Pizza Rat

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]

^ Chain, Lydia (September 23, 2015). "Why Do Rats Love Pizza?". Popular Science. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ 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.