How to Create a Meme Coin on Solana: Updated 2025 Guide

If you want to learn how to create a meme coin on Solana using the two most popular and recommended methods, this updated guide for the 2025 ecosystem is exactly what you need.

There are more incentives than ever to launch your own project, especially with launchpads constantly shifting in the middle of the memecoin wars. Creator fee shares keep climbing, and Solana is on track to reclaim its all-time high.

The incentives are real, but almost nobody explains the downsides of these launchpad platforms. That’s why we’ve updated this step-by-step guide to walk you through every way to launch a meme coin on Solana, covering both the good and the bad.

The Two Ways to Create a meme coin on Solana

First things first: a meme coin is a crypto asset with no utility. It exists purely to represent a viral meme of the moment. People trade them for fun, speculation, community, or just to ride the trend. That makes these coins extremely volatile.

Right now, there are two ways to create a meme coin on Solana: using a launchpad (the most popular and straightforward method) or deploying a custom token SPL + liquidity pool.

Everyone is launching memecoins on launchpads, but over 90% fail or get forgotten. Understanding the pros and cons of both options will help you define which path to take in base to your strategy.

Pros and Cons: Should You Use a launchpad to Launch Memecoins?

The table below lays out the pros and cons of each method for creating a meme coin on Solana. Use it to get a clear picture of your options and pick the one that fits your strategy.

1. Launching a meme coin on launchpad

Over 20,000 meme coins are created every day through launchpads, making this by far the most popular launch method. Part of the reason: the barrier to entry is incredibly low, tokens list automatically, and trading starts right away.

What Is a launchpad on meme coin?

The concept of launchpad has evolved significantly on Solana when it comes to meme coins. Originally, these were IDO (Initial DEX Offering) platforms built to raise funds and launch liquidity pools. Today, they let anyone create meme coins, simulate an AMM with artificial liquidity, and have buyers trading immediately on a bonding curve.

Once a coin hits the market cap threshold set by the launchpad, it graduates to a DEX. At that point, the accumulated liquidity is sent to a DEX (like Raydium or Pumpswap) and burned immediately, locking in its integrity.

This automation prevents rugs, but it doesn’t stop scam tokens from being created. That’s why any effort you put into building legitimacy matters and tends to improve your memecoin’s performance.

What Does It Mean to “Graduate” a memecoin?

Graduating a meme coin refers to the liquidity migration process from the launchpad to a DEX. This happens once the token reaches sufficient volume and hits an interesting market cap. The key advantage of this automated step is that liquidity gets burned and the project stays decentralized, meaning no one can force a liquidity withdrawal.

Launchpad Comparison

Before walking you through how to launch a meme coin on Solana using launchpads, here’s a quick breakdown of the key differences between the most popular ones.

Feature	Pump.fun	Letsbonk	Moonit	LaunchLab	Jupiter Studio
DEX after graduation	Pumpswap	Raydium	Meteora	Raydium	Jupiter
Creator fees	0.05%	0.1%	–	0.1%	0.5%
Lets you modify the supply	❌	✅	❌	✅	✅
Burning liquidity is optional	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Curve modifier	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅

Now let’s get into the step-by-step for launching a memecoin on launchpads.

Pump.fun

Pump.fun is the launchpad by excellence and nothing seems to be slowing it down. Thousands of users hit the platform every day to buy memecoins, hoping to catch a 5x to 100x.

In short: creator incentives, massive transaction volume, sky-high popularity, and rock-bottom costs.

Creating a meme coin there is as simple as clicking “Create Coin” after connecting a wallet, filling in all the fields, and hitting launch.

For best practices, tips, and tools to boost your coin’s performance, check out our guide on how to launch a meme coin on Pump.fun.

Lets Bonk

Lets Bonk has even flipped Pump.fun at times. They recently bumped creator revenue from 0.05% to 0.1%, so it could trend again. To launch your meme coin on this launchpad, fill out every field (name, image, description…), click “Next” and then “Create Token”.

