Most meme coins had a rough year, with #DOGE and #SHİB sliding down the rankings, but our frog PEPE charted a completely different course.
Someone compared PEPE with the top ten meme coins using a year’s worth of data, and the results are quite interesting. Overall, all meme coins spent most of the year trending down, with only in January this year, $PEPE
a rally of more than 20%, leaving a pack of competitors behind.
For much of this year, their price movements stayed closely aligned, until a clear divide emerged in late August. From then on, PEPE kept climbing and steadily led the entire sector, with the gap reaching its widest on November 11. PEPE fell just 6.6% that day, while other meme coins plunged 60%—a staggering difference.
Market caps diverge, with PEPE leading the pack
Since early July, PEPE’s market cap has surged by about 92%, at one point climbing 137% from its July low. By contrast, rivals in the same sector have barely moved: SHIB’s market cap edged up just 0.66%, while Dogecoin (DOGE) continued to weaken, falling about 18% over the same period.
Although PEPE’s recent rally has cooled somewhat, it remains remarkably resilient compared with other meme coins.
A rough week for everyone, but MemeCore shows surprising resilience
But even the strongest frog couldn’t escape this week’s sharp pullback. Over the past seven days, all of the top 10 meme coins posted losses. TRUMP and PEPE led the declines, dropping 12.7% and 12.3%, respectively. DOGE fell about 10.4%, while FLOKI, PENGU, and BONK lost between 7% and 9%.
Interestingly, MemeCore has shown remarkable resilience this time around, falling just 1.4%. Its market cap is now roughly on par with PEPE’s, at around $1.86 billion each, making it a dark horse.
Overall, even though PEPE has recently pulled back along with the broader market, it’s clearly one of the top performers in an otherwise sluggish meme coin sector. Of course, meme coins are extremely volatile and risky, so treat this as food for thought—and don’t jump in blindly!