HASHTAGS/#milkyway

#milkyway

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

342posts tracked
46Mtotal engagement
6networks

We track 342 posts using #milkyway across 6 networks, carrying 46M engagement between them — an average of 134.4K per post.

It is used most on Instagram: 166 of the 342 posts we hold, 49% of the total.

And Instagram is not just where the volume is: it is also where the tag performs best per post, averaging 235.1K.

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 #milkyway posts ALL NETWORKS

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Find your birth twin 🪐 👉 Clips 🎥: melodysheep #space #astronomy #moon #milkyway #nightsky
@spacemelodic · Instagram
20.3M
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Space 🪐 Clips: melodysheep #space #astronomy #moon #milkyway #nightsky
@afterspace._ · Instagram
12.5M
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If the Sun were to suddenly vanish, Earth would continue orbiting as if nothing happened for approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds. This is because c
@sour._truth · Instagram
1.8M
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Can i find back to home from TON 618? #universe #space #blackhole #milkyway #earth @joe.music161
@lin056723 · TikTok
1.2M
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Debut reel and first try at star trails so imma milk this video #space #star #nature #milkyway #photography
@camden_jpg · Instagram
963.3K
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Most viral #milkyway on Instagram

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Find your birth twin 🪐 👉 Clips 🎥: melodysheep #space #astronomy #moon #milkyway #nightsky
@spacemelodic · Instagram
20.3M
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Space 🪐 Clips: melodysheep #space #astronomy #moon #milkyway #nightsky
@afterspace._ · Instagram
12.5M
INST
If the Sun were to suddenly vanish, Earth would continue orbiting as if nothing happened for approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds. This is because c
@sour._truth · Instagram
1.8M
INST
Debut reel and first try at star trails so imma milk this video #space #star #nature #milkyway #photography
@camden_jpg · Instagram
963.3K
INST
Stabilised Milky Way timelapse videos showing the Earth's rotation in Cornwall, UK ✨🌍✨ Nearly all of the movement we see in the night sky is due to E
@aaronjenkin · Instagram
626.1K
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Most viral #milkyway on Bluesky

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A blast from the past and then I'm out for a few days. Taken along the coast of North Florida. I'll be posting again sometime this weekend. Cheers! #p
@msriffle.bsky.social · Bluesky
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Nature never ceases to amaze! ✨🌲 📷 #photography #landscape #nature #stars #night #Seattle #Nikon #astrophotography #sky #milkyway
@valeter.bsky.social · Bluesky
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It's #scape day. TGIF! This image was made on my favorite beach in coastal North Florida over the Gulf of Mexico. It's a great dark sky location. Look
@msriffle.bsky.social · Bluesky
270
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A brief break in the breeze made for a wonderful reflection on this northern Minnesota river. #milkyway #astro #astrophotography #PhotographersUnited
@hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · Bluesky
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One for the record books 🏅 ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer has discovered the fastest known star in our galaxy. Named S301, it orbits Sagit
@eso.org · Bluesky
210
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Most viral #milkyway on TikTok

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Can i find back to home from TON 618? #universe #space #blackhole #milkyway #earth @joe.music161
@lin056723 · TikTok
1.2M
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#astronomy #space #milkyway #MauricioSalazar 🌌🌠🔭
@astronomy.400 · TikTok
926.9K
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Universe. Andromeda galaxy colliding with the milky way #universe #space #galaxies #astronomy #aesthetic #milkyway #andromeda #uniaesthetic #fps
@spacevoyager6 · TikTok
682.7K
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Our Milkyway Galaxy 🌌 captured from West O'ahu, Hawai'i on the night of 6/28/25 📷Sony a7iii and TTArtisan 11mm 2.8 ⚙️200 shots at 15s, f/2.8, ISO 640
@astrohawaii · TikTok
595.7K
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finding back with max brightness... #universe #space #earth #milkyway
@lin056723 · TikTok
575.2K
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Most viral #milkyway on Pinterest

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Pinterest post by @Cats_and_more
@Cats_and_more · Pinterest
1.5K
PINT
Interesting Facts About Universe
@factrepublic · Pinterest
423
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Seasonal STEM with Partner Plays
@scienceeducations · Pinterest
36
PINT
STEM on Station
@scienceeducations · Pinterest
13
PINT
Explain The Milky Way With This Spiral Craft
@funhousetoys · Pinterest
7
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Most viral #milkyway on Mastodon

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I’m just absolutely stunned by the rural Idaho sky. It sits at 2 or 3 on the Bortle scale for measuring dark skies, a vast difference from Brooklyn’s
@bluejay · Mastodon
124
MAST
#SilentSunday #photography #astrophotography #astronomy #MilkyWay
@danielscher · Mastodon
85
MAST
You are here. (🎼The stars at night are big and bright…🎶) #photography #astrophotography #milkyway #stars #TexasHillCountry #nightphotography
@Trilobyter · Mastodon
77
MAST
#SilentSunday #Oregon #PNW #Night #NightSky #MilkyWay #Pacific #Ocean #Astro #AstroPhotography #Calm #Zen #Seascape #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #Natur
@EZLorenzImagery · Mastodon
70
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A few from last night over Aberdeenshire. Some colour and rays and the Milky Way #Aberdeenshire #Scotland #Aurora #MilkyWay
@jimfrost · Mastodon
70

Most viral #milkyway on X / Twitter

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Image by Steven Robinson The #MilkyWay graces the night sky over Dunnottar Castle, Scotland
@Discovery · X / Twitter
734

#milkyway in five questions

What is #milkyway and where is it used?

A hashtag with 342 posts tracked by ViralHunt across 6 networks, mostly on Instagram (166 posts). Those posts add up to 46M engagement, about 134.4K per post.

Where does #milkyway perform best?

On Instagram: 235.1K engagement per post on average, which is also where it is posted most.

When do people post with #milkyway?

Mostly on Mondays, around 17:00 UTC: 23% of the 336 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 #milkyway most?

itscosmoknowledge (Instagram, 98 posts), science (Instagram, 24 posts), stellarvisions.bsky.social (Bluesky, 21 posts), imaji.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy (Bluesky, 5 posts), daveberthiaumephoto.com (Bluesky, 5 posts), msriffle.bsky.social (Bluesky, 5 posts).

Which hashtags go with #milkyway?

Other tags with volume on the same networks: #hiphop, #sketch, #fanart, #foryou, #naturephotography, #viral.

When people post with #milkyway

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