When you think of modern social media, you probably think of the biggest names like Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and TikTok. Despite still being active and the huge impact that Tumblr has had on the internet’s digital landscape, you don’t really hear much about it anymore. Which is a pity because it has lots of top-tier content in its archives.
Not to worry, though. Some online communities, like r/tumblr, which we’re featuring today, share the most impactful, funny, and bizarre posts that have ever graced the microblogging site. We’ve picked out the best of the best to make your day more interesting.
#1 Orange In Mcdonald’s
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#2 Parents
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#3 Having Fun Isn’t Hard When You’ve Got A Library
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Tumblr essentially doubles as both a microblog and social network. It was created by web developers David Karp and Marco Arment, who launched the site back in 2007.
Tumblr’s success was instantly phenomenal! So much so that Yahoo! bought it for $1.1 billion in 2013. Karp continued to serve as Tumblr’s CEO. Initially, when Yahoo! was planning to purchase Tumblr, the generally anti-establishment community base was promised that the site would not be messed up. In 2017, after Yahoo! was acquired by Verizon, Karp resigned.
#4 I Have A Certain Group In Mind
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#5 Hey Buddy
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#6 Halloween Costume
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In mid-2019, Tumblr boasted 472 million registered accounts. Though Tumblr had 376 million unique visitors around the world in July 2019, this was a far cry from its earlier success. Banning adult content in late 2018 resulted in massive drops in engagement and sparked massive backlash among some users. This change eventually undid most of the platform’s overall success throughout the years.
By August 2019, Automattic, the parent company of WordPress, bought Tumblr for less than $3 million. This is a huge devaluation compared to 6 years ago when the site was sold to Yahoo!
#7 Protector Of The Bees
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#8 What’s Something That Can Easily Be Improved But Won’t ?
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#9 Pedro Knows
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Broadly speaking, Tumblr supports text posts (plain or with images, links, or videos), photo posts, quote posts, link posts, chat posts, audio posts, and video posts. What’s more, the site lets you like and reblog other posts.
The design of the site allowed Tumblr users to create daily diaries, share inspirational information, and lifeblog about events.
#10 And They Still Can Learn That Job Today!
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#11 Supid
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#12 Tumblr Has Spoken
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“Due to its fast-paced communication style, multiple mediums and heavy use of sometimes specific imagery, pop-culture references and slang, Tumblr is unsurprisingly most popular among young Millennials. Despite Tumblr being a relatively niche social network, its users used to be highly engaged until the content ban at the end of 2018,” Statista reports.
#13 I Miss Snow
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#14 Get Derfed
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#15 Rollercoaster
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According to Encyclopædia Britannica, Tumblr didn’t just popularize people’s ‘tumbleblogs’ but also helped create various Internet fandoms where people could discuss their shared interests.
Although Statista emphasized the popularity of Tumblr among Millennials, Encyclopædia Britannica also notes that it appeals to many members of Generation Z, too, because of its anonymous nature.
#16 Light Yagami Goes To Therapy
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#17 Gliding Kitties
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#18 Why Is The Music Part More Accepted?
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Initially, Karp saw Tumblr as a viable alternative to very popular, heavily monetized social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. “He felt that most social media platforms stifled user creativity with advertisement-based interfaces and thus decided to take a different approach, aiming in particular to foster a more supportive community than he had seen elsewhere.”
Within just 5 short years, Tumblr hosted more than 70 million blogs. Among them were blogs run by US President Barack Obama and music legends Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.
#19 Chatgpt vs. Coolmathgames
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#20 This Is Your Reminder To Lock The Fuck In
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#21 She Was 2000-Late
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“In doing so, he designed Tumblr to allow users to post text, images, GIFs, music, and videos to easily personalized tumbleblogs, which are optimized for short-form, shareable posts. He also purposely excluded functions such as commenting and disliking and downvoting posts and made it possible for users to ‘reblog’ (repost, with the option to add a response), ‘heart,’ and send each other messages (‘fan mail’),” Encyclopædia Britannica explains.
#22 He Found Da Wae
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#23 Don’t Be A Transphobe
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#24 Gifted Kid Burnout Syndrome
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“Many users blogged anonymously under screen names, engaging in groups of dedicated fans, many of whom bonded over popular books, events, movies, and television shows, such as Harry Potter and Doctor Who), and sharing art, writing, and photography with followers. By 2012 most users were posting on Tumblr at least 20 times per month.”
But unfortunately, despite its popularity, Tumblr wasn’t profitable and constantly struggled with revenue streams and financial expectations.
#25 Cough Syrup
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#26 Classical vs. Modern Writing
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#27 You Are So Braveee
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Hey, Pandas! Tell us about your relationship with Tumblr. Did you ever scroll or post on the site, or did you only learn about it from other internet sources? What are some of the coolest and funniest things you’ve ever seen or read on the internet, no matter where you found it?
We want to hear from you, so grab a drink or snack (or both!) and join us in the comments at the bottom of this list.
#28 1910s Films
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#29 Insert Comedic Title Here
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#30 Executive Dysfunction And Dollar
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#31 On The Lion
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#32 Pilot To Astronaut
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#33 Yellow Fans
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#34 Top 10 Photos Taken Before A Disaster
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#35 Knitting So Agressively
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#36 Should’ve Done Master Of Puppets Instead
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#37 Recommendations?
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#38 Daughters, What Do You Want To Do?
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#39 Whatever Happened To Blurbs?
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#40 Tolk… Proud Parent!
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#41 I’m More Like A Vegetable Tbf
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#42 She Makes Great Coffee
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#43 Scarring
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#44 Cuck Chair Etiquette
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#45 Herr Doktor
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#46 If This Was A Show I’d Watch It
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#47 If Buying Isn’t Owning, Then Piracy Isn’t Stealing
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#48 Jesse We Gotta Babysit
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#49 Moronsexual
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#50 Women, What Are Y’all Studying Right Now
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#51 Jerma
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#52 I’m So Sorry For Those I’ve Hurt, I’ve Grown So Much Since Then
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#53 Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?
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#54 Joints
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#55 Scott Pilgrim’s Impact On Society
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#56 “Got Any Allergies?” ” Yeah, The Moon”
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#57 What? Like It’s Hard?
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#58 Starlight Express
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#59 Spoon
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#60 Soda
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#61 Will It Go Up The Water Spout?
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#62 Elona Musk
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#63 I’m So Sorry For Those Who Got Embarrassed, Writing Fics
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#64 Committment To The Bit
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#65 Meta Smart Glasses Hate This One Simple Trick!
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#66 Step One: Cut Hole In Box ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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#67 Breaking News
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#68 Hateables
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#69 Yes Homo
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#70 It’s The Perfect Place To Have A Picture Of Him
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#71 DIY Heaven
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#72 Try It!
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#73 Maybe It’s A Sign Of Something
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#74 I Freaking Love Parks
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#75 Never Fails
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#76 Mfw 90° From The Ground
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#77 Anyone Else Get This Feel?
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#78 War. War Never Changes
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#79 And The Monster Is Played By Sir Patrick Stewart, 10/10 Would Watch
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#80 We Don’t Need A Video When We Have Tumblr
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#81 Gay Dates
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#82 Cave Ambience
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