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  • Comment: Repeatedly resubmitted without improvement. Notability not demonstrated, unlikely to survive AFD. Do not resubmit without addressing the previous decline reasons, as if accepted and moved to mainspace article is likely to be deleted at AFD. Alpha3031 (t • c) 08:48, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
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  • Comment: Cites only two sources, itself, and a non-RS one. Zero evidence of notability, therefore. DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:38, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Presumably notable, but needs more sources before moving to mainspace. DrowssapSMM 20:46, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
soyjak.party
Screenshot of soyjak.party as of 16 January 2026
Available inEnglish
OwnerQuote
CreatorSoot
CommercialNo
RegistrationNone (except for staff and additional privileges)
Users92,984 (Unique)
Current statusOnline

soyjak.party is an anonymous, English-language imageboard website. Created by the pseudonymous "Soot," the website is based around the creation, posting, and sharing of Soyjak images and memes and data mining. It has amassed over 13,000,000 posts from 90,000 unique posters and hosts over 75 GB of active content, becoming one of the largest English-speaking imageboards.[1]

soyjak.party, also known as the "Sharty", is an imageboard website primarily dedicated to the creation and posting of soyjak memes and images. The website was created in 2020 by pseudonymous 4chan user Soot, who (according to a later blog post) "intended the forum to be a joke" and "didn't expect it to become such a popular gathering place".[2]

Background

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"Soyjak" is a variant of the Wojak meme, based on the standard Wojak combined with features of a soy boy,[3] a pejorative term for men who consume soy products.[1]

History

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The site has been linked to the 2025 Antioch High School shooting, the shooter having used the site.[4][5] The Anti-Defamation League describes it as a "far-right reactionary imageboard filled with crude racist and antisemitic humor".[5]

The site has also been linked to the 2025 4chan hack, where a user from the imageboard hacked into the website, reopening the /qa/ board,[6][7] and leaking 4chan's source code, IP addresses, and email addresses of its staff.[8][9][10] 4chan went offline after the hack, but has since come back online. The /qa/ board was then permanently deleted.[11] In April 2025, The New Yorker published an article on 4chan which briefly discussed soyjak.party, stating that "a spinoff forum called Soyjak.party (even harsher and more political than its predecessor) took credit for hacking the site and shutting it down".[12]

The creation of the website was announced by Soot on September 2020 in the /qa/ board of 4chan.[1] Soot said in a blog post that he intended for the imageboard to be a joke and did not expect it to become as popular as it is.[13] The /qa/ board was permanently locked in November 2021, leading to many former users and subcommunities moving onto Soyjak.party.[citation needed] The site was later purchased by Russian entrepreneur Yuri "Kuz" Kuznetsov. It was then run by Kuznetsov from July 2022 until his resign in July 2023. It is currently owned by an individual known as Froot. The site has been shut down several times due to various legal reasons.[14]

The site has since gained infamy for its various inside jokes, doxxing and harassment campaigns, as well as stealing various "GETs" (unique post IDs) from other imageboards.[1]

On April 14, 2025, the site gained widespread notoriety when it was implicated in hacking 4chan. Several pieces of sensitive information were uncovered, such as 4chan's source code, backend systems, and the personal information of staff. The hack was purportedly carried out by exploiting a vulnerability in the outdated version of PHP which 4chan had been operating on since 2016.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Community

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The community originally consisted of posters from the now-defunct /qa/ board of 4chan, with newer members coming from various corners of the Internet, mainly those from the alt-right and incel community. The users of Soyjak.party refer to themselves as "Chuds" (based on the default username of each post, similar to Anonymous on 4chan), "'Jakkers" (short for "Soyjakkers"), and "Soyteens" (based on the notion that most users of the site are in their teenage years).[citation needed]

The community has their own rating system for user-created content Gem and Coal[15], with gem representing a post that is generally considered high-effort or good, and coal representing a low-effort, bad post. Community-created content includes various songs, animations, soyjaks, music videos, and an officially-endorsed fan game.[16]

