What are some of the most popular TikTok trends?
With so many people following and posting on TikTok, it’s no wonder that there are some challenges, video themes, special effects, and background songs that blow up on TikTok and become TikTok trends that everyone uses for weeks or months to come until they get tired of them and move on to the next ones on the list.
So what TikTok trends have people been fond of in 2024 so far? Of course, there is plenty to go through, so this article does not cover all of them, but we’ll check out some of the most interesting trending TikToks.
20 Popular TikTok Trends of 2024
Here are some of the most popular TikTok trends of 2024, in no particular order:
El Caballito
As tradition goes, we must start a TikTok trends article with a dance challenge. This one is to an energetic Spanish song called “El Caballito” by Colombian singer Farina. The TikTok video is of Farina herself dancing to the song with impressive moves that TikTokkers will have a lot of fun replicating. The video already has 1.2 million likes and there are 63.5k videos created to this song.
Even guys are doing the dance:
Million Dollar Baby
The second dance challenge is Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby”, which has 4.1 million videos.
But people are not only dancing to this song, there are a lot of different types of videos posted to this sound. For instance, this guy is just going to get a haircut and asking their partner if they’ll miss the long hair:
Nasty Gurl
This song only has 22.3k videos, so if you are a TikTok creator and you want to jump on the trend, now is the moment to do it.
’80s Dance
My absolute favorite TikTok dance trend right now, which is also popular on other social media, is the ’80s dance trend. Kids ask their parents how they used to dance in the ’80s to a very ’80s-sounding dance song (Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat), and the videos are absolutely fabulous. You can tell by their unleashed happiness the ’80s were such a different time and people had so much fun. Not to mention some moms and dads had (and still have) some amazing moves!
I Don’t Like It
This trend uses an original sound by Kylie Jenner where she uses the aging filter and says “I don’t like it, I don’t like it at all”.
While some people also use this sound to recreate the same kind of video using the aging filter, which we’ll talk about in a bit, the sound is also used by TikTokkers to talk about other things they don’t like, using text captions to showcase what they’re dissatisfied with while mouthing the words “I don’t like it, I don’t like it at all”. For example, this woman doesn’t like how her man does certain things around the house:
Aged Filter
As I was saying above with Kylie’s “I don’t like it” sound, there is a very popular aged filter going around TikTok. The filter shows how you would look old, with wrinkles, a weaker jawline and sagging skin, hyperpigmentation, and grey hair. Some dermatologists say it’s accurate, while other experts say it’s hard to say with accuracy what someone will look like, because there are a lot of factors at play, like genetics, how well you take care of your skin, sun exposure, and other lifestyle factors. However, Gen Zers and Millennials are freaking out when seeing themselves so aged, which is perhaps what this filter’s purpose is, to help companies sell more anti-aging cosmetics.
This one from Meghan and Jack was hilarious:
Hands In
This popular TikTok trend is very cute. Two people put their hands on top of the other in the presence of their pet and then wait for their reaction. Most pets will place their paws on top of their owners’ hands and it’s just adorable.
Euro-Pa-Pa
Europapa was written by Dutch musician Joost Klein for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and it’s still a vibe:
Men’s Mental Health
Raising mental health awareness has been more and more prevalent on social media these past few years, and this trend makes no exception. Right now we’re taking care of our men, as June is men’s mental health awareness month. So many men suffer in silence when they don’t need to and it’s important to raise awareness and offer them support through any means. This is a serious TikTok trend, so if you find the subject too heavy for you right now, skip to the next trend.
I Feel So Ugly
Women are in the bad habit of putting themselves down and spewing out negative thoughts about themselves and their appearance, and it’s so important to be aware of our patterns and learn to love ourselves as we are, where we are at that point in time. None of us would talk to other people the way we talk to ourselves, and we especially wouldn’t talk like that to our own child. This video puts things into perspective.
Go London
Moving to more lighthearted videos, how funny is this cat who seems to be saying “Go London, I will go London”? And of course, somebody had to put that onto music and make a remix.
Nail Transition
Transitions of all kinds are extremely popular on TikTok, and among others, nail transitions are trending right now in TikTok beauty trends. Show your naked nails, paint them with nail polish, or get them done at a salon, and then make a transition to your new nails.
Bridgerton
The Netflix show “Bridgerton” is very hype right now, as they just came out with a new season (season 3) in May, with a second part to come out in the middle of June, so fans are hyperventilating right now and trying to get their hands on anything Bridgerton-y they can. Lucky for them, the cast of Bridgerton is active on TikTok, and Florence Hunt recently posted this video with the crew:
Oh Dang It!
This sound is trending right now and it says “Let’s go gambling!” and then repeats “Oh dang it!” many times, so it’s suitable for all kinds of videos where the creator wants to portray something that seems like a good idea at first, but then they start seeing all the flaws or drawbacks of their plan. For instance, this creator is excited about not having a typical 9 to 5 job but then starts listing all the responsibilities one has as an adult.
Or this guy wants to go hang out with his friends, and then remembers he lives in a small town and the prospects are not all that great.
Photo Hacker
When someone hacks your cloud and asks a ransom for your photos, they’d better check out that gallery first. This funny TikTok trend shows users getting hacked and then they show their photo galleries filled with innocent photos that nobody would pay a dime to recover. No risky photos, no Internet shame. The background for this trend is the Greek song “Sirtaki”.
Aberakadabera
This song “Barbaras Rhubarb Bar” has been released for a few months, but it’s still going strong, and I had to share with you this original underwater dance challenge:
Reasons Why You Should Never…
This trend is all about creators showing why they regret doing something or why they think you shouldn’t do something. The videos show the text “Reaons I regret…” or “3 reasons you should never…” continued with what it is they regret, but usually they don’t name the reasons and just let the videos speak for themselves. For instance, this video says “Reasons I regret having my bridesmaids choose their own dresses”, but doesn’t state the specific reasons. However, given how busy and sparkly some of their dresses are, and how close to white some of the pink dresses are, it’s not hard to see that the bride kind of gets lost in the equation.
Tell Ur Girlfriend
Another very popular TikTok dance trend is to the song “Tell Ur GF” by Lay Bankz, which I also mentioned in our sexy TikTok Trends article, since it’s a dance with a lot of booty shaking.
Jump
This TikTok dance challenge uses the song “Jump” by Tyla & Gunna & Skillibeng. Even Charli D’Amelio, one of the most famous TikTokers, posted her own version of it:
2024 Latest Dance Trends
And finally, here is a compilation of the most recent TikTok dance trends of 2024, starting from April.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these popular TikTok trends I’ve selected for this article. If you’d like to see more, check out these sexy TikTok trends and these TikTok makeup trends. If you’re a creator and would like to optimize your social media game on TikTok, these social media monitoring tools will help you stay on top of popular trends.
See also: What is the most popular TikTok meme?
