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Real-time tracking of the trends, challenges, aesthetics, and cultural moments breaking across every platform — before the mainstream catches on.

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Wellness
The "Sleepy Girl Mocktail" Is Driving a 400% Spike in Tart Cherry Sales

A recipe from a Michigan college student wiped Whole Foods shelves and ignited a culture war between dietitians and wellness influencers.

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Hot
AI-Generated "Perfect" Humans Are Flooding Dating Apps — And Users Are Furious

Flawless AI personas dominate swipe metrics on Hinge and Bumble, triggering a platform trust crisis for both apps.

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Aesthetic
Gen Z Declares "Mirror Selfies Are Dead" — Here's What Replaced Them

Mirror content is down 34% YoY while "caught in the moment" framing dominates saves and shares across Instagram and TikTok.

Challenge
#GlitchChallenge Breaks TikTok's Record for Fastest Trending Sound — Ever

From zero to 1.4B views in just 72 hours. The optical illusion video format is spawning thousands of branded variations daily.

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Culture
"Underconsumption Core" Is Driving a 40% Drop in Haul Content Views

A quiet anti-consumerism aesthetic is reshaping what creators post — and costing influencer-to-Amazon pipelines millions in affiliate revenue.

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Aesthetic
Quiet Luxury Is Back — And Pinterest Traffic Is Up 40% to Prove It

Neutral palettes, natural materials, and understated branding are driving a massive resurgence in Pinterest's monthly active users, particularly ages 25–40.

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Gen Z
Gen Z Is Abandoning "Aesthetic" Social Media for Raw, Unedited Content

Data shows 18-24 year olds spending 3x longer on unedited content versus polished brand posts — and the watch time gap is widening fast.

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Memes
"Brain Rot" Content Is Now a $2B Industry — And Advertisers Are Finally Paying Attention

Absurdist, deliberately low-quality content has evolved from an ironic meme format into one of the most monetizable niches on the internet.

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Language
Corporate "Algo-Speak" Is Taking Over LinkedIn — And Employees Are Fighting Back

Terms like "ideation," "leveraging synergies," and "circling back" have spawned a viral parody subculture that's now generating millions of impressions per day.