4chan got hacked, its mode team's emails got leaked, and so did its source code. Anonymous users of Soyjak.party have taken responsibility for the act. While most people who spend decent amount of time on the internet have a good idea of what 4chan is, Soyjak.party might be a new name for many.

So what is Soyjak.party, how and when was the Soyjak-obsessed imageboard formed, and why did they hack 4chan? Let's explain.

What Are Soyjak.party and Its Predecessor /qa/?

Soyjak.party, often lovingly called "Sharty" by its userbase, is first and foremost an anonymous imageboard. At its core it functions the same way as 4chan, Futaba, the defunct 8chan, and all the other imageboards of which there are still plenty across the web. Anonymous users can make posts on their board of choice -- there are 11 of them on the site as of April 2025 -- and add an image, a GIF, a video or an audio file to go with their post. On Soyjak.party, it usually will be a picture. Of a Soyjak, of course.

What sets Soyjak.party apart from 4chan and other imageboards is its love for posting Soyjaks taken to the extreme. You can say it was born in Soyjak culture and molded by it: the board was basically formed by the Soyjak-loving exiles of 4chan's rogue /qa/ board. /qa/ originally served as 4chan's "question and answers" board, but when Soyjak memes rapidly grew in popularity in late 2010s, it was hijacked by Soyjak afficionados who plagued it with their beloved drawings of soy-fuelled males all day long. As the general 4chan population was not too fond of their incessant Soyjakposting, /qa/ served as sort of containment zone for the budding subculture.

And it lasted for a while, but as /qa/ grew bold and fond of raiding other boards, it was ultimately banned in November 2021 for its transgressions, with the lion's share of its popularity finding a new home on Sharty.

Who Launched Soyjak.party?

It's not correct to say that Soyjak.party was born out of ashes of /qa/, as the imageboard was launched more than a year prior to the so-called Great Soyset of November 2021.

On September 19th, 2020, 4chan user Soot launched soyjak.party, inviting 4chan users to make post Soyjaks in every thread. Interestingly, the now-popular imageboard was launched purely as a joke, and Soot himself never expected it to get as many users as it did.

"It was just originally made as a meme where you can spam soyjaks to your heart’s content."
-Soot

After in November 2021 4chan's /qa/ was shut down, a large portion of its posters migrated to Soyjak.party, shaping the core userbase of the imageboard. In July 2022, the website was purchased from Soot by Yuri "Kuz" Kuznetsov for $2000, and in August 2023, after events known as the Soypocalypse, the site changed hands once again as Froot became the owner of the site, managing it since with the help of other administrators.

As of April 2025, Soyjak.party sits at over 13 million posts. Not too shabby for a imageboard that was created as a joke.

What Are Soyjak.party Memes And Culture?

At the core of Soyjak.party lies its most popular /soy/ board, the place where people can post about anything they want, as long as it doesn't break the site's rules. More importantly, it's a massive forge where new Soyjaks, Chudjaks, Chads and other crude stereotypical depictions of humans usually found in Soyjak Comics are born and popularized.

The board is responsible for countless Soyjak variants and related memes that would go on and spread across the web. Fell for It Again Award? It's from sharty. I'm Only 29? Sharty. Smugjak? Do you even have to ask.

Basically if it has anything to do with Soyjaks, it most likely came from Soyjak.party, or its predecessor /qa/. Admittedly, even the most niche communities spread their influence over time, and today many Soyjaks are born outside of Sharty. Despite that, the powerful bastion of soy culture still stands tall.

All that said, much like 4chan, Soyjak.party is a cesspool of internet culture with little rules and lots of posts that would earn you an instant ban elsewhere. Do not go to the kitchen if you can't stand the heat.

Why Did Soyjak.party Hack 4chan?

And now we come to the final question: why did a group of Sharty jakkers decide to hack 4chan?

For revenge, of course! And also because they could. Soyjak.party held a big grudge against 4chan, the imageboard where most of its userbase came from, ever since 4chan attempted to stomp out the soy flame forever by banning /qa/ in November 2021. Among the things the hackers did before 4chan got shut down was reinstate the /qa/ board and display the following board message:

/QA/ RETURNS. SOYJAK.PARTY WON #PACKWATCH

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For the more information about Soyjak.party, its history and culture, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.