Tung Tung Tung Sahur Passes $25M Market Cap
Summary
• TripleT references Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a brainrot meme featuring a wooden humanoid holding a baseball bat.
• In July 2026, a federal copyright dispute over the Tung Tung Sahur character became another major moment in the meme’s history, driving renewed discussion across X.
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TripleT is based on a brainrot AI character shown as a wooden figure carrying a baseball bat while an Indonesian voice repeats "tung tung tung." It first appeared during the 2025 wave of Italian Brainrot memes alongside characters like Bombardiro Crocodilo and Tralalero Tralala. In 2026, the character saw renewed popularity through a TikTok filter that lets users control TripleT inside their videos like a video game character.
On February 28, KnowYourMeme posted that the meme had first surfaced one year ago.
Around the same period, new edits and posts featuring the character began circulating again across social platforms.
In the month of May, the meme saw multiple new mentions. Following the JPMorgan-related story, multiple memes began circulating online. Users started drawing comparisons and jokingly claiming that the individual in question resembled Tung Tung Sahur, which further amplified the trend across social media.
On May 4th, Donald Trump also shared the meme on his Truth Social account, breaking the ATH.
On July 2, it was announced that the creators of Steal a Brainrot had filed a federal lawsuit seeking a ruling that Mementum Lab could not claim copyright ownership over the viral character. The case brought renewed attention to one of the best known brainrot memes.
On July 7, 2026, Cousin argued that TripleT remained significantly undervalued compared to other major memes, describing it as one of the most mispriced opportunities in the market.
On July 9, 2026, wrld mentioned TripleT in a post, adding to a growing stream of references to the meme as interest in the token continued to build.
As the meme gained visibility again, TripleT continued climbing and reached a new all time high of $26.8M market cap on July 10. Dxrnell congratulated holders as the token reached its new peak.
PattyIce joked that the meme's popularity had been obvious after hearing his 3 year old child repeatedly reference Tung Tung Sahur for weeks, while gake shared the view that attention was shifting back toward established internet memes rather than newer narratives.
TripleT launched on Pump fun on February 24, 2026 by @pxblocito, and climbed to an all-time high of $26.8M market cap, as the character regained visibility across social media.