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The 20 closest internet culture encyclopedia alternatives to Know Your Meme, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 7 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Know Your Meme? The closest matches are Urban Dictionary, 9GAG and Bored Panda. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Know Your Meme

Know Your Meme knowyourmeme.com

Internet Meme Database | Know Your Meme

Know Your Meme is a website dedicated to documenting Internet phenomena: viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, web celebs and more.

Wikidata: website for documenting Internet memes

Top 10K · #5,334 English 7 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Know Your Meme

Summary by Claude

An online encyclopedia documenting Internet memes, viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, slang and Internet celebrities, with user-submitted entries, image and video galleries, editorial explainers and a video series.

Who it’s for
People curious about internet culture and memes
Business model
Advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

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CanvaRedditMerriam-Webster online dictionaryMyAnimeListtvtropes.orgGoogleGiphyThe Free DictionaryNamuwikiWikipedia

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Know Your Meme

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    Urban Dictionary urbandictionary.com Top 10K English

    Urban Dictionary, November 6: Yap Trap

    A seemingly endless debate with a idiot

  2. 02
    9GAG 9gag.com Top 10K English

    9GAG - Best Funny Memes and Breaking News

    Your daily dose of funny memes, GIFs, videos and weird news stories. We deliver hundreds of new memes daily and much more humor anywhere you go.

  3. 03
    Bored Panda boredpanda.com Top 10K English

    Bored Panda - The Only Magazine For Pandas

    Bored Panda is a leading art, pop culture and lifestyle magazine that is viewed nearly 100 million times every month.

  4. 04
    Wikipedia wikipedia.org Top 100 English

    Wikipedia

    Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  5. 05
    Namuwiki namu.wiki Top 10K English

    Paraguay-based Korean wiki website

  6. 06
    The Free Dictionary thefreedictionary.com Top 10K

    Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary

    The World's most comprehensive free online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia with synonyms, definitions, idioms, abbreviations, and medical, financial, legal specialized dictionaries

  7. 07
    Giphy giphy.com Top 10K English

    GIPHY - Be Animated

    GIPHY is the platform that animates your world. Find the GIFs, Clips, and Stickers that make your conversations more positive, more expressive, and more you.

  8. 08
    Snopes snopes.com Top 10K English

    Snopes.com | The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

    The definitive Internet reference source for researching urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

  9. 09
    dictionary.com Top 10K English

    Meanings & Definitions of English Words | Dictionary.com

    The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years!

  10. 10
    Liquipedia liquipedia.net Top 10K English

    Liquipedia

    esports encyclopedia

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    Wiktionary wiktionary.org Top 10K English

    Wiktionary

    free online multilingual dictionary

  12. 12
    Google google.com Top 100 German

    Google

    search engine by Google LLC

  13. 13
    Mental Floss mentalfloss.com Top 10K English

    Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More

    Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.

  14. 14
    tvtropes.org Top 10K English

    online wiki listing and analyzing conventions (tropes) found in fictional works

  15. 15
    MyAnimeList myanimelist.net Top 10K English

    MyAnimeList.net - Anime and Manga Database and Community

    Welcome to MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. Join the online community, create your anime and manga list, read reviews, explore the forums, follow news, and so much more!

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    Merriam-Webster online dictionary merriam-webster.com Top 1K English

    online English dictionary hosted on merriam-webster.com

  17. 17
    HowStuffWorks howstuffworks.com Top 10K English

    American media company

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    Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English

    Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More

    Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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    Reddit reddit.com Top 1K

    American social news aggregation website and discussion portal

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    Canva canva.com Top 1K English

    Canva

    online graphic design platform

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