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The event that changed VRChat permanently. In four weeks, the platform surged from '''1,745''' to '''20,212''' peak concurrent Steam users — a '''428% increase''' driven by Ugandan Knuckles, PewDiePie, VideoGameDunkey, and Jameskii. Every day, every creator, every downstream consequence documented — including the GFR Fund investment, the Open Letter, and the Sonic corporate tweet. |
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[[The Blackcat]] <i style="color:#9080b8;">(stub)</i> |
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<div style="margin-top:0.6em; font-size:0.8em; color:#5a4a7a;">📅 Dec 22, 2017 – Feb 2018 · Peak: 20,212 CCU · Platform Event</div> |
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The world's largest furry convention — virtual or in-person. From 2,692 at F.1 (2020) to a record '''26,405 at F.8 Somna''' (2025). '''$219,835+ raised for charity''' across nine events. Full forensic history: F.O.X. Portal infrastructure, VRChat commercial partnership, five-world structure, Somna's fictional language Somnatus, and what F.9 Ultra will bring in June 2026. |
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[[Graham Gaylor]]<br/> |
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[[Jesse Joudrey]]<br/> |
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[[tupper]] · [[Kingsley Vega]]<br/> |
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[[Rezillo Ryker]] · [[AzukiTiger]]<br/> |
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[[Lt_Shadow]] · [[Justifire]]<br/> |
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[[Classic™]] · [[Nerbs]]<br/> |
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[[Tonicc]] · [[ITOAR]] |
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<div style="margin-top:0.6em; font-size:0.8em; color:#5a4a7a;">📅 Founded May 2020 · Record: 26,405 attendees · Annual Convention</div> |
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One of VRChat's oldest surviving worlds. A bar-themed social hub created '''January 19, 2017''' by '''owlboy'''. Over '''28 million visits''', '''113,000+ favorites''', and '''version 1,131''' as of April 2026. The Great Pug witnessed the January 2018 surge, survived 12 Unity migration cycles, opened a Creator Economy World Store, and was taken over by VRRat during April Fools 2025. A living primary document. |
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[[Mayu (Kemono Feline Avatar)]]<br/> |
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[[Ugandan Knuckles]] |
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<div style="margin-top:0.6em; font-size:0.8em; color:#5a4a7a;">📅 Created: Jan 19, 2017 · v1,131 · wrld_6caf5200 · PC Only</div> |
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Co-Founder and CEO of [[VRChat Inc.]] — the man whose 2013 dorm-room experiment became the platform this entire archive documents. Full origin story (Oculus Kickstarter → VRChatroom → Jesse Joudrey), all 10 funding rounds totalling $96M, the avatar customization paradox, and his unredacted 2024 layoff email — one of the most transparent executive communications in tech. |
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[[Furality Online Xperience (F.O.X.)]]<br/> |
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<div style="margin-top:0.6em; font-size:0.8em; color:#5a4a7a;">Role: Co-Founder & CEO · Vanderbilt '14 · $96M raised across 10 rounds</div> |
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<div style="color:#7060a0; font-size:0.87em; line-height:1.55em;">The most widely-used avatar base in VRChat's furry community. Created by [[Rezillo Ryker]] in 2020. Full species lore, technical specs, King Caretakers mythology, and ecosystem documentation including EvoRex HD and the HTC commercial appearance.</div> |
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<div style="color:#7060a0; font-size:0.87em; line-height:1.55em;">VRChat's official orange-cat-in-a-box mascot. Inspired by [[tupper]]'s real cat Trogdor (confirmed Aug 2024). Launched Dec 4, 2020 with VRC+. Quick Menu dialogue reference table, pettable Early Supporter badge, and the full VRRat rivalry and April Fools mythology documented.</div> |
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<div style="color:#7060a0; font-size:0.87em; line-height:1.55em;">A forensic museum artifact. The avatar that caused the January 2018 surge. Four-layer genealogy (Gregzilla → tidiestflyer), behavioral script documentation, color-type taxonomy (Red/Blue/Gold Kommanda), Gaztons lore, and four archived primary visual exhibits.</div> |
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<div style="color:#7060a0; font-size:0.87em; line-height:1.55em;">VRChat's integrated commerce system (launch: Nov 30, 2023). VRChat Credits, the 50/30/20 revenue split, Tilia LLC onboarding, Avatar Marketplace (May 2025), Furality's three Udon product IDs, and The Great Pug's store opening — all sourced from primary documents.</div> |
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<div style="color:#7060a0; font-size:0.87em; line-height:1.55em;">The broadest cultural overview in the archive. Avatar economy roles (6 creator types), species ecology, world ecosystem, event timeline 2017–2026, and a community glossary. The essential context document for understanding who VRChat's most creative community actually is.</div> |
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<div style="color:#7060a0; font-size:0.87em; line-height:1.55em;">Open regulated species created 2013 by Daemon_Lady; transferred to PineWarden Jan 5, 2022. Full biology (150–200yr lifespan, locking jaw, blood matches eye color), all 8 subtypes, Jin A's avatar specs (~67K poly), and the complete third-party ecosystem including face tracking add-ons.</div> |
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Revision as of 00:58, 9 May 2026
Disclaimer: VRCHistory.org is an unofficial, fan-operated digital archive and is in no way affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by VRChat Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks, world names, avatar names, and platform references belong to their respective owners. This project exists purely as a community effort to document and preserve the cultural history of virtual social spaces. No commercial claim is made over any documented content.
