021
July 2021 memes
The Vin Diesel family memes
Vampires ain't got shit on Vin Diesel pic.twitter.com/FQ62jf8KwZ
— ⚡⚡ (@King2Wesley) July 5, 2021
The Tom Holland, Zendaya and Nicki Minaj memes
they were a happy family… until they werent pic.twitter.com/xgtrvCI8Kz
— i ❤️ milfs (@dilfrhodes) July 2, 2021
The French Dispatch cast at Cannes Film Festival memes
pitch, first draft, final proof, comments section pic.twitter.com/4IFQgO0DB3
— Ferris Jabr (@ferrisjabr) July 14, 2021
The Simpsons predicting Richard Branson going to space memes
How can The Simpsons show predict every Damn thing? 😯 pic.twitter.com/9wt3uSbiFh
— Aditya Kondawar (@aditya_kondawar) July 12, 2021
The Emma Roberts beach video memes
Nobody:
— Jadzia Vaxx (@Philip_Ellis) July 26, 2021
The movie detective’s dead wife in a home video: pic.twitter.com/jbte0FZaU1
The Old beach memes
m night shyamalan: pic.twitter.com/UpeuNF2QvM
— zach silberberg (@zachsilberberg) July 25, 2021
The Love Island memes
READ MORE: The best memes from Love Island 2021 (so far)
“Mummy said to come downstairs and wash the dishes” #loveisland pic.twitter.com/R9u5erOJVG
— 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘦 (@jxnnyway) July 20, 2021
Best June 2021 memes
The Pride 2021 memes
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Pride 2021 pic.twitter.com/Bg8nKafEfc
— Call Me Miguelito (@CAdreamboy) May 28, 2021
The "deleting dating apps" memes
Deleting dating apps so I can find love the old fashioned way (being locked in a tower until an ogre and his donkey come and rescue me)
— perry (@Perry__Gould) June 12, 2021
The Christopher Meloni pink and green outfit memes
the piece of watermelon bubble gum I swallowed waiting in my stomach for 7 years pic.twitter.com/XVb8vBlvFJ
— an uncle’s diary (@DaveMcNamee3000) June 13, 2021
The Padmé and Anakin Skywalker 'red flag' memes
— zach silberberg (@zachsilberberg) June 12, 2021
The Loki memes
#Loki spoiler
— ⎊४Nobody🌈 || LOKI ERA || PROUD OF TOM HIDDLESTON (@xgradxx) June 10, 2021
the scene: everybody: pic.twitter.com/M0lvWZbEMc
Best May 2021 memes
The Little Mix baby memes
“can you look after the kids?” pic.twitter.com/lETJnhacgc
— kayla (@xoIeigh) May 10, 2021
The Lily James as Pamela Anderson memes
Me before vs. after my Moderna shots pic.twitter.com/iTWHm0YGaq
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) May 8, 2021
The Marvel trailer memes
https://t.co/FWXHOexL0R pic.twitter.com/6cuPxOX7D7
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) May 3, 2021
The Knives Out 2 cast announcement memes
I HAVE ALSO BEEN CAST IN KNIVES OUT 2 pic.twitter.com/WTozu8gAnD
— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) May 16, 2021
The "CDC says fully vaccinated people can..." memes
The CDC says fully vaccinated people can DROP EVERYTHING NOW. MEET ME IN THE POURING RAIN. KISS ME ON THE SIDEWALK. TAKE AWAY THE PAIN. CAUSE I SEE SPARKS FLY WHENEVER YOU SMILE’
— Phillip (@MajorPhilebrity) May 13, 2021
The Rihanna and A$AP Rocky dating memes
someone tell asap rocky that rihanna is the love of everyone’s life, he’s not special pic.twitter.com/phf1OczZDV
— my’ah ⁷ ʚ♡⃛ɞ (@talesofmyah) May 19, 2021
The Matt LeBlanc Irish Uncle memes
‘And you paid for them jeans like that ya did, with all them holes already in them?’ pic.twitter.com/mpKFmuevfM
— spochadóir (@spochadoir) May 29, 2021
The Cruella's Mum memes
— the thicc husband & father (@lukeisamazing) May 29, 2021
Best April 2021 memes
The "Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out?!" memes
Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out?! It’s kinda long but full of suspense https://t.co/sV3GMQyj98 pic.twitter.com/QWNY5XIXAO
— MOST TONY NOMINATED ONEHIT WONDER Jeremy O. Harris (@jeremyoharris) April 5, 2021
The fake grandparents throwback memes
my grandpa was such a vibe in the 40s pic.twitter.com/Tug98tXb4Z
— crystal ♡ (@crystalcmakeupp) April 3, 2021
The dancing Zemo from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier memes
