The expressive and often funny ways cats behave have generated numerous memorable memes like "Maxwell the Cat," "Black Cat Zoning Out" or the "Screaming Cat."

These are all but a small fraction of memes using cats that are all over social media, and the latest favorite meme star going viral is Ben Cat, better known as the "Huh Cat" meme, a confused or shocked-looking white cat making a "huh?" sound. Let's find out how Ben became a prevalent meme on TikTok and the rest of the internet.

Who Is The 'Huh? Cat' From The Meme?

The Huh? Cat is known as Ben Cat, which is a pet owned by TikToker @planetvenus500. The animal has been popular on the video platform since 2021, also known as "bru cat," especially in the Russian TikTok community, which often used the cat as an exploitable for memes.

For instance, @aromobar posted a video (shown below, left) on September 24th, 2021, adding overlay texts to match the cat's expressions.

@aromobar И такое бывает😂 ДЕУОЧКИ, У нас только 100% ОРИГИНАЛ⚡️ по самой низкой цене! Ниже уже некуда😱😱😱 #требовательныйкот #коттикток #жирныйкот ♬ оригинальный звук – AromoBar

@planeta_belki 😻 #bendercat #бендер #котмем #коткиваетголовой #котмяукает #котмяукаетикиваетголовой ♬ оригинальный звук – Ирина

How Did 'Huh?' Cat Become a Meme On TikTok?

Ben became prominently popular as the "Huh? Cat meme around December 2022, when a series of videos using the animal was posted on the platform paired with the "huh?" sound.

For example, on December 8th, 2022, TikTok user @21pamix added the "huh?" sound to match the cat's meow. The video garnered roughly 135,000 plays and 5,000 likes in a year.

On May 11th, 2023, the cat's video received a new viral "huh?" sound meme video, posted by TikTok user @nyc.jav3, which amassed more than 1.7 million plays and 135,000 likes in six months.

@21pamix Huh?#foryou #minecraft #huh #cat #meme ♬ original sound – Parsa

What's The Deal With The 'Rambling Goat And Huh Cat' Meme Variant?

In October 2023, Ben went viral again with the "Rambling Goat and Huh? Cat" meme, which is an exploitable video meme format depicting a goat making random noises and a confused cat making a "huh?" sound.

The earliest found usage of the meme was posted to TikTok on October 7th, 2023, by user @vivi000.o. The video has the overlay text "When the teacher is trying to teach me calculus," which uses the goat as the teacher and the huh cat as the confused student. The post amassed over 7 million plays and 1.2 million likes in five days.

@vivi000.o #calculus #math ♬ original sound – Vivi

What Are Some More Examples Of The 'Huh?' Cat Meme?

@planetvenus500 #benderchonkycat#huhcatmeme ♬ original sound – BenChonkyCat

takutyan_ut #Meme #huhcat #English #Japan #british ♬ オリジナル楽曲 – 東大卒ふつうのひと@ちいかわ大好き – Super Elite 東大卒ふつうのひと@ちいかわ大好き

@sigma.catt Huh cat+999 #meme #memes #memestiktok #fyp #fypシ #foryou #follow #capcut #mlbb #free_fire #catmeme #huhcat #memecat ♬ suara asli – SigmaCat

@martin_gr Replying to @queso Dubidubi – Huh? #remix #edit #cursedsong #funny #music #fyp #fypシ #foryou #newsound #huh #meme #chipichipichapachapadubidubidabadaba #catsoftiktok #cat ♬ Dubidubi x BenChonkyCat aka Huh Cat – Martin

'Huh Cat' Meme Template / Green Screen

@chu_gomikasudegomenn_ huh?cat 素材です#catmeme #goat #greenscreen #fyp #何言ってんのこいつ ♬ オリジナル楽曲 – ななす – あせるなくす

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For the full history of the Huh? Cat meme, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.