Learn the best practices for launching a memecoin on Letsbonk in our dedicated guide.

Moonit

Previously known as Moonshot, Moon.it is the launchpad from Dexscreener, one of the most popular sites for analyzing cryptocurrencies. Unlike the others, here you have to post a meme on 9GAG and if the community upvotes it, it launches as a memecoin automatically.

In our guide on how to launch meme coins on Moonit, we also cover what it takes to stand out above other assets.

LaunchLab

When Pump.fun decided to graduate tokens to Pumpswap instead of Raydium, meme coin activity on that DEX dropped sharply. That’s why they launched their own portal for creating meme coins on Solana, called LaunchLab. From Advanced mode you can tweak how the curve behaves and decide when to migrate the memecoin to Raydium.

Jupiter Studio

The Jupiter aggregator has its own launchpad: Jupiter Studio. The advanced options add anti-sniping features and let you lock liquidity once the token graduates. Or you can simply click “Meme” and roll with the default settings.

If you want to learn more about Jupiter Studio, we have a dedicated guide packed with strategies and tips to help you along the way as a creator.

The best way to launch a memecoin with launchpads

As you’ve seen, creating a meme coin isn’t complicated, especially now with so many dApps and launchpads available. Try spinning up a test meme coin on any launchpad. The cost is pretty minimal.

If you’re serious about getting real traction, standing out from the competition, and increasing your chances of graduating a meme coin, you need the right tools for the job.

At launch, we recommend using one of the bundlers available in Smithii Tools. This lets you execute a bundled buy across multiple wallets the moment you go live, protecting your coin from sniper bots, spreading out the holdings, and speeding up the graduation process.

To see how it works, here’s a full walkthrough in this video using the bundler bot from Pump.fun:

The best exposure you can get is organic visibility on launchpad. And the only way to show up on the homepage where every user can see your coin is by running a volume bot.

This lets you back real transactions with simulated ones to boost your volume and get trending. As we cover in the step-by-step guide, using the volume bot on Pump.fun is as simple as pasting the token address, setting your target volume, and clicking a button.

2. How to launch a meme coin on Solana with Liquidity Pool

Now let’s cover the second way to create a meme coin on Solana. This approach involves 3 separate steps:

1. Create the meme coin to manage the entire supply.
2. Create a liquidity pool on Raydium.
3. (Optional) Revoke all authorities and burn the LP Tokens.

Let’s jump straight into the step-by-step on how to create a Meme Coin on Solana without coding. We’ll use our dApp called Solana Token Creator. You can follow the full walkthrough in our YouTube tutorial below.

2.1. Create the meme coin

In this step, you’ll create the token that represents your meme. Unlike on launchpad, you’re not setting up a trading pair with another coin here. That comes later when you create a liquidity pool. For now, you’re simply minting the entire meme coin.

The wallet connected on Smithii will hold authority over the coin. If you want to manage it later, you’ll need to use that same wallet.

This is the interface you’ll use to bring your meme coin on Solana to life.

2.2. Create a liquidity pool

Before adding liquidity, keep these tips in mind:

• Revoke your meme coin authorities to give buyers confidence in your project.
• Add between 50% and 80% of the supply, not all of it. Use the remaining tokens for airdrops. Laying out your tokenomics and sharing it on socials builds trust with buyers.
• You can protect your liquidity from sniping by enabling the “Snipe Your Token” feature, which works similarly to the bundles we mentioned for launchpad launches.
• More liquidity means more price stability for your token. Right now, a minimum of $5,000 is recommended to avoid sharp price swings.

With those tips covered, let’s move on to creating the liquidity pool.

