The "100 Men vs. 1 Gorilla" debate originated from a TikTok video posted by the user @yuri5kpt2 on February 22, 2022. In this video, he asked, "Who wins in a fight? 100 grown men or 1 gorilla?" This question sparked the initial discussion and later went viral again in 2025, spreading across TikTok, Twitter, and Reddit, leading to a popular meme and ongoing debate about who would win in such a fight

. The debate gained renewed attention in 2025 with various videos and discussions, including opinions from different creators and simulations, but the original spark came from that 2022 TikTok post by @yuri5kpt2