The Minecraft XP sound comes from the long-running sandbox game Minecraft, where it plays when experience orbs are collected. The game was first released in 2011, and many of its tiny interface sounds became recognizable far beyond regular players. This chime spread through YouTube, TikTok and short meme edits because it instantly signals progress, points or a reward. It still gets used because even people who do not play often recognize it as a quick audio cue for gaining something valuable.