About
Jon Mud, commonly misspelled as John Mud, refers to a TikTok video creator who uses AI-generated video tools to add his face to animals and objects on his account @jonmud. Jon Mud’s uncanny viral videos inspired a fandom and the general memetic spread of his content, like the use of his “Brand New Ripped Jeans” song as a TikTok audio. Jon Mud’s online presence was compared to Edward Skeletrix (“Skeletrix Island”) and Undertime Slopper by followers and viewers. Jon Mud notably achieved virality over the course of 2025.
Online History
Jon Mud started his TikTok account, @jonmud, on December 3rd, 2024, when he shared his first TikTok video. The video showed his face edited onto a person, a dog and a painting in the background of the image, set to the instrumental of the Kelly Rowland and Nelly song “Dilemma.” The video received over 340 likes in eight months.
@jonmud #CapCut ♬ original sound – Jasminee_mashay
Jon Mud shared a slew of AI videos on TikTok in the following days, often using original sounds that used his voice repeating the moniker “Jon Mud.”
His first viral piece of content was a TikTok video shared on March 6th, 2025, which showed an edited version of himself with a text overlay caption reading, “New haircut / Ur hair feels nice on my head.” Over five months, the video gained over 139,300 likes.
@jonmud new haircut
♬ strange – Celeste
Jon Mud’s use of AI mutated heading into March 2025, as he started to use his face and anthropomorphic animal creatures more often.
For instance, on March 21st, he shared a TikTok of his face on an eagle creature lip dubbing the “Balls In Yo Jaws” song. Over five months, the video received roughly 19,800 likes.
@jonmud ♬ Balls in Yur Jaws 2.0 – Kornell Aka Piermid
As of late August 2025, Jon Mud’s most-viewed TikTok was shared on April 21st, 2025. It showed a bird-like creature wearing glasses with a fried egg on its head. Over four months, the video amassed over 20 million views and 3.2 million likes.
@jonmud ♬ issues you may – textural layers
Brand New Ripped Jeans / BNRJ
On August 4th, 2025, Jon Mud shared a TikTok video of his face on a headless humanoid creature that had a pair of ripped jeans and a grey sweatshirt for a body. The creature is heard beatboxing a song that repeats the lyric, “Brand new ripped jeans.” Over three weeks, the video received over 118,700 likes.
The video’s TikTok sound, titled with the acronym “BNRJ,” amassed use from other creators in the following weeks, like TikToker @414gigi, whose video with the audio gained over 51,700 likes in 17 days.
@jonmud ♬ BNRJ – jon mud
Online Presence
Other TikTokers began sharing content about Jon Mud, notably starting in August 2025. The “Brand New Ripped Jeans” song was one catalyst for the Jon Mud fandom that month.
For instance, on August 11th, 2025, TikToker @414gigi posted a video of the “Brand New Ripped Jeans” character on her birthday balloons, gaining over 15,100 likes in 15 days.
@414gigi #fyp #xyzbca #brandnewrippedjeans #fypシ ♬ BNRJ – jon mud
On August 23rd, TikToker @bigboyyautja posted a video, roughly resembling the JuggTok text format, with a text overlay caption reading, “New opinion: If you think Jon Mud is corny, then you’re corny.” Over three days, the video gained over 11,400 likes.
@bigboyyautja Stay humble twin 🥔❤️#nichetok #jonmudsbiggestfan #jonmud @jon mud #brandnewrippedjeans #brandnewrippedjeansjonmud ♬ оригинальный звук – тигран⁴²
On August 25th, 2025, TikToker @gerberttheegg posted a video in which he expressed his belief that Jon Mud was the new Undertime Slopper, who went viral in 2022. The video gained roughly 44,900 likes in a day.
@gerberttheegg @jon mud ♬ Dust Collector – ybg lucas
Following
By August 26th, 2025, Jon Mud had amassed over 172,400 followers on TikTok.
Various Examples
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7540160881896869151
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7500773536089312542
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7497649020999961887
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7542579889145138445