About
The Owl Arm Trend is a TikTok[1] trend where people attempt to mimic the Meowl[2] meme, with one person holding out their arm, and another person “balancing” on it with their hands, using their shirts and torso to hide the rest of their body. The trend began gaining traction on TikTok in late September 2025, especially amongst young teens. The videos or TikTok Slideshow[3] posts are typically set to a sped-up version of the song “New Soul” by David Donatien and Yael Naim.
Origin
On September 23rd, 2025, TikToker @liam_r_d posted the earliest known “Owl on Arm” video, gathering over 3 million views and 700,000 likes on a Slideshow post showing him balancing on his friend’s arm like a bird.
Spread
On September 24th, 2025, TikToker @huzz.hunterzzzz2009 posted a similar Owl Arm trend video, gathering over 26 million views and 5.9 million likes in a week. The image was reposted on the internet[4] numerous times, including in a September 26th, 2025, repost on the Instagram[5] page @nesquik.v2.
Also on September 24th, TikToker @kenjiii_s posted a similar video showing him balancing on his friend’s arm, gathering over 1.6 million views and 500,000 likes in a week.
On September 25th, TikToker @masonthorn0 posted a version of the meme showing him pecking at a muffin like a bird, gathering over 5 million plays and 600,000 likes in a week.
@masonthorn0 #doi #fyp #relatable #bird @jakepaulcuhh ♬ I’m A New Soul – Từ Hải Kiều 王小二[6][7][8][9][10][11]
On September 25th, 2025, TikToker @zyrenqx_ posted a video participating in the trend with two of his friends, gathering over 2.6 million views and 400,000 likes in six days.
Various Examples
dododjd7</a> Лучшие учителя<a title="fyp" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed">#fyp</a> <a title="rekomendasi" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rekomendasi?refer=embed">#rekomendasi</a> <a title="школа" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0?refer=embed">#школа</a>лицемер ♬ I’m A New Soul – Từ Hải Kiều 王小二[12][13]
@juicyariel Bird on arm #fyp #bird #arm ♬ I’m A New Soul – Từ Hải Kiều 王小二[14][15][16][17][18]
Search Interest
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External References
References
- ^ TikTok (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Meowl (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ TikTok Slideshow (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ internet (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Instagram (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @masonthorn0 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ doi (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ relatable (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ bird (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ I’m A New Soul – Từ Hải Kiều 王小二 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @dododjd7 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ I’m A New Soul – Từ Hải Kiều 王小二 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @juicyariel (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ bird (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ arm (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ I’m A New Soul – Từ Hải Kiều 王小二 (www.tiktok.com)