#inktober
The most viral posts using #inktober across TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook and Pinterest — ranked by real engagement tracked by ViralHunt.
We track 4528 posts using #inktober across 5 networks, carrying 2.8M engagement between them — an average of 621 per post.
It is used most on Bluesky: 4449 of the 4528 posts we hold, 98% of the total.
Where it performs hardest per post, though, is Instagram, averaging 371K — 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 #inktober on Bluesky
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Most viral #inktober on Mastodon
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Most viral #inktober on Pinterest
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Most viral #inktober on Instagram
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Most viral #inktober on Tumblr
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#inktober in five questions
What is #inktober and where is it used?
A hashtag with 4.5K posts tracked by ViralHunt across 5 networks, mostly on Bluesky (4.4K posts). Those posts add up to 2.8M engagement, about 621 per post.
Where does #inktober perform best?
On Instagram: 371K 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 #inktober?
Mostly on Fridays, around 19:00 UTC: 19% of the 4.5K 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 #inktober most?
toptags.bsky.social (Bluesky, 299 posts), trendtags.bsky.social (Bluesky, 98 posts), sarcasticsharkart.bsky.social (Bluesky, 31 posts), chalkq.bsky.social (Bluesky, 27 posts), csilverman (Mastodon, 27 posts), ratfactor (Mastodon, 12 posts).
Which hashtags go with #inktober?
Other tags with volume on the same networks: #blackandwhite, #drawing, #filmsky, #cdnpoli, #retrogaming, #photo.
When people post with #inktober
Hour of day and day of the week of the 4.5K dated posts carrying this tag (times in UTC). The busiest hour and day are marked.
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