GIPHY presents the most used GIFs in 2021
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Os GIFs, as well as emojis and stickers, are part of our language in the digital environment to express emotions. On the internet, a GIF can be worth a thousand words, so the continuous use of certain animated images indicates the most shared feelings among users. In order to highlight these cultural trends, the GIPHY released the list of most used GIFs in 2021!
The world's largest GIF platform explains that the approach to defining core content was different this year.
“While still primarily driven by metrics, extra emphasis has been placed on curating the list to show items from daily searches that are not as relevant. This allowed us to focus on content that derived its popularity from cultural and emotional spikes rather than trending search terms (GIPHY users’ demand for “happy birthday” and “good morning” GIFs knows no bounds). In doing so, we know that we are providing insights that really speak to the evolution of our users' moods over the past year.”
GIPHY team in a statement
A year still marked by the pandemic and some political crises, the top of this year's list is occupied by GIFs that express boredom, fatigue and sadness. Without further ado, here are the most used GIFs in 2021, according to the GIPHY.
Top 10 most used GIFs in 2021
- “Bored Stanley” by The Office;
You don't need to have watched the series or know Stanley to feel a connection to this GIF in 2021. Many people still spend days going from one Zoom meeting to the next. Even with the program finished in 2013, the feeling of boredom and monotony is very current, occupying the first place on the list.
2. “Tired tone”, from HBO Max;
Fatigue reigns amid remote work and COVID-19 stress with the tired Tom GIF in second place.
3. Oh no," from the program The Great British Bake Off;
One of the show's fan favorites. The Great British Bake Off: The Professionals ranks third on the list. Liam Charles in a moment of shock and surprise.
4. “Sad Pikachu” by Pokemon;
no one better than Pikachu to express our feelings of sadness and annoyance caused by isolation.
5. “Agatha Harkness Blinking,” from Disney +;
Finally a GIF that expresses anything other than a feeling of despondency. this moment of the series WandaVision by Agnes/Agatha Harkness, played by actress Kathryn Hahn, shows an exaggerated, sarcastic wink.
6. “Peppa Pig '¡Feliz Cumple!',” from Discovery LA;
Another animated content for the list! This time it's the popular Peppa Pig wishing her happy birthday in Spanish!
7. “The Weeknd at the Super Bowl Halftime Show,” from NFL;
The moment that expresses confusion at The Weeknd's show was one of the highlights of the year among GIFs.
8. “Daphne Bridgerton Laughing” by Netflix;
Situations where you shouldn't laugh, but we can't contain it. This is the perfect use of the GIF that occupies the eighth position, in which the character Daphne Bridgerton stifles an undue laugh.
9. “Happy Dance”, by foodieg;
Until the end of the list is with excited and happy reps. This is a good sign!
10. “Happy Baby Yoda” by Disney +;
Scene from the first episode of the series The Mandalorian ends the list of most used GIFs in 2021, with a Baby Yoda lively and celebratory.
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