Welcome to VRCHistory
VRCHistory.org is a community-driven archive dedicated to preserving the culture, worlds, creators, avatars, and defining moments of VRChat.
The metaverse evolves fast. Worlds break with Unity updates. Creators move on. Events that thousands attended exist now only in screenshots and fading memory. VRCHistory was built for the moments that deserve better than that — documented, searchable, and open to anyone who wants to remember.
Whether you were there on January 13, 2018 when the platform hit 20,000 concurrent users for the first time, or you're a newcomer tracing the roots of the avatar you wear every day — you're welcome here.
🏛️ A Digital Museum for a World That Never Stops Changing
VRCHistory is not a news site or a live tracker — it is a museum. Its purpose is to hold still the things that time would otherwise carry away: the worlds that no longer load, the creators who moved on, the events that thousands attended and that exist now only in memory.
We believe these moments deserve a permanent home — not locked behind a login or buried in a Discord scroll, but documented, searchable, and open to everyone.
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📰 Recently Added
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| VRC+ Subscription | 🔐 System | Apr 20, 2026 | Full history of VRChat's subscription service. Announced Nov 19, 2020; Steam launch Dec 3, 2020. All tiers, perks, VRCat integration, and connection to the Creator Economy. |
| Easy Anti-Cheat Controversy | ⚡ Event | Apr 20, 2026 | VRChat's most divisive platform decision. Build 1213 (Jul 25, 2022). Steam review-bombing, accessibility mod loss, community fragmentation, and the accelerated accessibility roadmap that followed. |
| Ugandan Knuckles | 📼 Avatar | Apr 20, 2026 | Forensic artifact. Four-layer genealogy, behavioral script table, color-type taxonomy, Gaztons lore, Uganda world history (Fredsoldaten; 2021 account compromise), four primary visual exhibits archived. |
| The January 2018 Viral Surge | 📅 Event | Apr 20, 2026 | Day-by-day forensic chronology of VRChat's first viral moment. 428% CCU growth; 20,212 peak (Jan 13–14). Full creator cascade table. GFR Fund Series A consequence. VRChat Open Letter text referenced. |
| VRChat Creator Economy | 💰 System | Apr 20, 2026 | Complete system documentation. VRChat Credits, 50/30/20 split, Tilia LLC, three store types, Avatar Marketplace (May 14, 2025), Furality Udon IDs (prod_e61eea8e, prod_5b9a4cc6, prod_4518ac83), Great Pug store sourced to owlboy's GitHub. |
| VRCat | 🐱 Character | Apr 20, 2026 | Mascot history from Dec 4, 2020 through April 2026. Trogdor connection confirmed (Parzeval YouTube, Aug 2024). Quick Menu dialogue reference table (6 meme citations). Full VRRat April Fools mythology (2024 text adventure; 2025 world takeover of 60 worlds). |
| Furality Online Xperience (F.O.X.) | 🎉 Event | Apr 20, 2026 | Complete history of all 9 F.O.X. conventions. F.O.X. Portal technical documentation. $219,835+ charity record. F.8 Somna world breakdown. F.9 Ultra (Jun 4–7, 2026) preview. Cross-linked to tupper, Graham Gaylor, Rexouium, Mayu, Wickerbeast. |
| VRChat Inc. | 🏢 Company | Apr 20, 2026 | Full company profile. All 10 funding rounds ($96M). Complete organizational timeline 2013–2026. EAC controversy. 2024 layoffs and severance. All major technical systems documented. |
| Jesse Joudrey | 🧑💻 Creator | Apr 19, 2026 | VRChat Co-Founder & CTO. The man who introduced avatar customization on March 16, 2014 (v0.3.5) — the single most consequential technical decision in VRChat history. |
| Graham Gaylor | 🧑💻 Creator | Apr 19, 2026 | VRChat Co-Founder & CEO. Full origin story, all funding rounds, 2024 layoff email (full text preserved), avatar customization paradox. The foundational figure in the archive. |
| Wickerbeast | 🦡 Species | Apr 19, 2026 | Open regulated species (2013, Daemon_Lady → PineWarden Jan 2022). Full biology, 8 subtypes, Jin A's avatar specs, full ecosystem (Krunk's, Robo Wickerbeast, face tracking add-on, accessory matrix). |
