2022 was a wild ride. We’ve seen a fair share of ups and downs—well, mostly downs, but a journey isn’t complete without some obstacles. Let’s sum up the year in the format we know best: memes.
Remember how Euphoria’s second season became an absolute rage and dominated our social media with memes? That was this year. Will Smith getting banned from the Oscars? Also this year. Crypto-bros getting dunked on for questionable financial decisions? Oh wait, that’s still ongoing. All of those and a lot more, are presented in memes—the most educational medium of all.

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The year in memes: 2022
January
Euphoria suddenly popped up on every social media platform.
When Wordle went viral
Me on the last Wordle guess trying to figure out what the word is pic.twitter.com/JMeRMBeZPV
— Capybaras (@CapybaraCountry) January 26, 2022
February
The memes from Inventing Anna were just *chef’s kiss*
Wait, 50 Cent was in the halftime show?
50 cent waiting for his turn like:#PepsiHalftime #HalfTimeShow pic.twitter.com/l8nHDRpU5Q
— mal (@__mallymal__) February 14, 2022
March
All of our reactions:
Most random thing that happened in March
April
We all have laughed over Hasbulla memes.
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May
The Met Gala came and as expected, some celebs just showed up doing the bare minimum.
what I expected vs what we’re getting#metgala pic.twitter.com/oYcZ2c3PGg
— ♡ (@jolangfrds) May 2, 2022
June
The masterpiece that is Renaissance dropped this year.
Is she telling us to quit our jobs?? Because I will, Beyoncé, I will! pic.twitter.com/K6lbMWCBoJ
— Bran. (@HeyyBran) June 21, 2022
And then came the ‘worm’ memes. If you know, you know.
She’s a 10 but she asks you if you’d still love her if she was a worm
— Faizaan 🇦🇷🇲🇦 (@faizaan_v) June 20, 2022
Pride came along, and this pupper took over the internet. We’re not complaining.
corporations on June 30 vs corporations on July 1 pic.twitter.com/Yx868bweJp
— dominick 🏳️⚧️ (@transguyenergy) June 30, 2022
July
Stranger Things Season 4 reintroduced Millennials and Gen Z to the Goddess Kate Bush and her iconic ‘Running Up That Hill’
#StrangerThings #StrangerThings4
Before Watching ST4 // After Watching ST4 pic.twitter.com/CMlT7PH6o6
— Stranger Things 5 (@StrangerNews11) July 4, 2022
August
That time Shakira was in court for tax fraud LOL
Judge: You’re gonna have to serve…
Shakira: pic.twitter.com/D9Cbp5Qg11
— Saint Hoax (@SaintHoax) July 29, 2022
Everyone loves the Sandman, and that means Netflix is about to cancel it soon.
watching the sandman and all i can think about is this pic pic.twitter.com/nlOrdqDDI2
— ratte (@m0nbee) August 18, 2022
Oh did y’all forget about this shenanigan?
Taylor Swift spotted with boyfriend Joe Alwyn travelling and touristing around the world on the magic carpet in order to ethically prevent CO2 emissions. pic.twitter.com/bzzTuB6F8n
— anchal (taylor's version) (@anchaltoowell) July 30, 2022
September
BRB, streaming the Harry & Meghan documentary on Netflix
October
Can we agree that this meme is in the “stupid but good” category?
Leave Van Gogh alone!
Tag us next time, jeez
November
And now there’s a fun little lawsuit ongoing
Wednesday Addams stabbed her way into all of our hearts
enid sinclair wednesday addams pic.twitter.com/mBjoK9qjgk
— caro εїзೃ | dhesp the loml (@LVCAR0) November 26, 2022
December
No but for real, the teaser trailer looks AMAZING!
“three tickets to the barbie movie, please” pic.twitter.com/GJFubpmCXe
— twilight renaissance | fanpage (@twilightreborn) December 16, 2022
How did your Spotify Wrapped look?
It’s always fun seeing the British fight each other in the comments.
Congrats to the absolute GOAT!
Messi when he tries to dribble pass Kenneth Omeruo 😭 https://t.co/H4HrmaVnrT pic.twitter.com/bCNoxvFNj4
— Oghenerie (@Oghenerie_jnr) December 21, 2022
And finally, wishing you all a happy 2023.
This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Bangkok.