Meme Coins
Community- and narrative-driven tokens with little intrinsic utility. Extremely volatile and reflexive — they can run hard on attention and unwind just as fast.
Quick answer: Crypto Data API tracks 50 coins in its Meme Coins category, with a combined market cap of $32.30B. The largest is Dogecoin (DOGE) at $14.92B, followed by Shiba Inu (SHIB) and MemeCore (M). Over the last 24 hours the category moved +1.36% on a market-cap-weighted basis.
Meme Coins by market cap
| # | Coin | Price | 24h | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |
 D
DogecoinDOGE |
$0.0966 | ▴ 2.29% | $14.92B |
| 33 |
 S
Shiba InuSHIB |
$0.000006 | ▴ 1.48% | $3.41B |
| 37 |
 M
MemeCoreM |
$1.23 | ▾ 2.22% | $2.80B |
| 53 |
 P
PepePEPE |
$0.000004 | ▴ 1.54% | $1.87B |
| 55 |
 P
Pump.funPUMP |
$0.003981 | ▾ 1.05% | $1.83B |
| 99 |
 P
Pudgy PenguinsPENGU |
$0.009816 | ▾ 0.04% | $608.8M |
| 102 |
 T
Official TrumpTRUMP |
$2.08 | ▴ 5.80% | $589.5M |
| 112 |
 币
币安人生 (BinanceLife)币安人生 |
$0.5058 | ▴ 0.36% | $501.4M |
| 128 |
 S
SPX6900SPX |
$0.4375 | ▴ 2.23% | $407.3M |
| 137 |
 B
BonkBONK |
$0.000004 | ▴ 5.17% | $324.7M |
| 156 |
 B
BLORBBLORB |
$0.2702 | ▴ 16.01% | $270.3M |
| 158 |
 U
Useless CoinUSELESS |
$0.2810 | ▾ 6.33% | $281.0M |
| 160 |
 F
FLOKIFLOKI |
$0.000029 | ▴ 3.55% | $271.6M |
| 161 |
 T
Ribbita by VirtualsTIBBIR |
$0.2667 | ▴ 7.38% | $266.7M |
| 162 |
 A
Ape and PepeAPEPE |
$0.000001 | ▴ 0.12% | $259.7M |
| 168 |
 W
dogwifhatWIF |
$0.2411 | ▾ 2.15% | $236.5M |
| 178 |
 A
Artificial InuAI |
$0.0199 | ▾ 6.57% | $219.5M |
| 187 |
 B
BUILDonB |
$0.2048 | ▾ 4.13% | $204.8M |
| 197 |
 F
FartcoinFARTCOIN |
$0.1843 | ▾ 0.22% | $184.3M |
| 202 |
 N
Non-Playable CoinNPC |
$0.0222 | ▾ 2.65% | $178.6M |
| 214 |
 C
cocoCOCO |
$0.1631 | ▴ 0.49% | $163.1M |
| 218 |
 C
Cash CatCASHCAT |
$0.1609 | ▴ 1.96% | $159.0M |
| 224 |
 A
ApeCoinAPE |
$0.1541 | ▴ 2.91% | $151.9M |
| 267 |
 C
Cheems TokenCHEEMS |
$0.000001 | ▴ 1.71% | $112.5M |
| 271 |
 M
MarsCoinMARSCOIN |
$0.1120 | ▾ 10.94% | $110.5M |
| 272 |
 龙
龙虾 (Lobster)龙虾 |
$0.1102 | ▾ 20.84% | $110.2M |
| 275 |
 D
Dog (Bitcoin)DOG |
$0.001085 | ▴ 2.20% | $108.5M |
| 279 |
 M
Melania MemeMELANIA |
$0.1073 | ▴ 2.92% | $107.3M |
| 286 |
 B
BULLABULLA |
$0.1021 | ▴ 11.28% | $102.1M |
| 287 |
 牛
牛来 (Niu Lai)牛来 |
$0.1049 | ▾ 7.01% | $102.1M |
| 296 |
 S
Bermuda ShortsSHORT |
$0.000026 | ▴ 9.20% | $97.6M |
| 297 |
 O
ORDIORDI |
$4.64 | ▴ 2.35% | $96.3M |
| 304 |
 C
Catecoin (cate.meme)CATE |
$0.0681 | ▾ 1.59% | $65.6M |
| 309 |
 B
Baby ClawBABYCLAW |
$0.0914 | ▴ 0.00% | $91.4M |
| 311 |
 Y
YZYYZY |
$0.2940 | ▾ 0.01% | $87.9M |
| 336 |
 B
Banana For ScaleBANANAS31 |
$0.008187 | ▴ 4.15% | $80.8M |
| 343 |
 P
PurrPURR |
$0.1333 | ▴ 3.70% | $79.3M |
| 353 |
 B
Baby Doge CoinBABYDOGE |
$0.000000 | ▴ 3.24% | $76.4M |
| 373 |
 T
TurboTURBO |
$0.001064 | ▴ 1.72% | $72.3M |
| 378 |
 B
BOOK OF MEMEBOME |
$0.001041 | ▾ 6.54% | $71.1M |
| 378 |
 A
