Trending Content
Stay ahead of trends by seeing what's gaining traction right now in your niche.
What "Trending" Means
Trending content is content that has been recently published and is gaining engagement at an accelerated rate. Unlike outliers (which compare to a creator's average), trending content is identified based on velocity — how fast it's accumulating views, likes, or shares relative to its age.
Supported Platforms
- TikTok: Searches by keyword for recent viral videos.
- Instagram: Uses keyword-based Reel search to find trending content by niche topic (not just hashtags).
- YouTube: Searches YouTube Shorts by keyword for recent uploads with rapid engagement.
- X / Twitter: Scrapes global trending topics, matches them against your niche keywords, then pulls the top tweets with engagement data. Great for catching trends before they reach short-form video.
Automated Pipeline
The trending content pipeline runs every Sunday at 8:00 AM UTC and:
- Scans content from your configured niche keywords and hashtags across all enabled platforms.
- For X/Twitter: fetches global trending topics, filters for niche relevance, then pulls matching tweets.
- Identifies posts published within the last 48 hours showing rapid engagement growth.
- Ranks them by engagement velocity and saves the top results.
- Marks them with a "Trending" badge visible in the Discover tab.
Using Trending Content
Trending content is valuable for:
- Rapid response: Create your own version of a trending format before it peaks.
- Pattern spotting: See which topics, formats, and hooks are resonating right now.
- Script inspiration: Use trending content as source material for AI script generation.
- Cross-platform intelligence: Spot topics trending on X/Twitter and create short-form video content before competitors.
Tip: Enable X/Twitter in your Niche Settings to catch trends early. Topics that trend on X often become viral short-form video formats 24-48 hours later on TikTok and Instagram.