The 'YouTubers Quitting YouTube' meme trend surged in early 2024 following a wave of high-profile retirements from platform legends like MatPat (The Game Theorists), Tom Scott, and CaptainSparklez. These creators often use a distinct thumbnail style featuring a somber expression, a simple 'Goodbye' or 'The End' text overlay, and high-contrast lighting. The meme community quickly turned these emotional departures into a format for expressing sudden endings in other contexts or satirizing the dramatic nature of influencer announcements. Whether used sincerely to mourn a digital era or ironically to describe minor life changes, this template perfectly captures the bittersweet feeling of a long-running series coming to a final close.