1. Head to the Create Solana Liquidity Pool tool and connect the wallet holding the tokens.
2. Under “Base Token“, select your meme coin.
3. Under “Quote Token “, select a base token, typically $SOL or $USDC.
4. Set the token amount and SOL/USDC you want to add.
5. Set a launch date (optional).
6. snipe your own token (optional).
7. Click “Create Liquidity Pool” and confirm the transaction in your wallet.

Once done, you’ll be able to verify that your memecoin is tradeable on Raydium. Our tool charges 0.1 $SOL, but keep in mind the Raydium fee and network costs. All in, creating a liquidity pool can run you at least 0.4 $SOL.

Make sure to set up vesting to build trust in the liquidity pool and let others buy the coin with confidence.

2.3. Revoke Authorities and Burn LP Tokens (Optional, but Highly Recommended)

The meme coin comes with authorities you should revoke. Keep in mind that you need to show that your memecoin is trustworthy so others buy tokens without hesitation. You can do this during coin creation or at any point afterward. These authorities cannot be recovered once revoked.

To give your project more legitimacy you’ll want to lock LP Tokens through Smithii vesting, using Streamflow, or burn the liquidity outright. These are standard moves to signal trust and prove you won’t rug the community you’re building.

Expand Your Reach by Listing the Coin

Listing platforms let users analyze tokens and provide comprehensive metrics to evaluate trending coins. If you want to get your coin in front of those audiences, here are the most important listers on Solana:

• CoinGecko: create an account, fill out the listing request in Pre-Mode, and track the status of your application. If you meet the security and liquidity standards, you’ll get listed.
• CoinMarketCap: on this page you’ll need to put together full documentation covering every detail of your project, fill out the application form, and wait for the review process.

Once your token is live, check out our guide on how to use a Solana Volume Bot to push your meme coin to the top.

The Launchpad Wars on Solana

Picking the best launchpad on Solana to launch your meme coin isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. Each one has different features and incentives, so you need to choose a platform that fits your goals while also having a solid user base. Ultimately, your coin’s exposure is what gets it to bonding curve. The catch: a brand-new launchpad can appear any day and steal all the attention.

For now, Pump.fun holds the lead in this launchpad war. To keep up, we recommend checking the global stats from @adam_tehc on Dune.

There you’ll get a much fuller picture of token creation activity across multiple platforms, including the ones that come out of nowhere and rack up massive volume, like Letsbonk or the most recent one: Heaven.

Launching on the most popular platform gives your coin the best shot at success, so staying on top of this ongoing war is non-negotiable. On top of that, every platform keeps updating its terms to attract more users, which means the balance of power can shift at any moment.

FAQ

Here are some of the most common questions we get about creating meme coins on Solana, answered using our hands-on experience, ongoing conversations with everyday users, and continuous market research.

How Much Does It Cost to Create a meme coin on Solana?

Launching a meme coin with our bundler bot costs 0.1 $SOL. If you choose to mint the token and run a liquidity pool with Smithii, you’ll spend at least 0.8 $SOL.

How Do I Make My meme coin Successful?

Our advice for promoting a meme coin on Solana and making it go viral: pick a topic that’s already trending, build hype on social media, run a volume bot, and stack as many trust signals as possible. That raises your odds, but the market always has the final say.

Why Do People Buy Meme Coins?

Even without real utility, people buy meme coins for all kinds of reasons. The appeal of real gains, FOMO, being part of a community, zero barriers to entry, and the influence of public figures are all driving factors.

Can I Make Money Creating a meme coin?

Absolutely. But that doesn’t make it a sure thing. It all comes down to your meme coin’s potential, the hype you generate, and the trust signals you offer buyers. Right now, creator fees on launchpads are a real income stream worth taking advantage of.

Conclusion

Memecoins have been an unstoppable force since they first appeared in 2013, but they found their natural home on Solana. Daily transaction volume runs into the millions, and there’s no sign of the launches slowing down.

Now that you know how to create a meme coin on Solana, it’s time to find a topic with real viral potential and put this into practice. Yours could be the next $DOGE.