#tbt
The most viral posts using #tbt across TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook and Pinterest — ranked by real engagement tracked by ViralHunt.
We track 848 posts using #tbt across 6 networks, carrying 30.5M engagement between them — an average of 35.9K per post.
It is used most on X / Twitter: 424 of the 848 posts we hold, 50% of the total.
Where it performs hardest per post, though, is TikTok, averaging 1.4M — 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 #tbt posts ALL NETWORKS
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Most viral #tbt on X / Twitter
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Most viral #tbt on Bluesky
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Most viral #tbt on Instagram
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Most viral #tbt on TikTok
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Most viral #tbt on Pinterest
Most viral #tbt on Facebook
#tbt in five questions
What is #tbt and where is it used?
A hashtag with 848 posts tracked by ViralHunt across 6 networks, mostly on X / Twitter (424 posts). Those posts add up to 30.5M engagement, about 35.9K per post.
Where does #tbt perform best?
On TikTok: 1.4M engagement per post on average, even though it is posted more on X / Twitter. It is used in one place and works better in another.
When do people post with #tbt?
Mostly on Thursdays, around 13:00 UTC: 24% of the 843 dated posts fall in the three hours around that time. Posting when the tag is active is posting when someone is reading it.
When people post with #tbt
Hour of day and day of the week of the 843 dated posts carrying this tag (times in UTC). The busiest hour and day are marked.
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