The community has garnered much controversy and infamy around the Internet for their various doxxing and harassment campaigns (mainly targeting those of the LGBT community), raids of various Twitch streamers and websites, violent and illegal content being posted on the site (although site admins have always denounced such content being posted), as well as minor controversies such as stealing unique post IDs on other imageboards, also known as GETs.[22]

Ownership and administration

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The first admin of the site is known as Soot, who owned and maintained the website until its purchase by Russian entrepreneur Yuri Kuznetsov, also known as Kuz, who became the second admin of the site. In 2023, Kuznetsov stepped down as administrator, leaving the role of admin to site manager Doll. The site was shut down during Doll's reign due to Doll not being able to maintain the high cost of running the site.[17] It was later purchased and reopened by an individual simply known as Froot, who is now the current owner and admin of the site.[14]

Controversies

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The site has been linked to the 2023 Jacksonville shooting[23][24] and the 2025 Antioch High School shooting, with the Anti-Defamation League describing it as a "far-right reactionary imageboard filled with crude racist and antisemitic humor".[25]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Spears, Ricky (2024-07-10). "The Soyjak Party: A Deep Dive into the Meme Culture Phenomenon - Ricky Spears". www.rickyspears.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ↑ Weedston, Lindsey (July 12, 2024). "The sad origins and redemption of the Soyjak meme". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Abascal, Luis (4 July 2021). "Basado, charocracia, chad o pesetas y cunetas: así habla el Team Facha". Elplural (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 22 Sep 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nashville Shooter's Manifesto Reveals Inspiration Drawn From The Online Far-Right | GPAHE". globalextremism.org. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  5. 1 2 "Antioch, Tenn., Shooter Inspired by Broad Extremist Beliefs and Previous Mass Killers | ADL". www.adl.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  6. ↑ Nefedova, Maria. "4chan вышел из строя из-за масштабной атаки". Xakep.ru. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Kidlyushkin, Roman (16 April 2025). "Хакеры вывели из строя культовый сайт с мемами 4chan". Gazeta. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Niemietz, Brian (15 April 2025). "Hackers take credit for attacking 4chan platform". New York Daily News. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Nitish Bajaj, Yash (15 April 2025). "4Chan data, emails and contact info leaked? Alleged hack leads to speculations". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Burgess, Matt; Newman, Lily. "Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins". Wired. Wired. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "4chan down days after hackers breach internal systems: Here's what happened to the notorious internet messageboard". The Times of India. MSN. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Chayka, Kyle (2025-04-30). "How the Internet Left 4chan Behind". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  13. ↑ Weedston, Lindsey (2024-07-12). "The Sad Origins And Redemption Of The Soyjack Meme". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  14. 1 2 Wei, Lim How (2023-02-17). "What is Soyjak Party?". Followchain. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  15. 1 2 "Gem and Coal". Know Your Meme. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  16. 1 2 "Five Nights at Cobson's". Steam. 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  17. 1 2 "It's over - for good this time". Soyjak Wiki.
  18. ↑ Burgess, Matt. "Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  19. ↑ Dellinger, A. J. (2025-04-15). "Internet Cesspool 4chan Is Down After Alleged Hack, Rival Forum Users Claim Credit". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  20. ↑ "Infamous message board 4chan taken down following major hack". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  21. ↑ "4chan Goes Offline After Hacker Appears to Hijack the Site". Yahoo Tech. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  22. ↑ "FAQ on GETs". 4chan. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
  23. ↑ "Unsound Minds – Folio 2.0 / EU Jacksonville". folioweekly.com. October 30, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  24. ↑ Waters, T.K. "4 Manifesto - 2023". Public Records Center. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  25. ↑ "Antioch, Tenn., Shooter Inspired by Broad Extremist Beliefs and Previous Mass Killers | ADL". www.adl.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
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