For reasons I can't fully understand, the Internet loves its cats. Keyboard Cat and Grumpy Cat are household names, is a digital empire, and my real-life cats are on a social networking site called (this is not a joke).
So you've got to wonder how it took a cat food company this long to come up with this: the Friskies 50, , powered by an algorithm that adjusts monthly depending on a cat's social media reach, engagement across various social platforms, and mentions in traditional news outlets.
Herewith, the top 20 cats, and you can for more:
To close this out, here's a classic from Maru, my personal favorite Internet cat (ranked No. 14 on the power list).
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