Sad Hamster Meme: Behind The Cute (And Sometimes Crying) Pet

THE 'SAD HAMSTER MEME' IS TIKTOK'S ADORABLE NEW WAY OF EXPRESSING THEIR INNER FEELINGS

If you’re on TikTok, you may have recently noticed a tiny gray hamster whose giant eyes and tragic soundtrack feel both familiar and relatable:

that, my friends, is the viral “Sad Hamster Meme.”

The newly popular meme consists of a small gray hamster with impossibly large eyes staring up into the camera while Richard Myhill’s “Woe Is Me!” blares in the background.

In some versions of the meme, a small bow is added to the hamster to achieve maximum “baby girl” vibes.

So, how did the ‘Sad Hamster Meme’ start?

The meme is believed to have begun on X when user Doguindolink tweeted out the video with zero context. From there, it then found its way to TikTok—where it quickly found popularity

The meme aims to showcase how very small, innocent, and sad a user might feel after being asked to do a specific task or experiencing a specific event.