About

The Owl Arm Trend, also known as the Bird On Arm Trend, is a TikTok trend and internet challenge in which people attempt to mimic the Meowl meme, with one person holding out their arm and another person "balancing" on it with their hands, using their shirts and torso to hide the rest of their body. The trend, which mimics a bird perching on a human's arm, began gaining traction on TikTok in late September 2025, especially among young teens. The videos or TikTok Slideshow posts are typically set to a sped-up version of the song "New Soul" by David Donatien and Yael Naim.

Origin

On September 23rd, 2025, TikToker^[1] @liam_r_d posted the earliest known "Owl on Arm" video, gathering over 3 million views and 700,000 likes on a TikTok Slideshow post showing him balancing on his friend's arm like a bird with his shirt pulled over his arms and body.

Spread

On September 24th, 2025, TikToker^[2] @huzz.hunterzzzz2009 posted a similar Owl Arm trend video, gathering over 26 million views and 5.9 million likes in a week.

The image was reposted on the internet numerous times, including in a September 26th, 2025, repost on the Instagram^[3] page @nesquik.v2.

Also on September 24th, TikToker^[4] @kenjiii_s posted a similar video showing him balancing on his friend's arm, gathering over 1.6 million views and 500,000 likes in a week.

On September 25th, TikToker^[5] @masonthorn0 posted a version of the meme showing him pecking at a muffin like a bird, gathering over 5 million plays and 600,000 likes in a week.

Also on September 25th, 2025, TikToker^[6] @zyrenqx_ posted a video participating in the trend with two of his friends, gathering over 2.6 million views and 400,000 likes in six days.

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