#nfl was the No. 1 hashtag on TikTok Trending Hashtags on September 22, 2026, up 9.1% in 7 days (282.1M views). Ranks 2 to 5: #meme, #football, #tiktokshop and #dance. 1 of 10 are new since September 21, 2026, led by #targetaudience. The full ranked top 10 is below, each with a short note on why it is trending.
targetaudience is new at 9 on TikTok Trending Hashtags, replacing comedy. nfl still holds 1 after Monday Night Football: Rams 28-6 Giants, the same game that rebuilt the X board. Trends MCP growth data for nfl: up 9.1% over 7 days (40.9 to 44.6) on 282.1M versus 296M views through 2026-09-18. meme holds 2. football holds 3.
Top trending hashtags on TikTok: September 22
nfl: American football league tag. Holds 1. Up 9.1% over 7 days, 282.1M versus 296M views. Monday's Giants-Rams game is the dated on-field trigger.
meme: Joke-video tag. Holds 2.
football: Sport tag that sits under nfl. Holds 3.
tiktokshop: Commerce tag. Holds 4.
dance: Choreography tag. Holds 5.
ad: Paid-placement tag. Holds 6.
school: Campus tag. Climbs 8 to 7.
halloween: Seasonal tag. Climbs 9 to 8, 31 days before October 31.
targetaudience: Marketing tag. New at 9. No widely reported extra campaign trigger identified for September 22, 2026 beyond the rank.
nyc: City tag. Holds 10. Matches the Gracie Mansion meeting that leads Google News, without proving a causal link.
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What changed on TikTok hashtags since yesterday
- New: targetaudience (9).
- Movers: none at 5-plus. School 8 to 7. Halloween 9 to 8.
- Unchanged rank: nfl 1 through ad 6, nyc 10.
- Dropped: comedy (7).
What today's TikTok hashtags reveal
The live 10 is still a sports-plus-commerce board. Nfl at 1 and football at 3 are the Monday-night pair. Tiktokshop at 4 and ad at 6 are the buy-side pair. Halloween at 8 is the calendar tag, now 31 days out.
Comedy leaving for targetaudience is a one-row swap, not a new sport. Ranks 1 through 6 still read nfl, meme, football, tiktokshop, dance, and ad. Nyc still closes the list at 10. Volume on nfl 7-day is 282.1M to 296M, a 4.9 percent volume step alongside the 9.05 percent index step. 30-day volume is 128.8M to 296M.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for social desks and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. The matching data source page is TikTok Trending Hashtags API.
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