[11] He became an Internet sensation later that year when his first viral video, a montage of short clips, appeared on YouTube and received hundreds of thousands of views in the time span of a few weeks.

As a result, he has amassed a social media following in the hundreds of thousands since first appearing on YouTube in 2012,[5][8] and inspired a fan art hashtag on Instagram that contains pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, photoshops, and various other fan-created works depicting the large red lizard.

Created as a memecoin by the hosts of the "Círculo Vicioso" podcast, $MAGAIBA quickly gained popularity on the Solana blockchain.

Despite its humorous origins, $MAGAIBA reached an all-time high market capitalization of $20 million at $0.02 per coin, capturing the interest of the crypto community.

[13] MacGyver has received international coverage from a variety of publications such as Vice Media,[6] BuzzFeed,[8] Business Insider,[14] the New York Post,[15] Rare,[9] The Daily Telegraph,[7] Stern,[16] and as far away as China Times[17] and Okezone.com.