What Does 'Clout' Mean?

[ REPUTATION ECONOMY ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]

FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: Reputation EconomyCLUSTER: Social Era Reputation

Online influence and social status derived from visibility, engagement, and recognition rather than any formal position, treated as a currency people can accumulate, spend, or chase.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"That account has serious clout now after that video blew up."

LORE & ORIGIN

Borrowed from the pre-internet sense of "clout" as political or social influence, adapted into social-media vocabulary by the mid-2010s to describe the specific, quantifiable form of influence platforms make visible through metrics.

FIRST SEEN

2015

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Reputation Economy)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN网络影响力 →日本語 ja-JPクラウト →한국어 ko-KR클라우트 →Español es-ESclout →Português pt-BRclout →Français fr-FRclout →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↑ HIGH RISING FAST · MODERATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2015

NOW

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