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Giant Cat Trend: What It Is and How to Make It
By the TrendMe team · Updated
The Giant Cat trend is a format of AI videos where a cat as tall as the skyscrapers walks through a real city while people run out of the way, filmed like shaky amateur street footage. It grew on TikTok in late 2025 and, in 2026, owners started making their own pets the giant. On TrendMe you can do that from one photo.
The Giant Cat trend asks a simple question: what if your cat were taller than the Empire State Building and decided to go for a walk?
What happens in a Giant Cat video?
- A shaky phone camera at street level, yellow taxis and a crowd on the sidewalk.
- The camera tilts up, and up, to a cat whose head is level with the upper floors.
- The giant strolls down the avenue, peeks into an office window or leans on a glass tower.
- People below scatter out of frame, and the cat looks down at the camera, completely calm.
Most clips run about 10 seconds and look like amateur footage, which is what makes the scale so convincing.
Where did the Giant Cat trend come from?
Giant cat clips took off on TikTok in the fall of 2025, when new AI video models made hyper-realistic city scenes easy. One of the best-known early posts is a giant white cat on a security camera, posted by @mamacathome on October 22, 2025. In 2026 the format turned personal: owners began making their own pets the giant, such as @pixcelthecat, who put a real ginger cat into New York City on October 8, 2026. On November 9, 2026, a template called Giant Cat Stride made the New York walk a one-photo effect, which is why the trend is moving again now.
Why does the Giant Cat trend keep spreading?
- Scale is instantly funny. A familiar pet the size of a building needs no explanation and no sound.
- It flatters your pet. Owners love seeing their cat as the main character of a disaster movie that is really a comedy.
- It is endlessly remixable. Every pet, every city and every angle makes a new version.
How do you make a Giant Cat video on TrendMe?
Open the Giant Cat trend, upload one clear photo of your pet, and pick a direction:
- One-photo stride: your pet walks slowly down the avenue toward the camera while taxis pass far below.
- Look up: a shaky tilt from street level up to your pet's giant face looking down.
- Window pass: your pet strolls past an office window at mid-building height while people below make room.
You get a vertical video with AI sound in a few minutes. For more pet ideas, see our roundup of funny AI pet videos, or put your cat behind the decks with the DJ Cat trend.
Tips for posting your Giant Cat video
- Use a photo where your pet faces the camera with the whole head visible. The giant face is the money shot.
- Write the caption like breaking news: "Reports of a large orange cat on Fifth Avenue" works better than "my cat but big".
- Post it as a series: one giant walk, then a follow-up with your pet "back home" looking innocent.
- Tag it: #giantcat #catsoftiktok #aivideo
- Keep the AI label on. Our guide to labeling AI videos on TikTok and Instagram shows how.
Sources for the Giant Cat trend
Giant Cat: CapCut template or TrendMe?
| CapCut template | TrendMe | |
|---|---|---|
| What you need | Your own video clips | One photo |
| Filming and editing | You film and fit clips to the template | None: the AI creates the whole scene |
| Pets, stunts, impossible scenes | Only if you can film them | Yes, from a single photo |
| Result | Depends on your footage | 9:16 MP4 with sound, no watermark |
Frequently asked questions
- Are the giant cat videos real?
- No. They are AI-made, and the best-known clips carry TikTok's AI label. The shaky phone-camera style is part of the joke, not proof.
- Why do people call it Catzilla?
- Because the clips look like a monster movie with a house cat as the monster. Catzilla and giant cat refer to the same format.
- Can I make my own cat the giant?
- Yes. That is where the trend has moved in 2026. Upload one clear photo of your cat, and the giant in the video keeps its face, coat and markings.
- Is the Giant Cat video scary?
- Not really. The giant pet strolls, peeks into windows and looks around. Crowds scatter like a comedy, and nobody gets hurt.
- What else can be the giant besides a cat?
- Dogs, rabbits and other pets work, and so do people. The joke is the size, whoever is walking down the avenue.