2011·The social era
Nyan Cat
One of the most recognisable objects the internet has produced, and a clean origin question between animation and song.
You might remember it as Pop Tart cat, Nyan Cat original 10 hours
An early online video
- SourceOriginal no longer exists
- MediaNo longer publicly available
What this was
It first appeared in 2011, during the social era.
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Grouped by explicit relationships where evidence exists, and by shared theme otherwise.
Behind the recordWhere it came from
The original upload no longer exists. It has been identified, and nothing that survives is both legitimate and playable — so this page is the record, and the video is gone.
The original was identified by research and is no longer online. What is shown here is a surviving copy somebody else published, which is why this record makes no claim to be the first upload.
Created by Sara June. Originally uploaded by saraj00n. Established by research, not by who posted the copy shown here.
- When
- Originally published April 2011.
- Where
- Known on 2 platforms: YouTube, Tumblr.
Where this survives
The same thing, held on another platform. Each link says what that copy is; none of them is claimed to be the original, and Share above stays with ViralWorld either way.
- View this upload on Tumblr not playable