A list of TikTok trends is out of date within days. Later refreshes its trend roundup every other week (Later), and Sprout Social says most trends peak within three to seven days (Sprout Social). What’s trending on the day you post is easier to check yourself: in TikTok’s free Creative Center, in the app’s Discover tab and search, and in TikTok’s yearly trend report.
Find trends in TikTok Creative Center
- Open TikTok Creative Center in a browser and log in.
- Click Trends.
- Search, or filter by industry or time frame.
- Click See analytics on a hashtag for its trendline, related videos, audience, regional popularity and related hashtags (TikTok Ads Help).
Creative Center is a free public resource. You don’t need to log in to open it, but logging in gives you the full data (TikTok Ads Help). Since January 2024 it shows the top 100 hashtags in each industry instead of letting you search every hashtag (Social Media Today). Its pages now load under the TikTok One Creative Suite name. Sprout says you can also filter trending songs and creators by region, while TikTok’s help page describes hashtags only.
Find trends in the TikTok app
- Discover: tap Discover at the bottom of the screen. Some people see the Friends tab in its place (TikTok Support).
- Search: tap the search icon at the top right. Results are split into Users, Videos, Sounds, LIVE and Hashtags (TikTok Support).
- Hashtag pages show the videos that started the trend first, so you can see where it began (TikTok Support).
TikTok’s trend report for 2026
TikTok Next 2026 names three bigger trends for the year (TikTok, Social Media Today):
- Reali-Tea: “fantasy is fading”.
- Curiosity Detours: curiosity becomes the new currency.
- Emotional ROI: impulse loses to intention.
Join a trend the right way
- Add your own take. The For You feed leaves out content uploaded without new or creative edits, such as a video with someone else’s watermark (TikTok).
- Business accounts: use the Commercial Music Library. After you tap Add sound, business accounts only see its songs (TikTok Ads Help). The library has about a million tracks. Businesses can’t use the general music library for commercial content, and that includes duets and stitches (TikTok Ads Help).
- Post while it’s rising. If most trends peak within a week, a trend you spot today is worth filming today.
More on getting a trend video seen in how to get more views on TikTok and how to go viral on TikTok. To give a new video a push, see our TikTok views service.
Skip dangerous challenges
TikTok’s rules ban showing or promoting dangerous activities and challenges (TikTok). Its safety advice for any challenge is Stop, Think, Decide, Act: if it’s risky or harmful, or you’re not sure, don’t do it (TikTok).
FAQ
How long does a TikTok trend last?
Sprout Social says most trends peak within three to seven days. Check Creative Center or Discover before you film.
Do I need an account to use Creative Center?
No, but TikTok says logging in gives full access to the data.
Can a business use a trending song?
Only if it’s in the Commercial Music Library. For another creator’s original sound, TikTok tells businesses to ask their legal team.