What is Pusheen?
{{Infobox character | name = Pusheen the cat | image = | image_size = | species = Feline | gender = Female | occupation = Facebook internet celebrity | creator = [[Claire Belton]] and [[Andrew Duff]] }} '''Pusheen''' is a [[cartoon]] cat and an [[internet meme]]. She is seen in [[comic strip]]s and sticker sets on [[Facebook]]. Some of the stickers are [[animated cartoon|animated]]. Pusheen was created in 2010 by Claire Belton a comic strip on her website, Everyday Cute. The original comic strip series used characters modeled after her owners, Belton and Duff. Also included was their dog named Care, and Pusheen, a female [[wikt:chubby|chubby]] gray [[tabby cat]] based on Belton's cat that now lives with her parents in [[Oregon]]. Pusheen's name comes from the word ''puisín'', which means kitten in [[Irish language|Irish]]. == Social media == Pusheen is an example of the popularity of cats on the [[Internet]] and in [[social network service|social media]]. An exhibition at the New York City Museum of the Moving Image used Pusheen along with other celebrity cats such as [[Grumpy Cat]], [[Keyboard Cat]] and [[Lil Bub]] as examples.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/64480/cats-on-the-internet-to-star-in-new-york-museum-exhibition |title=Cats on the internet to star in New York museum exhibition |publisher=[[The Week]] |date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref> The Facebook page for Pusheen has over 8.9 million followers as of March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/Pusheen/community/?ref=page_internal|title=Pusheen, Facebook|website=Facebook|language=en-US|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> The brand has expanded with merchandise from [[Barnes & Noble]], [[Hot Topic]], and [[Petco]]. Pusheen is also now seen on: [[Instagram]], [[Pinterest]], and [[Twitter]]. The Pusheen Corp has created a [[mobile app]] to go along with their sticker collection that started on Facebook. Also, the company has started releasing [[GIF]]s on their website severa