2016 has widely been considered a tough year. But not all of 2016 was a downer. The Internet, as it often does,has provided plenty of hilarity in the form of viral memes to lighten things up.We took a look at Googles 2016 search trends and found the top 10most sought-after memes of the year.From Harambe memes to theangry Michael Phelps face, these Internet creations will go down in online history as classics.1. HarambeWhen Harambe the gorilla was shot in order to protect a small child who had wandered into his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, public outrage ensued. The Internet, however, had other plans for Harambe, and used the incident as the basis for a series of viral memes that were hard to miss on social media, making Harambe the top trendingmeme of the year. #meme #memes #memesdaily #lol #lmaoo #lmfao #funny #comedy #dark #brutal #fun #instagram #instagramer #instagramers #instagramdaily #sarcastic #sarcasm #silly #harambe #dicksoutforharambe lmfaooo ROFL... That is great... A photo posted by The Edd666 (@the_edd_666) on Aug 22, 2016 at 3:30pm PDT Its no surprise that a meme making light of an animals death caused quite a bit of controversy, especially with the Cincinnati Zoo. The zoo deleted its social media accounts amidst a barrage of Harambe memes. During the 2016 presidential election, people even joked that they voted for Harambe as a candidate.I vote Harambe pic.twitter.com/H55mYNic0v Robert Litten (@robertjlitten) November 8, 2016 2. Damn DanielThe Damn Daniel trend all started with a viral tweet,which featured a video of teenager Daniel Lara in his white Vans sneakers. Throughout the clip, Laras friend comments on his shoes, saying damn Daniel. You have to watch it to truly understand why this is Internet gold, and the second top trending meme of the year.Damn Daniel pic.twitter.com/Va10hmpePO Joshua Holz (@Josholzz) February 16, 2016 3. Pokmon GoPokmon Go is not only the top Google search of 2016, it is also the third most viral meme of the year. With the games U.S. release on July 6, it makes sense that only a few weeks later, the Internet had already gone to work creating memes. trends.embed.renderExploreWidget("TIMESERIES", {"comparisonItem":[{"keyword":"pokemon go meme","geo":"US","time":"today 5-y"}],"category":0,"property":""}, {"exploreQuery":"geo=US&q=pokemon%20go%20meme"}); 4. Dat BoiIts difficult to trace the origin of Dat Boi, the meme featuring an animated frog on a unicycle, but several sources believe it was inspired by an older meme on Tumblrfrom 2015. While pinpointing the source for its popularity is tricky, Dat Boi skyrocketed to viral fame in May 2016, when the vast majority of the Dat Boi memes were created.boss:so ur resumes just a frog doing sick unicycle tricks'me:ya, dat boi is meboss:(under breath) o shit waddup pic.twitter.com/E0zda3qT88 memes (@memeprovider) May 1, 2016 Adding even more humor to this meme, it appears the image may have come from a physics textbook, according to this Twitter users discovery:'DAT BOI' IS FROM AP PHYSICS 1 ESSENTIALS. pg 179 pic.twitter.com/ekshDA1ckx David Magno (@MrMagDude) May 5, 2016 5. SpongeBob CavemanPerhaps one of the most visually hilarious meme trends of the year was SpongeBob Caveman, also known as Primitive Sponge. For any SpongeBob SquarePants fans out there, youll likely remember the 1999 caveman episode that created the magical creature that is SpongeGar. Fast forward to May 2016, when a Reddit user decided to bring back SpongeGar, sparking the viral meme trend that is now known as SpongeBob Caveman. This timing explains why aspike in Google searchesfor the meme started in late May.When you go to kill a spider and it disappears pic.twitter.com/KokXX5j7jc Jake Marsee (@JonnyRichfield) May 24, 2016 6. Michael PhelpsIf you watched the Rio Olympics, youre likely familiar with the angry Michael Phelps meme. When the camera featured Phelps face in the holding room, as he was listening to music and preparing for his 200m butterfly semifinal, the Internet immediately moved to meme-ify the moment. What resulted from this unintentional death stare was a series of memes that we are certainly not going to forget anytime soon. Michael Phelps. #Olympics pic.twitter.com/mewOF4N0CI nascarcasm (@nascarcasm) August 9, 2016 7. Donald TrumpThe Donald Trump memes started trending during the first presidential debate in September, and saw its biggest spike in Google searches in early November, when the election took place. Largely created as a response against Trumps policies and statements, this meme trend was met with controversy from Trump supporters. 8. Making A MurdererThe Netflix original documentary Making A Murderer left many viewers convinced that Steven Avery was framed and innocent. This inspired a series of comedic memes in his support.Google searches for the memes spiked around mid-January, about a month after the show premiered on December 18.Making a Murderer https://t.co/jxAyDjy4IE #Meme pic.twitter.com/5dutINBoxR Dan The Funny Man (@FunnyFirehose) January 2, 2016 9. Ken BoneDuring the second U.S. presidential debate on September 29, undecided voters had the chance to ask candidates their questions directly. Ken Bone inquired about the candidates energy policies, and immediately became an Internet sensation.Tonight.. A star was born. World, meet Kenneth Bone. Ken Bone, meet the world. https://t.co/O9zMvjicmh Jordie (@BarstoolJordie) October 10, 2016 The memes started rolling out within the next few days, causing a spike in Google searches.Some heroes don't wear capes they wear brooks brothers #kenbone pic.twitter.com/9omn8aC626 Olivia Sui (@OliviaSui) October 10, 2016 10. BirdmanDuring an appearance on the radio show The Breakfast Club, rapper Birdman went on a rant and abruptly walked off the show,thus sparking yet another viral meme trend. The first to poke fun at the awkward interview was an Instagram user who uploaded an edited version of the video, with Michael Jordans crying face over Birdmans: A video posted by #WhoDidThis'' (@rob_lane_edits) on Apr 22, 2016 at 7:34am PDT You can watch the full Birdman interview below: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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