Nyan Cat

Nyan Cat meme was created by Christopher Torres on April 2, 2011. Torres drew a character combining his cat, Marty, with a Pop-Tart and uploaded it to the internet. This image was combined with the Japanese Vocaloid song "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" and turned into an animated GIF, which later gained massive popularity after being uploaded to YouTube.

The Nyan Cat meme is primarily used on social media and online forums. It is mainly used for entertainment and humor, with numerous parodies and variations. For example, different background music is added to the original Nyan Cat GIF, or the character's appearance is altered in various versions. This meme has also been utilized in games, applications, websites, and other digital formats.

Nyan Cat is an 8-bit style cat character with a Pop-Tart body, leaving a rainbow trail as it flies through space. The meme quickly spread across the internet, being referenced and parodied in various media. Additionally, Nyan Cat has appeared in cultural events such as the PBS website hacking incident and YouTube’s custom progress bar animation, maintaining its popularity. There were legal disputes regarding the copyright of Nyan Cat, but it was later officially recognized, allowing various commercial activities to take place.