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About
Intel Grandma Guy is a nickname for a Reddit user who, in August 2024, put an inheritance of about $700,000 into Intel stock and shared his investment details on the /r/wallstreetbets subreddit. The so-called "Intel Grandma Guy," whose account has since been deleted, became the subject of memes and references online over the following years, with Intel's stock price remaining fairly stagnant and declining for some time afterwards. Some memes depict the Redditor's grandma or "nana" in heaven watching his Intel stock.
In September 2025, interest in Intel Grandma Guy's story increased after Intel's stock began to rise following a $5 billion NVIDIA investment. In April 2026, the Intel Grandma Guy's story saw a resurgence in virality as Intel's stock price continued to rise, causing some people online to wonder what happened to him.
Origin
On August 1st, 2024, a now-deleted Redditor, named Sad_Nefariousness10 before deletion, made a post to the /r/wallstreetbets subreddit titled, "I bought $700k worth of Intel stock today." The post explains that he inhereted $800,000 from his grandmother, who recently died. He put $100,000 in a high-yield savings account and the other $700,000 in Intel stock.
In the post description, he explains his thinking in detail, explaining that he has no debt and no use for the money, he likes Intel's stock and trajectory, he thought it was cheap at the time he bought it and more. He planned to hold the stock for 10 years. The post gained over 31,000 upvotes and 12,000 comments in two years.
The post inspired many memes in the comments. On August 1st, 2024, the day the post was made, Redditor StrengthBeginning416 posted a meme showing a grandmother in heaven captioned, "Your Nana in heaven watching you lose your entire inheritance in Intel stock," gaining over 7,200 upvotes in two years.
Spread
The Redditor inspired memes on the /r/wallstreetbets subreddit throughout August 2024 as Intel's stock price continued to lower.
For example, on August 13th, 2024, Redditor CriteriaMadness34 posted a Drakeposting meme to the /r/wallstreetbets subreddit, suggesting he would have been better to invest in a specific ETF, garnering over 3,600 upvotes in two years.
On September 2nd, YouTuber Kamikaze Cash posted a video about the Redditor, which also covers an update post from him, where he admits that he chose a bad day to buy Intel stock, but still claims that he's going to hold onto it for a decade, garnering over 134,000 views in two years.
On September 18th, 2025, Redditor Khelthuzaad posted a meme on the /r/dividends subreddit congratulating the Redditor who made the investment after Intel announced a deal with NVIDIA that caused their stock price to rise, garnering over 3,100 upvotes in seven months.
On April 23rd, 2026, X user @BoringBiz_ posted, "The guy who put his grandma’s inheritance into Intel stock must be having a field day," referencing the large rise in Intel stock between March and late April 2026, garnering over 9,000 likes in a day. In the comments, there are claims that the Redditor sold his stock before the rise, however, these have not been confirmed.
![Boring Business @BoringBiz_ Subscribe The guy who put his grandma's inheritance into Intel stock must be having a field day r/wallstreetbets u/[deleted] . 1y I bought $700k worth of Intel stock today YOLO Intel $30.11 TLDR: Grandma died 2 months ago. Left me $800k inheritance. I'm only a junior in college as a math major and I don't really have any use for the money, nor do I have any debt (I'm very fortunate that my parents are paying for my education). I always heard about people losing their inheritance by spending it on garbage instead of investing. So I told my parents I'm not going to spend a cent of this money and I'm going to invest all of it and they were proud of me. I put 100k into a high yield savings account and bought 700k worth of Intel stock at market open. I plan on holding this for a decade depending on how it performs. 10:26 PM - Apr 23, 2026 - 2.3M Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/003/253/711/11d.jpg "The guy who put his grandma’s inheritance into Intel stock must be having a field day")
That same day, Redditor Netero_Bhodi made a post on /r/wallstreetbets apologizing to the Redditor, writing, "If he held, he has over $1M in profit and $1.75M in total Intel holdings. Absolute legend!" garnering over 12,000 upvotes in a day.
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