About

Smart Guy With Glasses, also known as Smart Guy in Glasses Wallpaper Download, refers to an image of Russian influencer and YouTuber Ян Топлес, or Jan To'ples in English. He's a white, blonde guy wearing glasses, an earring, a jean jacket, a white T-shirt and a black backpack. The image became the subject of memes on TikTok, predominantly among Russian users, in mid-2025, as people humorously likened Ян Топлес's photo to an AI-generated wallpaper photo. The original photograph was posted by Ян Топлес to his Instagram in 2018.

Origin

On November 6th, 2018, Russian influencer Ян Топлес (Jan To'ples) posted a photo of himself to his Instagram^[1] account @yan_lapotkov, showing himself with bleach blonde hair, glasses and a jean jacket. Over seven years, the photo received over 45,200 likes (shown below).

On June 26th, 2025, TikToker^[2] @mizzzerrrrr posted a moldy version of Ян Топлес's photo in a photo slideshow, set to the ambient song "Realisation Vibe" by SongChilll Guy.^[3][4] Over 10 days, the post received over 373,800 likes (recording shown below).

In the comment section of the slideshow, user secretpoland commented, "умный человек в очках скачать обои," which translates to, "smart man with glasses wallpaper download." The comment received over 43,800 likes in nine days (shown below).

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On June 27th, 2025, TikToker^[5] @sany4g posted a photo slideshow, using the same meme repeatedly, which showed Ян Топлес with a top caption, roughly translating to, "Girls aged 12-13 write statuses 'I miss him so much.' / You're talking about." Over nine days, the post received over 196,700 likes (shown below)

On June 29th, TikToker^[6] @toplennii posted a video, showing a phone display in which the Ян Топлес photo was present everywhere, gaining over 191,100 likes in a week (shown below).

On June 30th, 2025, YouTuber^[7] @magma0789 posted an AI Video based on the Ян Топлес meme, gaining over 13,000 views in six days (shown below).

On July 2nd, Ян Топлес posted a video to his Instagram^[8] account @yan_lapotkov in which he talked about the meme using his photo, receiving over 126,100 likes in four days (shown below).

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