# popular (social)

When many people like a thing and it is regular, the thing is seen by many.

- Computed level: L9 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: popular

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [interest](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interest.psychological), [usual](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-usual.common)

**Through:** People together like the thing and it becomes regular among them.

**Novel properties:**
- collective preference
- mass visibility

## Examples
- Beatlemania swept across the UK in 1963, with crowds of over 10,000 gathering to see The Beatles at venues like the Cavern Club. *(culture)*
- Minecraft had over 140 million monthly active users by 2020, making it one of the most played video games in the world. *(computing)*
- The Toyota Corolla became the best-selling car globally by 2016, with over 44 million units sold since 1966. *(economics)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-popular.social.json*  
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