The 1 gorilla vs 100 humans trend has gone viral
Can one gorilla defeat 100 men? TikTok, Twitter, and X have been amused by this dispute over the past few days.
Many people believe that a single gorilla could easily defeat 100 men. Others are attempting to convince people that it wouldn’t be so horrible by arguing in favour of humans. We’ve already seen some fantastic jokes regarding the hypothetical fight, regardless of the outcome.
What is the 1 silverback gorilla vs 100 humans trends and who would win in a fight as memes go viral on Twitter/X
A bizarre social media trend has emerged where users are debating whether 100 humans will be able to win in a fight against a silverback gorilla, or an adult male gorilla.
The Gorilla going to the club after smokin 100 dumb mfs https://t.co/caVm4cQZRq pic.twitter.com/OqFTs1hCjk
— Everybody Kinda Hates Chris… 🦅🦅🦅 (@SoLaidBack_) April 27, 2025
Such has been the frenzy around this trend that Gorilla has been trending across multiple social media platforms, such as TikTok and X. Hundreds of posts are being made where users are pitching in on who they think will in a hypothetical battle.
The trend’s precise beginning is up for debate, although it is said to have started in December 2022.
On December 8, the day after the Baltimore Ravens’ victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers, CBS News reported that the Ravens’ locker room was occupied by a dispute about who would prevail in a fight between a silverback gorilla and 100 humans.
The “gorilla vs. humans” craze, specifically the “100 humans vs. 1 gorilla” variation, seems to have started with an X post made on April 25, 2025, by user @DreamChasnMike. This post generated a lot of interaction and jokes on the platform by amusingly implying that 100 committed people could outfight one gorilla.
Male gorillas can weigh up to 180 kg, demonstrating their extraordinary power. With amusing qualifiers like “dedication” and “ready to die,” the notion of 100 people banding together to kill a single gorilla turns a somber analogy into a hilarious meme.
Many people suggested that strength in numbers would be able to overtake a 100-200 kgs gorilla with 100 ‘dedicated’ bodies while thers tend to agree it would be a suicide mission, considering the Silverback gorilla’s raw strength, its ability to lift ten times their body weight and a bite force of 1,300 PSI (pounds per square inch) among more incredible feats.
Some people, however, are convinced that 100 men are a good enough number to pulverise a full-grown gorilla, arguing that, faced with such an incredible amount of humans with sheer force and skill, the gorilla simply cannot stand a chance, a logic not many sided with though with the overwhelming narrative favouring the gorilla in a fight.
The Gorilla setting the last nigga alive free so he can tell everyone what happened. https://t.co/foEBFxM6RQ pic.twitter.com/hrkEUXNF0n
— Ronald /// (@kaonde_king) April 27, 2025
Reactions of netizens
This hypothetical altercation is the subject of numerous hot takes. For example, a week ago, TikToker @rationalsniper boldly stated in a video that “100 humans will get dogwalked by a single gorilla.”
As an alternative, TikToker @lov3charlee thought that 100 men could capture the gorilla—but only if they were 100 different people who looked like fitness influencer David Goggins.
Users also responded to a tweet from @DreamChasnMike, who believed in the 100 men, and posted quotes on Twitter.
The 100 men training for the gorilla
pic.twitter.com/jV2t0qN1Px— DME 🇳🇦 (@dme_363) April 27, 2025
Many disagreed with him; one user attached some frightening pictures of a gorilla bare its teeth and encouraged everyone to “be serious.”