2025's biggest pop culture moments

29 December 2025

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Labubus became 2025’s most unexpected obsession, turning niche designer toys into must-have collectibles

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Blue Origin’s all-female space crew turned space travel into a cultural conversation across the internet

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s engagement merged sports fandom, pop superstardom, and Swiftie culture

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A heist at the Louvre took place and $102 million worth of imperial jewellery was stolen in broad daylight

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Saiyaara topped YouTube’s 2025 charts in India as the #1 Music Video and the #3 Shorts Video

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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance (and bootcut jeans!) formed a powerful mic drop moment

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MrBeast gained over 47 million Indian subscribers on YouTube, evolving his brand into an entertainment empire

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The Coldplay Jumbotron turned a fleeting concert moment into 2025’s most unavoidable scandal

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Sydney Sweeney dominated discourse with an infamous American Eagle campaign and soap with her bathwater

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