Who Is Ben Shapiro's Sister, And How Did She Go So Viral? The Internet's Obsession With Abigail Shapiro, Explained

Abigail Shapiro, who also happens to be Ben Shapiro's younger sister, is a conservative social media influencer who has grown incredibly popular over the years, partly due to her association with the incredibly famous, and controversial right-wing political commentator.

After her initial spike in popularity, she became subject to various anti-Semitic remarks and hornyposting, especially on 4chan, 8chan, and iFunny, with users posting memes, fan art, and a variety of tweets discussing how attractive she is.

But what is everyone's infatuation with Ben Shapiro's younger sister? Why has she become such a viral public figure? Here's everything you need to know.

Who Is Ben Shapiro?

Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator and writer. He is most known for his podcast The Ben Shapiro Show, as well as his conservative blog The Daily Wire, which he started in 2015. Amongst his other YouTube channels, he has a very active online presence, such as his YouTube channel where he posts frequently, and his X account, where he is seen tweeting a variety of controversial takes.

In meme culture, Ben has been incredibly popular for his "hot takes," and for his long history of embarrassing himself online. Fans of Shapiro are most known for compiling videos of him destroying liberals, which is a meme in and of itself.

Who Is Abigail Shapiro?

Abigail Shapiro, who goes by Classically Abby online, is Ben's younger sister. Like Ben, she is also a conservative influencer, but on a much smaller scale. The first appearance of her online was when her father uploaded a video of her performing Opera on January 31st and February 25th, 2014 (shown below).

However, she did not see any online recognition until October 25th, 2017, when a post highlighting how attractive she is was posted on on 4chan's /pol/ board (shown below). By 2019, Abigail embraced her online presence and launched her social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube, under the name "Classically Abby."

How Is Abigail Shapiro featured in memes?

Other than the fact that she is Ben Shapiro's sister, who is already a prominent public figure, her primary rise to internet popularity came from how unexpectedly attractive she is, and how she was essentially kept "hidden" from the internet, despite being related to such a massively popular controversial figure. One example was a Photoshopped image of Ben Shapiro tweeting about how beautiful his sister is (shown below).

The majority of memes and posts related to Abby are usually incredibly lewd and somewhat anti-Semitic. On websites like 4chan and iFunny, she has acquired a "waifu" status, with posts and memes often exploiting the idea that they would abandon their anti-Semitic views for her (example shown below).

For the full history of Abigail Shapiro, check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry.