Memes are bigger than Jesus (on Google, at least)

The son of God had a good run.
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Laura Vitto
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Congratulations to memes, which -- thanks to your Dat Bois and your Arthur fists and your problematic Pepe usage -- have surpassed Jesus on Google.

The son of God had a good run.

Norwegian developer Dominik Salonen noticed this development on Google Trends and shared his findings to Twitter on Wednesday.


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So when was the fateful moment dank memes overtook our lord and savior Jesus Christ? According to Google Trends, memes first surpassed Jesus in early May. In August, memes staged their official takeover.

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Memes haven't yet overtaken God in popularity, though things aren't looking good:

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[H/T: Gizmodo]

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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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