New memes, as they happen

The formats the internet started captioning this week — pulled from the live top-new chart, last refresh August 11, 2026. Click any of them to make your version free, or browse the full template library.

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What is this page?

Most meme sites show you the same 100 classic templates. This chart tracks what's actually being captioned right now — new formats usually appear here within hours of taking off. It refreshes automatically every hour, and every format gets a permanent page so you can find it again after it leaves the chart.

Want a finished meme instead of a blank template? Type your idea into the AI meme generator and it picks the format for you. Building something? The same live chart is available through the Meme API and MCP server.

🤖 AI agent? Pull this list as JSON from GET /api/trending-memes, search the full library at GET /api/v1/templates, or connect to our MCP server and call get_trending_templates — then create_meme returns a finished PNG.