APESAPES |
$0.0801 | ▴ 0.00% | $72.1M |
| 382 |
 Z
Anonymous CatZCAT |
$0.0725 | ▾ 6.47% | $70.2M |
| 390 |
 A
The Black BullANSEM |
$0.1645 | ▴ 6.20% | $68.3M |
| 406 |
 B
ComedianBAN |
$0.0651 | ▴ 0.88% | $65.1M |
| 407 |
 H
GreenHoodHOOD |
$0.0640 | ▴ 16.52% | $64.6M |
| 418 |
 M
MEME HORSEMHORSE |
$0.0605 | ▾ 0.03% | $60.5M |
| 453 |
 B
BrettBRETT |
$0.005562 | ▴ 4.25% | $55.1M |
| 455 |
 P
PopcatPOPCAT |
$0.0562 | ▴ 0.03% | $55.1M |
| 457 |
 T
ToshiTOSHI |
$0.000129 | ▴ 1.93% | $54.1M |
| 459 |
 P
Peanut the SquirrelPNUT |
$0.0547 | ▴ 1.00% | $54.1M |
Sorted by market-cap rank. Prices are a ~30-minute delayed public preview; the API serves them in real time.
What are Meme Coins?
Meme coins are community- and narrative-driven tokens, usually built around a joke, a mascot or internet culture, with little or no utility. Dogecoin (2013) was the first. Shiba Inu, Pepe, dogwifhat, Bonk and Floki followed, and launchpads now create thousands of new ones every day.
Price is driven almost entirely by attention and liquidity. Meme coins are the most reflexive, volatile corner of crypto and tend to run late in risk-on phases, often marking periods of peak speculation.
What moves Meme Coins
Attention
Social volume, influencer mentions and trending lists, with price and attention feeding each other.
Exchange listings
Major CEX listings and perp markets bring new liquidity and leverage.
Chain seasons
Memecoin activity migrates between Solana, Base, BNB Chain and Ethereum in waves.
Leverage and funding
Crowded longs show up as high funding rates and often precede sharp flushes.
Key risks
- No fundamentals to anchor price, so 80-90%+ drawdowns are common.
- Rug pulls, insider supply and sniped launches on new tokens.
- Liquidity can disappear quickly outside the largest names.
Get this category via API
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Meme Coins FAQ
What are meme coins?
Meme coins are cryptocurrencies inspired by internet memes, jokes or communities, such as Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Pepe. They generally have little utility, and their value is driven by attention and community rather than fundamentals.
What is the biggest meme coin?
Dogecoin (DOGE) has consistently been the largest meme coin by market cap, followed by names like Shiba Inu (SHIB), Pepe (PEPE) and, at times, Solana memes like BONK and WIF.
Why do meme coins pump?
Meme coins rally on attention and liquidity: viral social posts, exchange listings, new perp markets and broad risk-on sentiment. The same reflexivity makes them fall just as quickly.
How can I track meme coin momentum?
Watch price change, volume spikes, funding rates and open interest together. Crypto Data API's Volume Scanner, Rockets Heatmap and funding-rate endpoints are built for that, and the same data is available to bots and AI agents via the API.
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