When you finally get Mission Report December 16 1991. #Zemo #FalconAndWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/v2sbyIZFHx
— David Raff (@TheDavidRaff) April 2, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine memes
Johnson and Johnson waiting for people to calm down pic.twitter.com/ebZcA4puEl
— Lily Sullivan (@LilyYily) April 14, 2021
The timeline memes
I made this pic.twitter.com/sTPtH2FJwA
— sara (@sarapeaves) April 23, 2021
The "You can be a different person after the pandemic" meme
— illy bocean (@IllyBocean) April 11, 2021
The Daniel Kaluuya Oscars speech memes
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) April 26, 2021
The DJ Khaled standing up meme
Me remembering I forgot to cancel my free trial pic.twitter.com/ftUm3wdBzg
— Rue 🇿🇼 (@scusemerue) April 25, 2021
Best March 2021 memes
The Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Oprah interview memes
2 hr Movie 10 hr TV series pic.twitter.com/pIHII7dPxG
— BLACKSWAN STAN ACCOUNT (@BrianYoungeArs) March 12, 2021
The Agnes Winking memes from WandaVision
“Imma call you right back” pic.twitter.com/AYtPDXazQE
— Relly B (@durrellyrell) March 3, 2021
The Vishawn J'arvis memes from WandaVision
“Ayo. What is drip, if not sauce persevering?” pic.twitter.com/DPibX2ftd3
— Baldwin W. (@baldwinvoices) March 6, 2021
The Crying Boo memes
“GO, GO!! YOU COULDVE GONE” pic.twitter.com/MwXZfwVaZ0
— gabby :) (@VEGGIISTICKS) March 1, 2021
The March 2020 vs. March 2021 memes
March 2020 March 2021 pic.twitter.com/tptCWHxpNO
— Dani Fernandez (@msdanifernandez) March 2, 2021
The "Ur so quiet in person" memes
“ur so quiet in person” LMAO what u want me to do.... freestyle?
— she (@KayziaJanay) March 6, 2021
The $1400 stimulus memes
bank account: +$1400
— Hurt CoPain (@SaeedDiCaprio) March 13, 2021
me at five guys: bring me the 6th guy
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier memes
#FalconAndTheWinterSoldier THIS WEEK!! pic.twitter.com/KWYLIzIBzQ
— G ✪ (@atwellsrose) March 15, 2021
The Dream Blunt rotation memes
dream blunt rotation pic.twitter.com/PjsvNaODhA
— danny devito with titties ⚪ (@fakedannydevito) March 8, 2021
The Shrimp Cinnamon Toast Crunch memes
"They've been acting fishy for years at Cinnamon Toast Crunch headquarters, hopefully now our voices are heard." pic.twitter.com/oEbjyzeOgV
— Bench Day Dre (@BenchDayDre) March 23, 2021
The Ever Given ship stuck in the Suez Canal memes
are you kidding me? pic.twitter.com/1vlmI9Mixh
— Sinnoh Shitpost ✨ (@DPPt_Shitpost) March 27, 2021
The "stop crying it's just a movie" memes
“stop crying it’s just a movie”
— B 💌 (@baileyalexiis24) March 26, 2021
the movie: pic.twitter.com/ZbiwuY4y9R
The White Boy Summer memes
“white boy summer” was an early rejected name for the great gatsby
— Christopher Hooks (@cd_hooks) March 28, 2021
Best February 2021 memes
The Handforth Parish Council memes
"I was once booted off a Parish Council Zoom meeting by Jackie Weaver, for telling her she had no authority". pic.twitter.com/WpIAPNcxIG
— Stewart Armitage (@StewartA90) February 4, 2021
The Ginny Lemon walking out of Drag Race UK memes
me leaving the club to go home after telling my mates i was going to the toilet pic.twitter.com/1KfisT2IB3
— joe (@jxeker) February 4, 2021
The Weeknd Super Bowl Halftime Show memes
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my camera roll when I take my iPad back from a toddler pic.twitter.com/g0OqJLFpPH
— 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 • 𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏 (@skinclasshero) February 8, 2021
The "It's always ily and not..." memes
it’s always “ily” and never “tmabwiotbtmybfitmbowiseaiwhtbmw” pic.twitter.com/vrDRykiEiN
— hey bestie (@lyxopk) February 12, 2021
The Joe Black wearing H&M on Drag Race UK memes
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how it started how it’s going#dragraceuk pic.twitter.com/1vZAJFDG7T
— ben (@itsbenhood) February 11, 2021
The "Bing Bang Bong, UK Hun?" memes
It’s 3:31am here and I can’t fall asleep.
