Chonky
“The fattest cat on Solana, and proud of every gram.”
This article is about the internet meme. For the original Solana memecoin, see Chonky ($CHONKY).
Chonky is 'the fattest cat on Solana,' an OG cat memecoin built around a hefty, food-obsessed cat mascot drawn from the internet's beloved 'chonk' / 'absolute unit' fat-cat humor.
Origin
The 'chonk' meme, affectionately rating overweight cats on a tongue-in-cheek 'chonk chart', spread across the internet from around 2018. In December 2023, Solana natives launched CHONKY, personifying a hefty cat whose stated mission is simply to 'eat as much as he can.'
Spread
CHONKY rode the 2024 Solana cat-coin season alongside POPCAT and MEW, building real-world merch (plushies, apparel) and a Solana Mobile / SagaDAO community airdrop. The project later migrated to a new token contract, splitting history across an OG and a current mint.
Legacy
Chonky persists as one of the OG Solana cat brands and the emblem of the chain's fat-cat meme micro-genre, leaning on merch and community rather than pure speculation.
The Chain Trail
The OG token for this meme is Chonky ($CHONKY) on Solana, launched 2023-12.
Key facts
- Builds on the internet 'chonk' / 'absolute unit' fat-cat meme popular from ~2018.
- CHONKY launched on Solana in December 2023 as 'the fattest cat on Solana.'
- The mascot's mission is to 'eat as much as he can.'
- Part of the 2024 Solana cat-coin season alongside POPCAT and MEW.
- Built merch (plushies, apparel) and a Solana Mobile/SagaDAO airdrop.
- The project later migrated to a new token contract.
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The tokens that claim Chonky
Every token we can tie to this meme, and which contract appeared first. The original is marked OG; the rest arrived to ride the name.
| # | Coin | Price | 24h | Market Cap | Liquidity | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chonky $CHONKY | $0.000268 | +0.11% | $268.04K | $84.90K | Dec 1, 2023 |
Combined live market cap for Chonky: $268.04K across 1 coin. Market data is live from DexScreener; figures are not investment advice.
The on-chain receipts for $CHONKY (the OG contract), pulled straight from the chain.
On-chain report
via helius · updated 1d agoHeld by the top 10 wallets.
- 1. GpMZ…xFbL15.82%
- 2. AJQ1…HNVw7.44%
- 3. 558F…DNBs5.48%
- 4. CXmE…S1jL4.15%
- 5. kjD5…2VNS3.53%
- 6. 83tX…5xZp2.56%
- 7. HsAU…bjv61.99%
- 8. HAqD…hToy1.73%
- 9. Fe7S…FA8s1.58%
- 10. 6v6b…WXuw1.44%
- Top 10 wallets hold 45.7% of supply — moderately concentrated.
- Deployment predates the scanned history — earliest date is a lower bound.
Facts pulled directly from the chain via Solscan-grade data. Not financial advice.
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