What Does This Mean?
A subject, hashtag, or phrase that a platform's algorithm surfaces as currently generating an unusually high volume of activity, functioning as a real-time indicator of what a large number of people are collectively discussing.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That's been a trending topic all day, everyone's talking about it."
LORE & ORIGIN
Introduced as a Twitter feature in 2008-2010 to surface high-velocity conversation topics in real time, the concept quickly became standard across nearly every subsequent social platform and general internet vocabulary for describing sudden mass attention.
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
MENTIONS OVER TIME
Radar observation data not yet available for this term.
RELATED SEARCHES
TOP PLATFORMS
Not enough Radar data yet to show a platform breakdown.
WHEN DID YOU FIRST HEAR THIS?
CLICK AN OPTION BELOW TO CAST YOUR VOTE.
[ VOTE TO REVEAL COMMUNITY RESULTS ]