Grumpy Cat

"Tardar Sauce" redirects here. Not to be confused with Tartar sauce.

Grumpy Cat
Grumpy Cat at VidCon 2014
Other name(s)Tardar Sauce
SpeciesDomestic cat
BreedMixed
SexFemale
Born(2012-04-04)April 4, 2012
Morristown, Arizona, U.S.
DiedMay 14, 2019(2019-05-14) (aged 7)
Morristown, Arizona, U.S.
Years active2012–2019
Known forBeing an Internet meme
OwnerTabatha Bundesen
Named afterTartar sauce
www.grumpycats.com

Tardar Sauce (April 4, 2012[1] – May 14, 2019), nicknamed Grumpy Cat, was an American internet celebrity cat. She was known for her permanently "grumpy" facial appearance, which was caused by an underbite and feline dwarfism.[1][2][3] She came to prominence when a photograph of her was posted on September 22, 2012, on social news website Reddit by Bryan Bundesen, the brother of her owner Tabatha Bundesen.[1][4] "Lolcats" and parodies created from the photograph by Reddit users became popular. She was the subject of a popular Internet meme in which humorously negative, cynical images were made from photographs of her.[5]

As of June 3, 2023, Grumpy Cat had 8.3 million total likes on Facebook,[6] 2.6 million followers on Instagram[7] 1.5 million followers on Twitter[8] and 276,000 subscribers on YouTube.

  1. ^ a b c McCarthy, Erin (October 16, 2013). "16 Fun Facts About Grumpy Cat". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Colvin, William (September 28, 2012). "Internet finds world's grumpiest cat, named Tardar Sauce p". news.com.au. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Stern, Joanna (March 10, 2013). "Grumpy Cat: The Internet's Favorite Sour Cat Draws Crowds at SXSW". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Griggs, Brandon (March 11, 2013). "The unlikely star of SXSW: Grumpy Cat". CNN. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Grumpy Cat". Know Your Meme. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Official Grumpy Cat". Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Facebook.
  7. ^ "Grumpy Cat (@realgrumpycat)". Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ "Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat)". Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Twitter.