Choking game meme
✕ Risky for brands. The meme is about a dangerous and potentially fatal activity, making it entirely unsuitable for brand association.
What does the Choking game meme mean?
The 'choking game' refers to the dangerous act of intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain to induce temporary loss of consciousness and euphoria, often shared or encouraged online.
Where did Choking game come from?
The choking game, or fainting game, also sometimes referred to as space monkeys, is the act of intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain with the goal of inducing temporary loss of consciousness and euphoria. A related internet challenge, the blackout challenge, encourages playing the choking game online.
Is the Choking game meme dead?
Less than it was. Choking game is fading: its rate of reads of its Wikipedia article has slowed by more than 15% compared with the period before. Its current rate is 0% of its peak, which came in the period ending Oct 1, 2016.
The Wikipedia article on Choking game was read 138 times in November 2026, and 1,907,395 times since July 2015. Its busiest measured month ended Oct 1, 2016 at 11,124 reads per day.
Stats
| Busiest month | September 2016 (333,715 reads) |
| Reads, last 12 months | 67,221 |
| Reads, 12 months before | 114,672 |
| Change year on year | -41% |
| All-time reads since July 2015 | 1,907,395 |
| Current rate vs peak | 0% of the peak in the period ending Oct 1, 2016 |
Choking game on YouTube
15 YouTube videos using this meme have 1,202,416 views between them, 10 of them Shorts. View counts are re-read weekly. Video meme rankings.
Short The Choking Game
Short A Choking Game PSA
YOYO ITS FRIDAY the choking game?
Short How would you rank your choking game?
NEW Life Time The Choking Game 2014 Life Time Movies Based On True Story 2017
Warren mom warns parents after 13-year-old son dies from ‘Choking Game’ challengeChoking game captions for businesses
| real estate | Finding the perfect home / So good it'll take your breath away (but safely!) |
| dentists | Getting a pain-free root canal / So relaxing you could almost faint (but don't!) |
| restaurants | Our new menu is so good / It'll make you lose your mind (in a delicious way!) |
| fitness studios | Our workout classes are so intense / They'll leave you breathless (in a good way!) |
| software startups | Our new feature is so innovative / It'll blow your mind (metaphorically, of course!) |
| coffee shops | That first sip of our espresso / So good it'll make your head spin (with energy!) |
| hair salons | Our new hairstyle transformation / So stunning it's breathtaking (literally stunning!) |
| accountants | Balancing your books perfectly / So stress-free you could just relax (and not faint!) |
More questions
Can a business post the Choking game meme?
Be careful. The meme is about a dangerous and potentially fatal activity, making it entirely unsuitable for brand association. memeidea's brand-safety calls are AI-assisted suggestions, so check how the format is being used this week before posting.
What is a good Choking game caption for a business?
For real estate: “Finding the perfect home / So good it'll take your breath away (but safely!)”. For dentists: “Getting a pain-free root canal / So relaxing you could almost faint (but don't!)”. For restaurants: “Our new menu is so good / It'll make you lose your mind (in a delicious way!)”. More captions are in the table above.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Choking game: article and page-view counts (Wikimedia API)
- Know Your Meme: origin and spread
- YouTube: video and Shorts view counts
- memeidea method: how stages and momentum are measured