#dad
The most viral posts using #dad across TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook and Pinterest — ranked by real engagement tracked by ViralHunt.
We track 474 posts using #dad across 7 networks, carrying 74.5M engagement between them — an average of 157.1K per post.
It is used most on Bluesky: 256 of the 474 posts we hold, 54% of the total.
Where it performs hardest per post, though, is Instagram, averaging 1.1M — so the tag is posted most in one place and lands best in another, which is exactly the difference worth knowing before choosing where to use it.
Ranking comes from the posts themselves rather than from how often the tag appears, and it is recalculated as new posts are collected. How we measure this →
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Most viral #dad on Bluesky
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Most viral #dad on TikTok
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Most viral #dad on Douyin
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Most viral #dad on Instagram
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Most viral #dad on Pinterest
Most viral #dad on Mastodon
Most viral #dad on Tumblr
#dad in five questions
What is #dad and where is it used?
A hashtag with 474 posts tracked by ViralHunt across 7 networks, mostly on Bluesky (256 posts). Those posts add up to 74.5M engagement, about 157.1K per post.
Where does #dad perform best?
On Instagram: 1.1M engagement per post on average, even though it is posted more on Bluesky. It is used in one place and works better in another.
When do people post with #dad?
Mostly on Sundays, around 11:00 UTC: 17% of the 468 dated posts fall in the three hours around that time. Posting when the tag is active is posting when someone is reading it.
Who uses #dad most?
espn (TikTok, 67 posts), f1dadmidwest.bsky.social (Bluesky, 53 posts), keemokazi (TikTok, 23 posts), guidetodadding.bsky.social (Bluesky, 20 posts), bigbeardedhustle.bsky.social (Bluesky, 18 posts), trendtags.bsky.social (Bluesky, 16 posts).
Which hashtags go with #dad?
Other tags with volume on the same networks: #oc, #vtuber, #retrogaming, #music, #sketch, #indiemusic.
When people post with #dad
Hour of day and day of the week of the 468 dated posts carrying this tag (times in UTC). The busiest hour and day are marked.
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