Brain rot (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Brain rot" in English language version.

Last modified: 16:04:32, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

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ansa.it (Global: 573^rd place; English: 1,559^th place)

"Il Papa: La dipendenza dai social media provoca 'putrefazione cerebrale'". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 25 January 2025. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

archive.org: Walden, p 317 (quotation: While England endeavors to cure the potato-rot, will not any endeavor to cure the brain-rot, which prevails so much more widely and fatally?)
Thoreau, Henry David (1854). Walden; or, Life in the woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields. p. 348. OCLC 1158280598. OL 26429580M – via Internet Archive.

aserenko.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Serenko, Alexander (2026). "Brain Rot – The 2024 Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Year: Why Should Technology Leaders Care?" (PDF). IEEE Engineering Management Review. 54 (1): 14–20. doi:10.1109/EMR.2025.3583977.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

Rufo, Yasmin (2024). "Losing your mind looking at memes? The dictionary has a word for that". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514^th place; English: 928^th place)

Weedston, Lindsey (13 September 2024). "Fatima Payman Gen Z Slang Speech Declared 'Brainrot'". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

dazeddigital.com (Global: 1,987^th place; English: 1,140^th place)

Press-Reynolds, Kieran (25 June 2024). "How brainrot humour infected the internet with surreal gibberish". Dazed. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

dergipark.org.tr (Global: 1,340^th place; English: 2,278^th place)

Yazgan, Ayşe Müge (31 March 2025). "The problem of the century: Brain rot". OPUS Journal of Society Research. 22 (2): 211–221.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Serenko, Alexander (2026). "Brain Rot – The 2024 Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Year: Why Should Technology Leaders Care?" (PDF). IEEE Engineering Management Review. 54 (1): 14–20. doi:10.1109/EMR.2025.3583977.
Yousef, Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy (7 March 2025). "Demystifying the New Dilemma of Brain Rot in the Digital Era: A Review". Brain Sciences. 15 (3): 283. doi:10.3390/brainsci15030283. PMC 11939997. PMID 40149804.
Owens, Emilie (26 June 2025). "'It speaks to me in brain rot': Theorising 'brain rot' as a genre of participation among teenagers". New Media & Society. doi:10.1177/14614448251351527 – via Open Access.

elpais.com (Global: 89^th place; English: 268^th place)

english.elpais.com

Macchi, Facundo (26 December 2024). "The effects of 'brain rot': How junk content is damaging our minds". El Pais.

ft.com (Global: 193^rd place; English: 127^th place)

Levitin, Mia (28 December 2024). "Social media, brain rot and the slow death of reading". Financial Times. Retrieved 15 February 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

itu.int (Global: 1,487^th place; English: 1,305^th place)

United Nations, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (27 November 2024). "Global Internet use continues to rise but disparities remain, especially in low-income regions". ITU Facts and Figures. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.

lithub.com (Global: 5,181^st place; English: 2,959^th place)

Abbey, Josh (20 December 2024). "New Media, Old Anxieties: Why is "Brain Rot" the Word of the Year?". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 101^st place)

"Parents and Gen Alpha kids are having unintelligible convos because of 'brainrot' language". NBC News. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

newportinstitute.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Brain rot: The impact on young adult mental health". The Newport Institute. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2025.

news.com.au (Global: 456^th place; English: 254^th place)

Scanlan, Rebekah (29 December 2024). "'On the rise': Late-night ritual ruining lives". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Yousef, Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy (7 March 2025). "Demystifying the New Dilemma of Brain Rot in the Digital Era: A Review". Brain Sciences. 15 (3): 283. doi:10.3390/brainsci15030283. PMC 11939997. PMID 40149804.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Yousef, Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy (7 March 2025). "Demystifying the New Dilemma of Brain Rot in the Digital Era: A Review". Brain Sciences. 15 (3): 283. doi:10.3390/brainsci15030283. PMC 11939997. PMID 40149804.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Roy, Jessica (13 June 2024). "If You Know What 'Brainrot' Means, You Might Already Have It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

openlibrary.org (Global: 185^th place; English: 154^th place)

Thoreau, Henry David (1854). Walden; or, Life in the woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields. p. 348. OCLC 1158280598. OL 26429580M – via Internet Archive.

oup.com (Global: 292^nd place; English: 233^rd place)

corp.oup.com

Heaton, Benedict (2 December 2024). "'Brain rot' named Oxford Word of the Year 2024". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
Heaton, Benedict (2 December 2024). "'Brain rot' named Oxford Word of the Year 2024" (Press release). Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

plastermagazine.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Yalcinkaya, Günseli (11 June 2025). "Digital Dada or Futurist slop? An investigation into brainrot as art". Plaster Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

psyche.co (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Why teenagers are deliberately seeking brain rot on TikTok | Psyche Ideas". Psyche. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

sbs.com.au (Global: 1,047^th place; English: 609^th place)

