Welcome to Icebergs

Icebergs (icebergs.wiki) is an encyclopedia of iceberg charts, tier lists, and the internet-culture formats that rank knowledge from surface familiarity to deep niche lore. Articles aim for neutral, sourced summaries of formats, communities, and notable charts—not dumps of unverified conspiracy lists.

Featured article

Iceberg chart — the ranked "above/below the waterline" diagram that turned a maritime metaphor into one of the web's most reused ranking formats. Related: YouTube iceberg · Tier list · Super Mario 64 iceberg

Selected articles

Iceberg chart — definition, history, and structure of the format
YouTube iceberg — long-form explainer videos built on charts
Super Mario 64 iceberg — gaming chart that helped popularise narrated icebergs
Tier list — banded S–F ranking layouts related to icebergs
r/IcebergCharts — Reddit hub for still-image charts (from 2016)
Know Your Meme — tertiary documentation of early chart examples
Submerged lore · Deep lore — how communities talk about below-the-waterline knowledge
Internet folklore · Creepypasta · Lost media — neighbouring story genres
Iceberg theory · Cultural iceberg model · Tip of the iceberg — pre-internet metaphors
Titanic iceberg — maritime disaster as cultural backdrop for the metaphor
TierMaker · Ranking format · Chart meme — sibling ranking tools and memes
Commentary YouTube · Internet mystery — video ecosystems that host explainers
4chan · Imageboard · Reddit · Imgur — circulation platforms
Meme · Meme template · Exploitable meme · Gatekeeping · Fandom

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Prefer primary posts (dated uploads, archive links), chart authors, and reputable reporting. Rewrite and attribute material forked from Wikipedia, Know Your Meme, or other RS; do not paste other wikis verbatim. Keep fringe claims in cultural context—or leave them out.