The Drake memes nearly stole the show.BeReal wants to be the social-media app on which you can be real. But how can we attempt authenticity when our lives are carefully manicured on platforms like Instagram? After gaining traction in the States this spring, the French platform is currently ranked No. 1 on the App Store’s “Top Free Apps” chart and bills itself as the “simplest photo sharing app to share once a day your real life in photo.” This means that the app bugs users to post an unedited photo daily at a randomly selected time each day. If a user posts a photo late, their picture is marked as such, practically eliminating the ability to curate a mise-en-scène and cute fit. Photos taken on the app use both the front and back cameras so that friends can see both you and your environment at that moment and react/comment accordingly.
In recent days, BeReal memes have spread throughout Twitter’s corners, where clever tweets imagine what Margaret Thatcher’s or Drake’s BeReal of the day might look like. Some think a Thatcher pic would be set in the pits of hell, while Drake memes are him making duckfaces in a Hot Wheels–themed bedroom. Want to see the memes for yourself? Below, we curated our favorites.
Nicole Kidman
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/9ZDYWqhSUl
— it's me sally darr (@sallydarr) July 20, 2022Lea Michele
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/NI2aQNnsZw
— Jesse Thee Slade 🥂 (@Jesse_bslade) July 21, 2022Drake
Drakes BeReal pic.twitter.com/pb707kht6g
— Harvmiesta (@har__V) July 16, 2022Drakes BeReal pic.twitter.com/l6YlxuT4bO
— sully (@theonesullyy) July 17, 2022Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher’s BeReal pic.twitter.com/io3iRfDMo0
— Scott Chegg (@buckfastbadlad) July 17, 2022If Margaret Thatcher had BeReal pic.twitter.com/mACEi9OSOh
— iona (@zeropackiona) July 16, 2022RuPaul
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/V1dr7PTrCS
— Seddera Side (@sedderaside) July 20, 2022Elon Musk
Elon musk on BeReal pic.twitter.com/EbrmFIjICb
— saak (@isaak_burum) July 16, 2022Luca from Love Island
If Luca posted a BeReal... #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/xsheIgnPSo
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) July 17, 2022Remy from Ratatouille
It's time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/ttw9PDPmYc
— zach silberberg (@zachsilberberg) July 19, 2022Elio from Call Me by Your Name
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/WcCqsUGYXF
— it's me sally darr (@sallydarr) July 18, 2022Matilda
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/mPvTLYoTjq
— Liam (@LiamLambrini) July 21, 2022Driving in L.A.
It's time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/FeXrhR91WF
— Americana at Brand Memes (@americanamemes) July 19, 2022Watching Mac Miller’s Tiny Desk Concert
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/HC0W5QwQ3L
— Brian Byrd Forever (@llisonbyrd) July 20, 2022Bella from Twilight
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/pekyqVh9PS
— it's me sally darr (@sallydarr) July 18, 2022Dani from Midsommar
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/rpC4BAUMZj
— it's me sally darr (@sallydarr) July 18, 2022Nick Nelson from Heartstopper
Nick Nelson's BeReal pic.twitter.com/TOrBcmFh0E
— Netflix Canada (@Netflix_CA) July 18, 2022Regina George’s Mom in Mean Girls
it’s time to ⚠️BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/pSGKk9qk49
— it's me sally darr (@sallydarr) July 18, 2022Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City
And in that moment I asked myself: Is posting “late” on BeReal more real because I’m living life away from my phone… pic.twitter.com/Rn0QbGGxFQ
— Chase Purdy (@chasepurdy) July 12, 2022Winslow from The Lighthouse
it’s time to 💡BeReal💡 pic.twitter.com/0FV3OFLgnC
— Andrew, The Lark (@king_of_limb) July 19, 2022Eddie Munson from Stranger Things
if eddie munson had bereal: pic.twitter.com/4xeP4FibU0
— liv!! (@bwsbuckley) July 16, 2022George W. Bush
Sir, it’s ⚠️Time to BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/lLZ6VUiSBl
— olive (@WellbutrinXR) July 14, 2022Shiv Roy from Succession
Shiv Roy ⚠️It’s time to BeReal.⚠️ pic.twitter.com/VsEgOByJxP
— ✨million dolla shivvy✨ (@shivussy) July 18, 2022Women in Horror Movies
⚠️Time to BeReal.⚠️ pic.twitter.com/dgn2pDW2BD
— women in horror (@womeninhorrors) July 19, 2022Nathan for You
it’s time to ⚠️ BeReal⚠️ pic.twitter.com/uC9OqkwLFw
— brooke (@ladyefron) July 18, 2022Someone Doing Illicit Activities
Time to ⚠️ BeReal ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/EADsFXbuV1
— sam 🫡 (@princefabrizio) July 18, 2022Doctors Addicted to Social Media
imagine you’re having and operation and your doctor is like “wait just let me post this bereal before i amputate your leg” pic.twitter.com/hD7tnrm9yz
— zdeňka (@lostinjpnz) July 12, 2022This post has been updated throughout.
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