---
license: mit
task_categories:
- text-classification
- time-series-forecasting
language:
- en
- es
- ar
- th
- vi
- pt
- zh
- ru
- ko
- multilingual
tags:
- tiktok
- trending
- hashtags
- social-media
- cultural-trends
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
---

# TikTok Trending Hashtags (2022-2025)

A comprehensive dataset of trending hashtags on TikTok from 2022 to 2025, containing 1,830 unique hashtag entries across multiple years, languages, and cultural contexts.

## 📊 Dataset Description

This dataset captures trending hashtags from TikTok's Creative Center, providing insights into viral content, cultural moments, and global events from 2022 to 2025.

**Data Source**: [TikTok Creative Center - Popular Hashtags](https://ads.tiktok.com/business/creativecenter/inspiration/popular/hashtag)

### Dataset Structure

```csv
tag,year,rank,posts
2024,2025,1,3000000
2025,2025,2,2000000
valentinesday,2025,3,1000000
...
```

**Columns**:
- `tag` (string): The hashtag name without the # symbol
- `year` (integer): The year the hashtag was trending (2022-2025)
- `rank` (integer): Rank within that year based on post count (1 = highest)
- `posts` (integer): Total number of posts using this hashtag

### Dataset Statistics

- **Total Entries**: 1,830 hashtags
- **Years Covered**: 2022-2025
- **Languages**: 10+ (English, Spanish, Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and more)
- **Categories**: Sports, Entertainment, News, Games, Cultural Events, Politics, Holidays

**Breakdown by Year**:
- **2025**: 586 hashtags (most recent data)
- **2024**: 909 hashtags (most comprehensive)
- **2023**: 329 hashtags
- **2022**: 6 hashtags (limited early data)

## 🔍 Key Insights

### Top Trending Hashtags by Year

| Year | #1 Hashtag | Posts | Theme |
|------|------------|-------|-------|
| 2025 | #2024 | 3,000,000 | Year-in-review |
| 2024 | #christmas | 3,000,000 | Holiday season |
| 2023 | #2024 | 2,000,000 | New year anticipation |
| 2022 | #newyear | 286,000 | New year celebration |

### Trends

**Hashtags appearing in multiple years** (evergreen content):
- **#happynewyear** - Present in 5 different contexts
- **#mondaymotivation** - Consistent weekly trend across 5 instances
- **#benfica** - Sports team trending across 5 periods
- **#newyear** - 4 years of coverage
- **#valentinesday** - Annual romantic holiday
- **#superbowl** - Annual sports event

**2024 Highlights**:
- **Elections**: #trump (267K), #election2024 (136K), #kamalaharris (97K)
- **Sports**: #copaamerica (362K), #olympics (25K), #messi (489K)
- **Entertainment**: #squidgame (1M), #deadpool (32K), #billieeilish (199K)
- **Holidays**: #christmas (3M), #valentinesday (1M), #diademuertos (956K)

**2023 Highlights**:
- **Disney Centennial**: #disney100 (829K)
- **Gaming**: #fnaf (788K)
- **Cultural**: #recuerdame (776K)

**2022 Highlights**:
- **Soccer Legend**: #pele (117.7K)
- **Viral Trends**: #facechange (69.2K)

**Most Popular Categories**:
1. **Holidays & Celebrations** (30%+): Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, Halloween
2. **Sports & Outdoor** (20%+): Soccer, NFL, Olympics, Basketball
3. **Entertainment & News** (25%+): Movies, TV shows, Celebrity news
4. **Gaming** (10%): Squid Game, FNAF, Fortnite, Mobile Legends
5. **Cultural Events** (10%): Dia de Muertos, Ramadan, Lunar New Year
6. **Politics & Social** (5%): Elections, protests, social movements

**Post Count Distribution**:
- **Million+ posts**: 8 hashtags (mega-viral content)
- **500K-1M posts**: 15 hashtags (highly viral)
- **100K-500K posts**: 250+ hashtags (popular trends)
- **Under 100K**: Majority (niche or emerging trends)