HASHTAGS/#fanfic

#fanfic

The most viral posts using #fanfic across TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook and Pinterest — ranked by real engagement tracked by ViralHunt.

211posts tracked
24.4Ktotal engagement
4networks

We track 211 posts using #fanfic across 4 networks, carrying 24.4K engagement between them — an average of 116 per post.

It is used most on Bluesky: 200 of the 211 posts we hold, 95% of the total.

Where it performs hardest per post, though, is Pinterest, averaging 4.6K — 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 →

Top #fanfic posts ALL NETWORKS

PINT14.6K
PINT
Darling in the Franxx (Zero Two y tu)
@aitanavanyobern · Pinterest
1.7K
PINT1.4K
PINT648
BLUE598
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Most viral #fanfic on Bluesky

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Most viral #fanfic on Tumblr

TUMB
WSGJ (College AU) Fanfic
@27dragons · Tumblr
262
TUMB
Barks and Glances Chapter 2
@Outlander Fandom Project · Tumblr
226
TUMB
Cage the Wilds (Chapter 2)
@TipsyonTea · Tumblr
185
TUMB
Lavender & Mint:
@Small Green Alien Child · Tumblr
95
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Most viral #fanfic on Pinterest

PINT14.6K
PINT
Darling in the Franxx (Zero Two y tu)
@aitanavanyobern · Pinterest
1.7K
PINT1.4K
PINT648

Most viral #fanfic on Mastodon

MAST126

#fanfic in five questions

What is #fanfic and where is it used?

A hashtag with 211 posts tracked by ViralHunt across 4 networks, mostly on Bluesky (200 posts). Those posts add up to 24.4K engagement, about 116 per post.

Where does #fanfic perform best?

On Pinterest: 4.6K 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 #fanfic?

Mostly on Thursdays, around 20:00 UTC: 23% of the 211 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 #fanfic most?

tjbromley.com (Bluesky, 10 posts), helenarjbr.bsky.social (Bluesky, 10 posts), noribug.bsky.social (Bluesky, 8 posts), rioluzx.bsky.social (Bluesky, 6 posts), Small Green Alien Child (Tumblr, 1 posts), TipsyonTea (Tumblr, 1 posts).

Which hashtags go with #fanfic?

Other tags with volume on the same networks: #ao3, #fanart, #art, #writing, #sonicthehedgehog, #fanfiction.

When people post with #fanfic

Hour of day and day of the week of the 211 dated posts carrying this tag (times in UTC). The busiest hour and day are marked.

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