Just a Chill Guy
“He does not give a single, solitary care. Neither should you.”
This article is about the internet meme. For the original Solana memecoin, see Just a chill guy ($CHILLGUY).
Just a Chill Guy a Chill Guy is an illustration of a smug, relaxed anthropomorphic brown dog standing with his hands in his pockets, wearing a grey sweater, blue jeans, and red sneakers. Created by artist Phillip Banks in October 2023, it went viral in late 2024 with the caption 'just a chill guy,' and spawned the CHILLGUY memecoin, which Banks publicly disavowed amid a copyright dispute.
Origin
The character was created by Phillip Banks (online handle 'philb'), a North Carolina-based artist, who posted the artwork to Twitter/X on October 4, 2023 with a caption describing 'a chill guy that lowkey doesn't give a f***.' The design is an anthropomorphic brown dog in a grey crew-neck sweater, blue jeans, and dirty red Converse-style sneakers, with a half-smirking, unbothered expression.
Spread
The image stayed relatively minor until about a year after posting, going viral on August 30, 2024 when TikTok user .blitzerzz made a slideshow combining it with other popular memes. Follow-up edits exploded in the following days, with a September 4, 2024 version reaching 4.5 million views and a repost the next day hitting 13.8 million. The 'chill guy' format became a shorthand for laid-back, unbothered attitudes and was picked up by major brands including Adidas, Uber Eats, Sprite, Casetify, and the NFL on CBS.
Legacy
Chill Guy became one of the defining memes of late 2024 and collided with crypto and copyright issues. The unauthorized $CHILLGUY memecoin launched on Solana on November 15, 2024 and peaked at roughly a $580 million market cap on November 21, 2024. That same day, Banks announced he had copyrighted the artwork and was issuing takedown notices against 'unauthorized merchandise and shitcoins,' stating he would 'never endorse or condone any crypto-related projects' involving his work; the coin's value subsequently fell about 50%.
The Chain Trail
The OG token for this meme is Just a chill guy ($CHILLGUY) on Solana, launched 2024-11.
Key facts
- Created by artist Phillip Banks ('philb'), posted to Twitter/X on October 4, 2023.
- Depicts an anthropomorphic brown dog in a grey sweater, blue jeans, and red sneakers with a smug, relaxed look.
- Went viral on August 30, 2024 via a TikTok slideshow by user .blitzerzz.
- Adopted by brands including Adidas, Uber Eats, Sprite, Casetify, and the NFL on CBS.
- The unauthorized $CHILLGUY memecoin launched on Solana on November 15, 2024.
- The coin peaked at roughly $580 million market cap on November 21, 2024.
- On November 21, 2024, Banks announced copyright protection and takedowns against crypto and merch, disavowing all crypto projects.
- After Banks' announcement the coin dropped ~50% to about $220 million.
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The tokens that claim Just a Chill Guy
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 |  Just a chill guy $CHILLGUY | $0.00908 | -5.06% | $9.08M | $994.39K | Nov 15, 2024 |
Combined live market cap for Just a Chill Guy: $9.08M across 1 coin. Market data is live from DexScreener; figures are not investment advice.
The on-chain receipts for $CHILLGUY (the OG contract), pulled straight from the chain.
On-chain report
via helius · updated 1d agoHeld by the top 10 wallets.
- 1. 5LZk…boT212.93%
- 2. u6PJ…Xq2w9.25%
- 3. FixD…uuph7.15%
- 4. 5Q54…e4j14.91%
- 5. 4raq…Chvf3.36%
- 6. M2St…Dtxp3.20%
- 7. 22Wn…zkBa2.95%
- 8. EPxG…tadX2.39%
- 9. 6FEV…51Jy2.34%
- 10. 5PAh…PRj52.14%
- Top 10 wallets hold 50.6% of supply — highly 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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