Answer
How do I get people to buy my memecoin?
You get buyers by having an audience before the coin exists — paying for calls returned a median 0.075x after 24 hours, and over 65% of KOL-backed coins went to zero.
Start with the base rate
About 33,676 coins launch every day. Of 832,941 launches between May and June 2026, 1,651 graduated: 0.198%. 68.67% of coins last traded on the day they were created and 80.37% were dead within a day. Only 4.55% were still alive at 90 days. A plan that begins with the mint and hopes for attention is competing against those numbers with no advantage at all.
The one advantage available to you is people who already listen to you. An audience built over months converts better than money spent on launch day, because the second is rented attention and the first is not.
- 0.198% graduated in the May to June 2026 sample.
- 68.67% last traded on their creation day.
- 4.55% still alive at 90 days.
What actually moved the numbers
The measured lifts are small and specific, and it is worth knowing which lever is which before spending anything.
- Telegram channel: 1.485% graduation with, against 0.166% without — 8.94 times.
- X presence: 0.149% to 0.227%, a small lift.
- A website link alone: barely moves anything.
- Paid call channels: 2,635 graded calls, 9% up after 24 hours, median 0.075x, 7-day median 0.059x, 57% lost 90% or more.
- KOL coins: over 65% went to zero, 86% fell 90% within three months.
What you can honestly do
Post the mint to the people already following you, answer questions in your own channel, and say plainly what the coin is. Do not promise a price, do not describe it as an investment, and disclose paid promotion — undisclosed promotion breaches platform rules, and in the US, buying fake indicators of influence for a commercial purpose is unlawful under 16 CFR 465.8.
If you do pay for a call, treat it as advertising spend with no expected return, because the median outcome for whoever bought on one was a loss of about 93%.
- Build the audience around something other than the coin.
- Answer questions yourself; silence reads as abandonment.
- Say that most memecoins go to zero, because it is true.
Related questions
Should I pay a KOL?
Only with money you would spend on advertising. Over 65% of KOL coins went to zero, so the fee is not buying an outcome for anyone who buys on it.
How long before launch should I start building?
Long enough that the audience exists for a reason other than this coin; a channel created the day before is the weakest version of the signal.
Does a DEX Screener trending slot help?
The trending bar starts at $2,000, so it is a paid visibility product. It puts the pair in front of people but does not change whether they buy or what happens after.
Where to go next
- Do I need a Telegram for my coin?
- What is a Telegram call channel?
- The full launch guide: costs, socials, 21-day runway
- Every question we have answered
If the brand and the page are what is stopping you
Mint a Brand draws the icon, banner and stickers, builds the token site on its own subdomain and prepares the launch for your wallet to sign, for $30. Your wallet pays the network fee and is the creator of record.
Sources
- arXiv: empirical study of pump.fun launches
- CoinGecko research: average lifespan of pump.fun tokens
- DEX Screener marketplace
Checked 2026-10-31 · nothing here is financial advice, and most meme coins go to zero.