Happy cartoon fruits with faces gathered around a table, eating smaller pieces of fruit and smiling.

These popular videos show tiny fruits with faces eating pieces of themselves. The trend began as a series of AI-generated ASMR videos released in July 2025. Users were instantly obsessed with the adorable absurdity of it all, and by August, TikTokers were reuploading their own versions with increasingly hilarious captions.[1] The videos have sparked debates about which fruits are the cutest, tuffest, and more importantly, the most niche. A bizarre memetic spiral has ensued, and we’re here for it! TikToker @peakranking posted this video featuring niche AI fruits and invited followers to rank them because the fruits are “so tuff.” The comments do not disappoint, with users saying things like “apple is goated,” “Filler lip grape too niche,” “ That lychee was a demon,” and “did i just watched 17 AI videos of fruit cannibalism💔” User @h00pify posted this video, which is a great example of the trend’s overall vibe (silly, tongue-in-cheek, deadpan). Most of the AI fruit videos are similarly lighthearted and ironic, praising how niche, lovable, and tuff the fruits are. YouTubers are also getting in on the juicy fun! Here’s a video with 10 straight hours of niche fruit eating themselves. 🍏🍌Welcome to the uncanny fruit buffet 🍓🍊 Posts about being the “most niche” and “going niche for niche” are super popular on TikTok right now. In these posts, users playfully debate who has the weirdest and most unusual interests, with everyone trying to outdo each other so they can be the most See more