The Best Memes of 2022 (So Far)

Where would we be without memes? A wave of new memes hit our timelines to keep us laughing and connecting no matter what is going on in the world year after year. They have become the go-to language for social media users and have become an integral part of pop culture. While we usually have what feels like a meme calendar with a trend that takes over each month of the year, the first six months of 2022 felt a little slower and dryer than usual. And that’s understandable. The world feels like it’s in disarray, and it’s not always easy to find humor in the real issues people are constantly facing. But leave it up to the internet to still give us something to laugh about even in the darkest of times, right?

So far, Will Smith vs. Chris Rock at the Oscars, 50 Cent at the Super Bowl, Elmo’s beef with Rocco, and even Julia Fox have given social media users all the ammunition they need to turn those situations into the funniest, most sharable, and entertaining memes possible. Euphoria broke records, becoming the most tweeted show in Twitter’s history with 30 million reactions in Season 2—and obviously, a lot of those tweets were memes. We would also be remiss not to mention the TikToks that have transcended the app and are making us laugh across all social media platforms. Twitter users are funny, but the people over on TikTok take things to a new level. Check out our list of the best, most popular, and funniest memes 2022 has had to offer so far. If these don’t do it for you, don’t worry, there are still six months left to go in the year.