Alex from Target
Alex from Target: A teenager working a checkout counter in Texas has shot to fame thanks to a photo of him bagging groceries Getty

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
Alex from Target becomes internet sensation. Twitter/auscalum

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

Couldn't stop laughing😂😂😂💯 #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

— ☽ (@paintingofblue) November 3, 2014

HAHAHA WHO MADE THIS?!?😂😂 #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/KXa0YVnVM4

— Sofía (@sofiamorq_) November 3, 2014

OMG!! THERE IS EVEN A PLEDGE TO HIM ALREADY HAHAH #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/SEWfMB4NHU

— yare🌻 (@yoitsyarsee) November 3, 2014

I laughing so hard 😂😂 what has this world come to 😂😂 #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/y6W6m1OqZq

— nell (@amusatstyles) November 3, 2014

Target also celebrated Alex's viral fame.

"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.

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