This list is based on Google Trends data. Meme Studio pulled every meme-related search query between June 2024 and May 2025 that contained clear creation intent phrases such as “Drake meme generator” or “Drake meme template.” After filtering out ambiguous queries (for example, “handshake meme template” could point to half a dozen different panels), we were left with a definitive top-20.
How the top 20 was found
We averaged monthly search volume for each query over the 12-month window, then ranked templates by raw search volume. The final leaderboard captures half a million searches only in the United States devoted purely to making memes, not just looking at them.
Drake’s familiar split panel came out on top with 15,730 searches per month, 35.31 % of all 20 template traffic while “Woman Yelling at Cat” squeaked into twentieth place with only 660 searches. Almost a decade after the drake meme template was invented, it still rules.
“Marked Safe,” despite Facebook’s waning relevance, lands place two thanks to the ease with which everyday annoyances can be framed as disasters averted. With 9.2 % share and almost 50,000 searches in 12 months, it's a second place we didn't anticipate.
Slots tree through ten are tight, each claiming between 2.7 % and 7.5 % of total volume. “Always Has Been” (two armed astronauts, c. 2018) and “Ancient Aliens” (the History Channel’s wild-haired theorist) both punch above their age, proving that a strong reaction face still works. “Change My Mind” and “I Am Once Again Asking” show how quickly political images can become memes.
Almost made it: the ambiguous contenders
Had we been able to pin them to a single picture, catch-all searches like Spiderman meme generator and “Handshake meme template” would have cracked the top twenty. Their absence highlights a limitation of search-first methodologies: when internet culture spawns multiple variants under one nickname, counting becomes hard.