Hashtags are the glue that holds the Twitterverse together, so we were interested to understand which ones were most commonly used, why, how and how often. Here is the list *drumroll please*:
1. #fb
Used to send a tweet to Twitter user’s Facebook page.
16.4 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with #cool, #teamfollowback
2. #news
Used when tweeting about news stories
16.1 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #tech, #business, #usa
3. #jobs
Used when discussing job offers
14 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #freelance, #nursing, #hiring
4. #ff
Used as an abbreviation for “Follow Friday”
13.9 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #autofollow, #f4f, #followme
5. #socialmedia
Used by social media marketers discussing the field
4.1 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #marketing, #ff, #sm
6. #ows
Used to discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement
3.8 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #nyc, #nypd, #solidarity
7. #travel
Used by people discussing traveling
3.5 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #tips, #vacation, #photo
8. #photography
Used to discuss the art of photography
3.2 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #nature, #art, #foto
9. #in
Used to publish users tweets to their LinkedIn page
2.6 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #hiring #career #socialmedia
10. #health
Used to discuss the health industry, tips and related stories
2.5 million tweets (all time)
Commonly used with: #weightloss, #diet, #workout
*Numbers only reflect public Twitter accounts.
**All the research used in this post was compiled from: topsy.com, hashtagify.me, and whatthetrend.com