| Mayu (Kemono Feline Avatar) | 🐱 Avatar | Apr 19, 2026 | Kemono feline base by AzukiTiger. v1–v3.5.5 changelog. PhysBones, AudioLink, face tracking, HRtoVRC. Public avatar IDs (Tora: avtr_8bac0b9b; Oyama: avtr_a262d2c7). Full ecosystem table. |
| Furry Community in VRChat | 🐾 Culture | Apr 19, 2026 | Comprehensive cultural overview. History 2017–2026. Six avatar creator roles. Species ecology. World and event ecosystem. Community glossary. The essential context document for the archive. |
| Japan Shrine | 🌍 World | Apr 19, 2026 | wrld_736bad27 by ITOAR (March 2019). Shinto shrine environment. Originally by RootGentle (2018). Full technical specs, world history, and the identity of the rarely-credited original creator. |
| SDK2 to SDK3 (Udon) | ⚙️ System | Apr 19, 2026 | Platform technology transition. SDK2 (2017) → Udon public beta (2020) → SDK2 EOL (August 2023). UdonSharp by Merlin_VT, VCC, full migration timeline. |
🏗️ About This Project
VRCHistory was founded by King (K̶i̶n̶g̶), a 7-year VRChat veteran and Trusted User based in Alaska. The archive began with a simple recognition: VRChat's history has no central home for preservation.
Unlike the platform itself — which evolves constantly and retires old content — VRCHistory is a permanent record. A place where a world that no longer loads, a creator who moved on, or an event that happened years ago can still be found, read about, and remembered. Every page is built from primary sources: VRChat API data, Steam statistics, funding records, original creator statements, and the memories of people who were there.
This is not a Wikipedia clone. It is a museum — built with the rigor of a museum, for subjects that deserve to be taken seriously.
"Think of it like the Smithsonian — but for virtual worlds. We don't own the exhibits. We just make sure they aren't forgotten."
✏️ Contribute to the Archive
This wiki is built and maintained entirely by the community. If you remember something worth saving — a world you visited, a creator you know, an event you attended — your contribution belongs here.
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📖 Getting Started New to wiki editing? VRCHistory's documentation standard is learnable. If you can type, you can contribute. Every article in this archive started with someone who remembered something. |
High-priority gaps in the archive. Worlds with no page. Creators with no profile. Events undocumented. Your memory might be exactly what's missing. |
📸 Upload Evidence Historical screenshots, world thumbnails, event footage. Even low-resolution images from old eras are valuable primary sources. Every pixel is a timestamp. |
Ways to Help
- Document a world — Write about any world you remember. Its creator, its history, its community, why it mattered.
- Verify existing entries — Fact-check dates, user IDs, world version numbers, and creator attributions.
- Upload screenshots — Historical screenshots are irreplaceable. The older, the more valuable.
- Share your story — Were you in VRChat in 2017? Did you attend Furality 1? Were you a Knuckles tribe member in January 2018? Write it down.
- Nominate articles — Add high-priority missing topics to Project:Wanted Pages.
📅 Archive Update Log
| Date | Update |
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| April 20, 2026 | Second major batch: VRC+ Subscription, Easy Anti-Cheat Controversy (July 2022), Ugandan Knuckles (with 4 primary visual exhibits), The January 2018 Viral Surge (forensic day-by-day chronology), VRChat Creator Economy (Avatar Marketplace, Tilia, Furality Udon product IDs, Great Pug store), VRCat (tupper origin confirmed, VRRat mythology), Furality Online Xperience (F.O.X.) (complete F.1–F.9 history, F.O.X. Portal documentation), VRChat Inc. (full company profile), Graham Gaylor (updated with layoff email), Jesse Joudrey. |
| April 19, 2026 | Founding batch: The Great Pug, Furry Hideout, Lt_Shadow, Justifire, Kingsley Vega, Classic™, Nerbs, Tonicc, tupper, Rezillo Ryker, The Rexouium, AzukiTiger, Mayu (Kemono Feline Avatar), Wickerbeast, Furry Community in VRChat, Japan Shrine, SDK2 to SDK3 (Udon), ITOAR, Furry Talk and Chill, The Blackcat. |
| April 19, 2026 | VRCHistory officially launched. Founding editor: Kingsley Vega. |
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