In his "Meme History" column for the web_crawlr newsletter, Kyle digs into the internet archive to discover the origin of the Stonks meme.

The meme with the word 'stonks' has cropped up repeatedly since 2017 What are stonks? 'Stonks' is an intentional misspelling of “stocks” that originated with an internet meme.

The "stonks" meme, which has been around online since 2017, has become an integral part of online discussion around the GameStop short squeeze saga.

Fortnite, on April 1, 2021, began offering “Diamond Hanz,” a character based on the “Stonks” meme associated with the GameStop stock price craze from early winter 2021. Diamond Hanz costs ...

Fortnite now has a skin inspired by the Stonks meme guy, so you can celebrate social-media driven stock market escapades without needing to stare at lines all day.

Know Your Meme, a leading online encyclopedia for memes, wants to turn its huge database into a profitable software tool for tracking internet trends.

Meme stock culture is distorting reality, and it might be here to stay ...

The word "stocks" is misspelled on purpose and combined with Meme Man standing in front of a graph (up and to the right of course) which represents the stock market.

Solar power investors are getting burnt by rising costs. And some tech groups in Taiwan are accused of locking up workers because of Covid. Plus the rise of meme stocks like GameStop and AMC have ...