Prema, Shivé (8 February 2024). "What is 'brain rot'? Do you have it?". SBS News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

ssrn.com (Global: 907^th place; English: 529^th place)

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Roy, Ritendra and, Banerjee, Tamali (3 September 2025). "Impact of Digital Devices on Mental Health Leading to Brain Rot in Higher Education Students". SSRN Open Access. SSRN 5400111. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

thedailybeast.com (Global: 517^th place; English: 315^th place)

Craig, Sean (27 January 2025). "Pope Francis Says Too Much Online Scrolling Causes 'Brain Rot'". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Boyle, Siân (9 December 2024). "Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 February 2026. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

ums.ac.id (Global: low place; English: low place)

Gustati, Genis Dwi (8 July 2025). "Brain rot and the decline of critical thinking". Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

vox.com (Global: 697^th place; English: 420^th place)

North, Anna (5 September 2024). "iPad kids speak up". Vox. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Roy, Jessica (13 June 2024). "If You Know What 'Brainrot' Means, You Might Already Have It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
Heaton, Benedict (2 December 2024). "'Brain rot' named Oxford Word of the Year 2024". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
"Why teenagers are deliberately seeking brain rot on TikTok | Psyche Ideas". Psyche. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
Scanlan, Rebekah (29 December 2024). "'On the rise': Late-night ritual ruining lives". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
Rufo, Yasmin (2024). "Losing your mind looking at memes? The dictionary has a word for that". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
Heaton, Benedict (2 December 2024). "'Brain rot' named Oxford Word of the Year 2024" (Press release). Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
Prema, Shivé (8 February 2024). "What is 'brain rot'? Do you have it?". SBS News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
North, Anna (5 September 2024). "iPad kids speak up". Vox. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
United Nations, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (27 November 2024). "Global Internet use continues to rise but disparities remain, especially in low-income regions". ITU Facts and Figures. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
"Parents and Gen Alpha kids are having unintelligible convos because of 'brainrot' language". NBC News. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
Press-Reynolds, Kieran (25 June 2024). "How brainrot humour infected the internet with surreal gibberish". Dazed. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Abbey, Josh (20 December 2024). "New Media, Old Anxieties: Why is "Brain Rot" the Word of the Year?". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
Yalcinkaya, Günseli (11 June 2025). "Digital Dada or Futurist slop? An investigation into brainrot as art". Plaster Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
"Brain rot: The impact on young adult mental health". The Newport Institute. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
Roy, Ritendra and, Banerjee, Tamali (3 September 2025). "Impact of Digital Devices on Mental Health Leading to Brain Rot in Higher Education Students". SSRN Open Access. SSRN 5400111. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Gustati, Genis Dwi (8 July 2025). "Brain rot and the decline of critical thinking". Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
Boyle, Siân (9 December 2024). "Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 February 2026. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
Weedston, Lindsey (13 September 2024). "Fatima Payman Gen Z Slang Speech Declared 'Brainrot'". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
Craig, Sean (27 January 2025). "Pope Francis Says Too Much Online Scrolling Causes 'Brain Rot'". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
"Il Papa: La dipendenza dai social media provoca 'putrefazione cerebrale'". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 25 January 2025. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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Roy, Jessica (13 June 2024). "If You Know What 'Brainrot' Means, You Might Already Have It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
Thoreau, Henry David (1854). Walden; or, Life in the woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields. p. 348. OCLC 1158280598. OL 26429580M – via Internet Archive.

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)

"'Skibidi': Payman opposes social age limit in speech to gen Z and gen Alpha". YouTube. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

Brain rot (English Wikipedia)

ansa.it (Global: 573rd place; English: 1,559th place)

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dazeddigital.com (Global: 1,987th place; English: 1,140th place)

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itu.int (Global: 1,487th place; English: 1,305th place)

lithub.com (Global: 5,181st place; English: 2,959th place)

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nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

openlibrary.org (Global: 185th place; English: 154th place)

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lithub.com (Global: 5,181^st place; English: 2,959^th place)

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openlibrary.org (Global: 185^th place; English: 154^th place)

oup.com (Global: 292^nd place; English: 233^rd place)

sbs.com.au (Global: 1,047^th place; English: 609^th place)

ssrn.com (Global: 907^th place; English: 529^th place)

thedailybeast.com (Global: 517^th place; English: 315^th place)

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