Alex From Target Becomes Internet Sensation: Best Memes of Teen who Shot to Fame Bagging Groceries

A teenager working a checkout counter at a Target in Texas has become the latest internet sensation - without even trying.

Alex, whose last name is currently unknown, became a trending topic on Twitter after user @auscalum posted a picture of him bagging groceries.

#alexfromtarget started trending worldwide, and his picture began rapidly circulating all over social media. The photo also inspired a lot of memes.

STEAL HIS LOOK: ALEX FROM TARGET shirt: .99 Target pants: .99 Target watch: .99 Target bags: .05 Target pic.twitter.com/FxV2cWUKWy
— Dream Closet (@TheDreamCIoset) November 3, 2014

Couldn't stop laughingðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ðŸ’¯ #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/pmpOpBmhj6
— destiny (@_dsl31) November 3, 2014

thank god its sunday so the lord can still cleanse all your unholy thoughts#alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/dyqU3sSnjh
— â˜½ (@paintingofblue) November 3, 2014

HAHAHA WHO MADE THIS?!?ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/KXa0YVnVM4
— SofÃa (@sofiamorq_) November 3, 2014

Honestly this is probably gonna happen worldwide? #alexfromtarget #AlexFromTargetFollowParty pic.twitter.com/r5vgBwConA
— Luke Not From Target (@LukeSiperly) November 3, 2014

I DONT WANNA LOSE MY CHANCE #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/aH6k4xBPqz
— cynthia so sleep (@rushameezy) November 3, 2014

OMG!! THERE IS EVEN A PLEDGE TO HIM ALREADY HAHAH #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/SEWfMB4NHU
— yareðŸŒ» (@yoitsyarsee) November 3, 2014

I laughing so hard ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ what has this world come to ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/y6W6m1OqZq
— nell (@amusatstyles) November 3, 2014

He saved my groceries? #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/xdycZmBaUd
— alex from target (@ryanftgrier) November 3, 2014

Target also celebrated Alex's viral fame.

We heart Alex, too! #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/LvA7qc5RfS
— Target (@Target) November 3, 2014

"Imagine our surprise yesterday when one of our Target team members managed to flood the Internet with images of red and khaki without even trying," Molly Snyder, a spokeswoman for Target, told Huffington Post. "We are proud to have a great team, including #AlexFromTarget."

Meanwhile, Alex, whose Twitter handle is @acl163, has gained hundreds of thousands of followers in just one day.