Zoombombing meme
✕ Risky for brands. The term 'zoombombing' is associated with harassment and disruptive behavior, making it unsuitable for most brand communication.
What does the Zoombombing meme mean?
Zoombombing refers to the unwanted intrusion into a video conference call, often by disruptive or malicious content.
Is the Zoombombing meme dead?
Less than it was. Zoombombing 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 May 1, 2020.
The Wikipedia article on Zoombombing was read 70 times in November 2026, and 615,787 times since July 2015. Its busiest measured month ended May 1, 2020 at 3,011 reads per day.
Stats
| Busiest month | April 2020 (90,334 reads) |
| Reads, last 12 months | 31,377 |
| Reads, 12 months before | 45,232 |
| Change year on year | -31% |
| All-time reads since July 2015 | 615,787 |
| Current rate vs peak | 0% of the peak in the period ending May 1, 2020 |
Zoombombing captions for businesses
| real estate | My open house / when a squirrel gets in |
| dentists | My patient's appointment / when they try to tell me they floss every day |
| restaurants | Our quiet dinner service / when a toddler starts screaming |
| fitness studios | My peaceful yoga class / when someone's dog starts barking on their virtual call |
| software startups | Our important sprint review / when the internet cuts out |
| coffee shops | My perfectly brewed latte / when someone asks for a 'venti half-caf sugar-free vanilla soy latte with extra foam' |
| hair salons | My client's consultation / when their phone rings mid-cut |
| accountants | My focused tax preparation / when a client asks if they can write off their pet's food |
More questions
Can a business post the Zoombombing meme?
Be careful. The term 'zoombombing' is associated with harassment and disruptive behavior, making it unsuitable for most brand communication. 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 Zoombombing caption for a business?
For real estate: “My open house / when a squirrel gets in”. For dentists: “My patient's appointment / when they try to tell me they floss every day”. For restaurants: “Our quiet dinner service / when a toddler starts screaming”. More captions are in the table above.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Zoombombing: article and page-view counts (Wikimedia API)
- Know Your Meme: origin and spread
- memeidea method: how stages and momentum are measured
