Internet meme
Pizza Rat is an internet meme based around a viral video of a brown rat [ 1] carrying a slice of pizza down the steps of a New York City Subway station in Manhattan .[ 2] The video was first uploaded to Instagram on September 21, 2015, and a copy was uploaded to YouTube later. As of September 2023[update] , the YouTube video had more than 12.35 million views.[ 3]
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^ Dewey, Caitlin (September 22, 2015). "The three stages of going viral in 2015, according to the Pizza Rat meme" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021 .
^ Little, Matt (September 21, 2015). "New York City rat taking pizza home on the subway (Pizza Rat™)" . YouTube . Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023 .