— Kim Chi (@KimChi_Chic) February 14, 2021
All I hear in my head is
bing
bang
bong
over and over again. pic.twitter.com/MBQgJQreWz
The Gottmik's "Gagatrondra" Drag Race memes
“name a Pokémon that doesn’t exist yet” pic.twitter.com/XuLvx6KSDn
— going ghost (@Z_ninetales) February 13, 2021
The "are you ok? no but..." memes
“are you ok?” no but I’m funny
— common tart (@katierpacker) February 18, 2021
The Agatha All Along memes from WandaVision
— edie | magneto stan era 2.0 (@marxalorian) February 21, 2021
The June 21st lockdown memes
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Every single Wetherspoons at 10am on 21st June pic.twitter.com/sYaIcoYOfy
— Morgers (@goldilocksrocks) February 22, 2021
The "you should have been there" meme
You had to be there. On a Friday night. pic.twitter.com/JGYm5JXnAe
— ChefBoy RT (@RGT_Thoughts) February 27, 2021
Best January 2021 memes
The Bean Dad memes
Teaching my boys how to feed themselves pic.twitter.com/AyTlyTq9U4
— Fanya, am verfremdetsten (@Haggazussa) January 3, 2021
The Jeffree Star and Kanye West memes
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I'm telling my kids this is Kanye west and Jeffree star 🙂 pic.twitter.com/YMOT1eug7K
— ✰ Asian INVASION ✰ (@annaxhoang) January 7, 2021
The GaysOverCovid memes
This is who’s running GaysOverCovid: pic.twitter.com/Kq79OoWecS
— JOHNNY SIBILLY (@JohnnySibilly) January 3, 2021
The US Capitol Building riot memes
Me in the Capitol changing my stimulus to $10,000 pic.twitter.com/AOi2V3XtxQ
— JohnDough (@KingBAZIP) January 6, 2021
The 2020 showing 2021 around the workplace meme
2020 showing 2021 around the workplace pic.twitter.com/Kg1XwYZb9q
— Fabian (@classicalfuck) January 6, 2021
The Trump banned from Twitter memes
— shanaz! (@shanaz8201) January 8, 2021
The 'I love you guys... so much' Michael Scott meme
— andre (@fetchpoppins) January 10, 2021
The Trump impeached for a second time memes
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We did it
— NoBo (@NoboTaco) January 13, 2021
We did it Joe,
He's going to be the first president impeached twice
😂 #ImpeachmentDay pic.twitter.com/0E5hMgiYAD
The Sea Shanty TikTok memes
Sea shanty tiktok is WILD pic.twitter.com/rjY1iXFQkA
— Kristian 🇳🇱 (@vonstrenginho) January 14, 2021
The Tia Kofi's Alan Turing runway look on Drag Race UK memes
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nobody:
— Matt Blakemore (@MattBlakemore) January 19, 2021
vanessa carlton: pic.twitter.com/0en0m3N7kf
The 2021 Inauguration memes
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This is how Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sleeping tonight pic.twitter.com/Mwg95Hs8hc
— STELLY (@StellyNation) January 20, 2021
The Lady Gaga singing at the Inauguration memes
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Nobody:
— Alert (@GagasAlerts) January 20, 2021
Lady Gaga arriving at Capitol to sing the National Anthem: pic.twitter.com/bXMDHUIfJo
The Bernie Sanders at the Inauguration memes
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“This could’ve been an email” pic.twitter.com/kn68z6eDhY
— Ashley K. (@AshleyKSmalls) January 20, 2021
The "Once COVID is over" memes
“Once COVID is over” is starting to sound a lot like “When I win the lottery.”
— Kiran✨ (@kiran_kaurrx) January 19, 2021
The Gamestop Stock Market memes
me, yesterday: this gamestop stuff is crazy
— manny (@mannyfidel) January 28, 2021
me, today: DO NOT SELL YOUR STOCKS MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. THAT IS WHAT THE ENEMY WANTS pic.twitter.com/GoFQECQ2Ns
The Astrology GF and Stock Market BF memes
stocks bf astrology gf pic.twitter.com/ypblANbbTl
— anja (@internetanja) January 31, 2021
