--- title: Beyonce Twin Babies Sparks Funny Internet Theories description: While the world waits for Beyoncé's birth announcement, the Internet has plenty of theories about whether or not the twins have been born canonical: https://time.com/4820429/internet-theories-beyonce-twins/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-15T19:30:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:33.246Z og:title: The Internet's Funniest Theories About Beyonce and Her Twins og:description: The detectives go in with the memes og:url: https://time.com/4820429/internet-theories-beyonce-twins/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99de4f956b6f5233/6988d1e38fd2ee002935790a/beyonce-twins-birth-conspiracy-theories-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 59th GRAMMY Awards - Press Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet's Funniest Theories About Beyonce and Her Twins twitter:description: The detectives go in with the memes twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99de4f956b6f5233/6988d1e38fd2ee002935790a/beyonce-twins-birth-conspiracy-theories-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Funniest Theories About Whether or Not Beyoncé's Twins Have Arrived > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 15, 2017 7:30 PM UTC While the world is waiting with baited breath for the announcement that [Beyoncé’s much-anticipated twins](http://time.com/4657826/beyonce-pregnant-twins-photos/) have arrived, the Internet has come up with plenty of theories about this milestone event. While there are some among Beyoncé’s loyal fans who have theorized that [Queen Bey](http://time.com/4658035/beyonce-pregnant-twins-celebrity-reactions/) has already had her twins, others have posited that Beyoncé hasn’t given birth yet due to the pop singer’s strategic plans [zodiac signs](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/13/horoscope-hang-up-earth-rotation-changes-zodiac-signs/) and fellow celebrity birthdays. Luckily, these eager fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts and theories on Beyoncé’s twins. See the best of them below. The Bey Hive is eagerly waiting for Queen Bey’s birth announcement. > [](https://twitter.com/DannyRatcliffe/status/875397745242238977) > [](https://twitter.com/Cat%5FRay96/status/875384803004223489) However, some fans definitely think that she’s already given birth. > [](https://twitter.com/beyheels/status/875107078356045824) > [](https://twitter.com/beyjayultimate/status/875372064852500482) Others think that she’s waiting to give birth so as not to coincide with another famous progeny’s birthday. > [](https://twitter.com/lucass%5Fedwards/status/875384722733625349) While others think that Bey wants to steal the birthday thunder from another notable figure. > [](https://twitter.com/Izzzaaq/status/875137627942522880) Many were enthused about the astrological signs that Beyoncé’s twins would have if they were born soon. > [](https://twitter.com/JadoreCas/status/875403937746235393) While others were frustrated by the Knowles-Carters’ announcement about everything but the twins. > [](https://twitter.com/djjacks1025/status/875401082280824832) > [](https://twitter.com/BADDlEWILL/status/872123188062412801) Until there’s word from the Knowles-Carters camp, we’ll just be over here like this. > [](https://twitter.com/jaelyn%5Ffalana/status/874847082682646533) And this. > [](https://twitter.com/thugyonce/status/875142785921404929) Here’s hoping that the twins arrive soon! > [](https://twitter.com/naomisylvain/status/875392190557679616) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4820429/internet-theories-beyonce-twins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4820429/internet-theories-beyonce-twins/"},"headline":"The Funniest Theories About Whether or Not Beyoncé's Twins Have Arrived","datePublished":"2017-06-15T19:30:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:44:33.246Z","description":"The Bey Hive goes in","url":"https://time.com/4820429/internet-theories-beyonce-twins/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","twitter","Beyonce","Donald Trump","north west"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99de4f956b6f5233/6988d1e38fd2ee002935790a/beyonce-twins-birth-conspiracy-theories-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99de4f956b6f5233/6988d1e38fd2ee002935790a/beyonce-twins-birth-conspiracy-theories-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"59th GRAMMY Awards - Press Room","caption":"59th GRAMMY Awards - Press Room","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4820429/internet-theories-beyonce-twins/","name":"The Funniest Theories About Whether or Not Beyoncé's Twins Have Arrived"}}]}] ```