MusicianMother Iggy $MOTHER
Iggy Azalea's own coin passed $220M in a week.
Creator paid est.~$6.7M
Peak value$223M
The creator economy in action
A cartoon frog hit $11.8 billion. What's your story worth?
Drawings, pets, streams, AI characters and inside jokes have become some of the most valuable stories on the internet. Here's how big they got, and what the people behind them were paid.
Creators who got paid
Real people. Real paydays.
Artists, streamers, a rapper and even an AI chatbot. Real coins, real creators, and what each one got paid.
Musician
Digital artistBook of Meme $BOME
An artist's meme archive hit ~$1B in two days.
Creator paid est.~$900K
Peak value$1.86B
Classic meme artistNyan Cat $NYAN
The original artist earned from every single trade.
Creator paid~$706K
Peak value$12M
AI characterGoatseus Maximus $GOAT
An AI bot's inside joke became a billion-dollar coin.
Creator paid~$635K
Peak value$1.35B
StreamerStream SZN $STRSZN
Made his coin the star of his live streams.
Creator paid~$390K
Peak value$18.9M
Internet personalityThe Black Bull $ANSEM
One trader backed it and it raced past $440M.
Creator paid~$378K
Peak value$442M
Builder & bloggerGas Town $GAS
A stranger launched it. The coder got paid.
Creator paid$238K
Peak value$44.2M
Digital artist
Livestreamers
Gaming YouTuber
Livestreamer
Classic meme artistTrollface $TROLL
A 2008 doodle. A six-figure deal for the artist.
Creator paid$100K+
Peak value$283.8M
Viral AI characterJean Phil $JEANPHIL
An AI-made Frenchman went viral. Fees topped $100K.
Creator paid$100K+
Peak value$14.8M
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Reading the numbers. Creator paid is what the creator was reported to have earned from their coin, through trading fees, creator rewards or a licence deal; est. marks our own estimates. Peak value is what the whole coin was worth at its highest, not cash anyone received. Hover a card for the detail. Every figure is dated and sourced, and none of these are our projects.
What a great story can do
These stories hit billions. Most of their creators got nothing.
A dog in a hat. A squirrel. A frog from a comic. The bigger the story, the bigger it can go. The people who made the original were usually left on the sidelines, and plenty of the developers who launched these coins sold out for pocket change before the big run.
A rescue dog's sideways glance.
$88.8Bpeak value · May 2021
Dogecoin $DOGE
Developer made reportedUnder $10KCo-creator Billy Markus, who wrote the code, sold or gave away all his coins in 2015 for roughly the price of a used Honda Civic. Source
Her owner had no part in launching the coin and no share in it. Source
A cartoon frog from an indie comic.
$11.8Bpeak value · Dec 2024
Pepe $PEPE
Developer made reported~$15MThree of the four founders took 16 trillion PEPE from the team wallet in August 2023 and sold it for about $15 million, more than a year before the peak. Source
The coin says it has no association with the artist. Source
A photo of a dog in a pink hat.
$4.8Bpeak value · Mar 2024
dogwifhat $WIF
Developer made reported~$29K + ~$900KThe developer sold over a third of all the coins in the first two days for about $29,000, then later sold another stash for about $900,000. Those first coins alone would have been worth over $700 million at the peak. Source
The dog's owners had no part in launching the coin and no share in it. Source
Cartoon penguins from an art collection.
$4.3Bpeak value · Dec 2024
Pudgy Penguins $PENGU
Developer made reported~$1.26B (locked)The company behind Pudgy Penguins kept about 29% of the coins for itself and its staff, but those coins were locked for a year, so this was paper wealth at the peak, not cash. Source
This time the brand owner launched the coin itself. Source
A pet squirrel from New York.
$2.4Bpeak value · Nov 2024
Peanut the Squirrel $PNUT
Developer made on-chain~$270The developer sold their whole stake two minutes after launch for about $270 profit. Held to the peak, it would have been worth about $150 million. Source
The owner wasn't involved and sent Binance a cease-and-desist. Source
Pepe's blue roommate from the same comic.
$2.3Bpeak value · Dec 2024
Brett $BRETT
Developer made estimate~$208M (paper)The launcher kept a tenth of all the coins as a treasury. At the peak that stake was worth about $200 million on paper, but how much was ever turned into cash is unknown. Source
No official ties to the artist. Source
A cat photo edited so its mouth pops open.
$2.0Bpeak value · Nov 2024
Popcat $POPCAT
Developer made reported$35KThe original developer was bought out by a community member for $35,000 in December 2023, almost a year before the coin peaked at $2 billion. Source
No involvement from the cat's owner is on record. Source
The new rescue dog of the woman behind Doge.
$1.27Bpeak value · Nov 2024
Neiro $NEIRO
Developer made reported$6.5M+The launch team and their insiders grabbed most of the coins and sold over $6.5 million in the first week, then walked away, leaving the community to run it. Source
The owner publicly refused to endorse it. Source
A baby hippo at a Thai zoo.
$674Mpeak value · Nov 2024
Moo Deng $MOODENG
Developer made on-chain~$170The developer sold out on launch day for about $170 profit. Held to the peak, those coins would have been worth about $34 million. Source
The zoo moved to trademark her name to control its use. Source
A cartoon dog drawn by one artist.
$657Mpeak value · Nov 2024
Just a Chill Guy $CHILLGUY
Developer made reported~$2,000The developer sold their whole stake five minutes after launch, at a small loss, and made only about $2,000 from later trading. Kept to the peak, the stake would have been worth about $23 million. Source
The artist objected publicly. No payment to him has been reported. Source
Peak values are the highest market value each coin reached: all-time-high price × circulating supply per CoinGecko, except Dogecoin (reported, GlobalData). Checked 23 Oct 2026. 'Developer made' covers whoever launched each coin, not the original creator: reported figures are linked; 'on-chain' figures come from the launch transactions (profit at the SOL price of the day); 'paper' means coins held, not cash.
Your turn
Your story could be next, and this time you're in on it.
Everything on this page started as one drawing, one clip or one idea. We build the official project with you from day one, with your name on it and your share written into the deal.