BeReal

Bereal English Etymology From en be real, intended as a play on words: its primary reference relates to its focus on users uploading unpolished photos, while also being a pun on the term en B-reel. The app was developed by Alexis Barreyat, a former employee of GoPro, and Kevin Perreau. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-BeReal.wav US Proper noun en social media A French social media app, released in 2020, which prompts users daily to take photos of whatever they are doing using the front and back cameras of their phones. en 2022-04-06 Carson Lott New social media app asks users to ‘BeReal’ The Crimson White https://thecrimsonwhite.com/98000/culture/new-social-media-app-asks-users-to-bereal/ 2023-09-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20230930235500/https://thecrimsonwhite.com/98000/culture/new-social-media-app-asks-users-to-bereal/ A French programmer and entrepreneur created the social media app BeReal in 2020 to combat what he saw as an increasingly unhealthy and materialistic social media landscape. Seemingly out of nowhere, BeReal has made its way to college campuses. en Thu October 13, 2022 On BeReal, is it possible to actually be real? CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/us/bereal-social-media-digital-cec/index.html And it’s been successful, with about 40 million installs of BeReal this year alone, according to data from Apptopia, which tracks and analyzes mobile app performance. https://web.archive.org/web/20251217155514/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/us/bereal-social-media-digital-cec/index.html 17 December 2025 en Apr 8, 2022 Five Facts to Know About BeReal App Yahoo! Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/five-facts-know-bereal-app-175054218.html But on BeReal this is much harder to do as users will be notified how many retakes it took to get the perfect shot. They will also be notified if the photographs are late in being posted. https://web.archive.org/web/20230212033101/https://sports.yahoo.com/five-facts-know-bereal-app-175054218.html 12 February 2023 en 2023-05-04 Ysabel Gerrard BeReal is now in freefall. Why are new social media apps doomed to fail? The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/04/bereal-instagram-social-media-apps-fail 2023-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20230504150823/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/04/bereal-instagram-social-media-apps-fail People may have grown tired of BeReal’s authenticity facade. BeReal held a mirror – or at least a front-facing camera – up to its users, encouraging reflection on our self-presentations. en 2025-09-23 Jessica Berry It’s time to delete: The rise and fall of BeReal, the app which once had us in a chokehold The Tab https://thetab.com/2025/09/23/its-time-to-delete-the-rise-and-fall-of-bereal-the-app-which-once-had-us-in-a-chokehold By 2025, BeReal was a bit like the houseplant you left shrivelled up on your windowsill. Only diehard fans were still posting, and no one really cared if you missed days in a row. The days when friends would reach out truly concerned for your wellbeing if you didn’t upload were long gone, and the golden age was over. https://web.archive.org/web/20260807160633/https://thetab.com/2025/09/23/its-time-to-delete-the-rise-and-fall-of-bereal-the-app-which-once-had-us-in-a-chokehold 7 August 2026 Noun en social media A post published on the French social media app BeReal, consisting of photos from both the front and back cameras of a user's phone, providing a visual depiction of what they are doing in that moment. from 2020 en 2022-04-16 Wynne Davis BeReal is Gen Z's new favorite social media app. Here's how it works w:NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/04/16/1092814566/bereal-app-gen-z-download Once a day you get a notification from the app. It tells you that it's time to post your BeReal for the day and you have two minutes to do so. Users can also see where their friends are on a map and discover other publicly posted BeReals. https://web.archive.org/web/20251231094642/https://www.npr.org/2022/04/16/1092814566/bereal-app-gen-z-download 31 December 2025 en 2022-05-13 R. E. Hawley BeReal and the Fantasy of an Authentic Online Life w:The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/bereal-and-the-fantasy-of-an-authentic-online-life While scrolling through BeReals in the past few weeks, I’ve occasionally felt gripped by loneliness. Seeing others partying, hanging out with friends, or curled up on the couch with their significant others, framed as everyday slices of life, elicited a more intense fear of missing out than I’ve ever felt on Instagram. https://web.archive.org/web/20260808181649/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/bereal-and-the-fantasy-of-an-authentic-online-life 8 August 2026 en 2022-08-13 Anna Iovine Why are BeReal selfies so unflattering? w:Mashable https://mashable.com/article/bereal-ugly-selfies BeReal is driven by the desire to be "authentic" online, which is oxymoronic even on the app itself. For example, you can post late BeReals when you actually want to document your current surroundings, and you can retake photos as well. https://web.archive.org/web/20241214065036/https://mashable.com/article/bereal-ugly-selfies 14 December 2024 en 2022-11-08 Allison Theresa Sadie Robertson Huff Preaches Submissive Womanhood. Her Message Is Uncomfortably Compelling. Cosmopolitan (magazine) Cosmopolitan https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a41559535/sadie-robertson-huff/ This BeReal is going to be epic. Worshippers in the seats around me swipe open the app, hold their phones high, and angle for the perfect two-way shot that will frame their selfies with the famous figure who brought them here tonight: Sadie Robertson Huff—reality star, mega-influencer, and America’s foremost spiritual ambassador for feminine submission. https://web.archive.org/web/20260325224844/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a41559535/sadie-robertson-huff/ 25 March 2026 en 2024-01-26 Sabrina Ortiz What is BeReal? Everything to know about this unfiltered social media app ZDNet Business https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-bereal-everything-to-know-about-this-unfiltered-social-media-app/ 2024-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126085224/https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-bereal-everything-to-know-about-this-unfiltered-social-media-app/ What happens to your BeReal after you post it?All of your BeReals are archived for you to see. One of the best features of BeReal is being able to see a collection of your daily posts. Verb en intransitive To use the social media app BeReal. en 2022-11-04 Daisy Jones How to Look Good on BeReal w:Vice https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-to-look-good-on-bereal/ BeReal loves to notify me when I’m doing something mundane like heating up beans in the microwave or wiping down my salt lamp with a damp cloth. This can be solved very simply by turning off your notifications and only BeReal-ing when you’re doing something genuinely interesting like, I don’t know, singing karaoke or holding a puppy. https://web.archive.org/web/20251225184103/https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-to-look-good-on-bereal/ 25 December 2025