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The Meme coin sector rallies, with BONK gaining 44.2% and PEPE gaining 50.9% over the past 7 days.
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Social volume data indicates increased trader interest in PEPE, MOG, and POPCAT.
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DOGE and SHIB both posted double-digit gains in the week following a renewed retail interest.
The Santiment data on social volume shows that the crypto community has been focusing more attention on meme coins in early 2026. The data tracking platform reported an increased interest in tokens such as PEPE, POPCAT and MOG after strong price gains across sectors. The market capitalization of meme coins increased quickly, attracting traders after a difficult 2025.
The market is once again being influenced by community-driven hype cycles, despite the extended bearish sentiment of the previous year. Retail traders are returning to speculative positions, which is boosting the price of well-known meme currencies like DOGE, PEPE and SHIB. Social volume metrics are used to measure the frequency of cryptocurrency platforms. They also provide information on which assets are attracting traders’ attention.
Price performance validates social volume trends
Santiment’s social metric patterns are confirmed by the performance data. PEPE gained 45.9% in seven days, despite a decline of 7% over the past 24 hour. The token is currently trading at $0.000006277, and ranks 50th in terms of market capitalization.
BONK has seen a weekly gain of 38%, while a decline of 7% in the last 24 hours. The Solana-based token is currently trading at $0.00001064. It holds rank 105. Pudgy Penguins, (PENGU), has risen 31% in seven days and fallen 4% since the previous day. It is currently priced at $1156.
Shiba Inu has gained 20% in the last week, trading at $0.000008696. The token fell 4% in 24 hours, while registering 0.9% gains per hour. SHIB is ranked 34th among all cryptocurrencies based on market capitalization.
Dogecoin has risen 15% in seven days, reaching $0.1392. The original meme token is ranked 10 and has a daily decline of 4%. Official Trump token rose 13.0% to $5.34 weekly, ranking 97th.
Meme coin sector shows mixed movement in the short term
MemeCore M (M) has posted modest gains of 3.3% to $1.63 per week, while ranking 49th. The token increased by 3.1% in an hour, but fell 3.0% over the next 24 hours. Pump.fun grew 7.1% weekly, despite falling 14.8% in 24 hours and 0.8% per hour. The token is currently trading at $0.002102.
CryptoRank’s sentiment data identified MELANIA BELIEVE and KDA as the anti-leaders for this period. These tokens performed poorly compared to the sector. Some were experiencing operational shutdowns or technological issues. The correlation between social volume spikes, and price rallies, suggests that retail traders are driving current meme coin momentum.
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