Brand buzz on Instagram, by the numbers
Daily snapshot of 6,352 mentions found across 136 brands we monitor actively, 30 days to November 12, 2026. Counts are what our searches found, a sample (how we count); scores are ranks (how the Hype Score works).
Hype Score leaders
The 25 highest of 119 scored brands, November 12, 2026. Change is on the score 7 days earlier.
- 1GardeniaFood and Beverage92↑ 16
- 2Dude WipesHome89—
- 3AnkerElectronics83↑ 9
- 4OatlyFood and Beverage80↑ 10
- 5OlipopFood and Beverage80↑ 7
- 6Tim HortonsFood and Beverage80↑ 22
- 7Bob's Red MillFood and Beverage78↑ 8
- 8RitualFitness77↓ 3
- 9Dr. SquatchBeauty75↑ 24
- 10QuinceFashion75—
- 11AG1Fitness74↑ 7
- 12TitleistSporting Goods73↑ 4
- 13GlossierBeauty71↑ 9
- 14Quaker OatsFood and Beverage70↓ 10
- 15GoodwipesHome70↓ 1
- 16Alani NuFood and Beverage70↓ 3
- 17HariboFood and Beverage69↓ 10
- 18PoppiFood and Beverage69↑ 11
- 19King Arthur BakingFood and Beverage66—
- 20MilkaFood and Beverage66↓ 19
- 21Vita CocoFood and Beverage66↓ 17
- 22TwiningsFood and Beverage64↓ 15
- 23ID Fresh FoodFood and Beverage63↓ 12
- 24Paper BoatFood and Beverage63↓ 13
- 25TherabodyFitness63↑ 7
Biggest movers this week
Rising
- Starbucks12 to 37 ↑ 25
- Dr. Squatch51 to 75 ↑ 24
- CeraVe28 to 52 ↑ 24
- Lululemon20 to 44 ↑ 24
- Adidas12 to 35 ↑ 23
- Nike10 to 33 ↑ 23
- Tim Hortons58 to 80 ↑ 22
- Simple Mills39 to 58 ↑ 19
Cooling
- Minimalist66 to 35 ↓ 31
- David73 to 48 ↓ 25
- Chomps61 to 38 ↓ 23
- Milka85 to 66 ↓ 19
- Arnott's58 to 39 ↓ 19
- Andersson Bell55 to 37 ↓ 18
- Vita Coco83 to 66 ↓ 17
- Innocent76 to 59 ↓ 17
Brands by Hype Score band
Hot is 80 and up, Buzzing 60 to 79, Steady 40 to 59, Quiet 20 to 39. The score averages five ranks, so most brands land in the middle bands: few lead or trail on every measure at once.
Brands by followers
Buzz for its size
Followers against posts a day on the brand's own hashtag, both on log scales. Brands with 1,000 followers or more.
Size barely predicts posting rate (r = -0.02, n = 12).
Dividers at the medians. The line is a least-squares fit on the log values: above it, more than expected for the x value; below, less. r = -0.02, n = 12. Posts a day is read from each search on its own, so how often we look at a brand does not move it.
Momentum against volume
The latest week's posting rate against the brand's previous four weeks (x), and its posting rate (y, log).
Busier brands are cooling while quieter ones heat up (r = -0.41, n = 118).
Dividers at the medians. The line is a least-squares fit on the log values: above it, more than expected for the x value; below, less. r = -0.41, n = 118.
Hype against tone
Share of labelled posts that read positive (90 days) against the Hype Score. Brands with 8 or more labelled posts.
How warm the posts are barely relates to how hyped the brand is (r = 0.17, n = 24).
Dividers at the medians. The line is a least-squares fit: above it, more than expected for the x value; below, less. r = 0.17, n = 24. Tone is a tenth of the score, so some of the link is built in.
Crowd or superfans
Different accounts posting a day against posts a day, both log. Far below the line, a few accounts post a lot.
More posts mostly means more people, not the same fans posting more (r = 0.99, n = 118).
Dividers at the medians. The line is a least-squares fit on the log values: above it, more than expected for the x value; below, less. r = 0.99, n = 118.
Mentions found each week, by sector
Instagram mentions found for the monitored brands, by week posted, last 10 full weeks. Click a sector to see it alone.
A count of what our searches found, which also rises when we look more often; read it as a mix, not a total.
Tone over time
Labelled posts about the monitored brands by week posted: positive, neutral, critical.
Where we found them
Mentions found in 30 days by platform. TikTok and Reddit are searched for 22 and 17 of these brands only, so the split says where we look as much as where people post.
Categories
Categories with 3 or more monitored brands, by median Hype Score.
| Category | Brands | Share | Median Hype | Median posts a day | Median found, 30d | None found | Top brand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness | 5 | 4% | 63 | 0.96 | 52 | 0% | Ritual |
| Food and Beverage | 57 | 42% | 57 | 0.75 | 36 | 0% | Gardenia |
| Electronics | 3 | 2% | 54 | 0.91 | 51 | 0% | Anker |
| Home | 12 | 9% | 53 | 0.36 | 31 | 0% | Dude Wipes |
| Beauty | 15 | 11% | 45 | 0.48 | 39 | 0% | Dr. Squatch |
| Sportswear | 11 | 8% | 44 | 0.43 | 41 | 0% | Gully Labs |
| Fashion | 21 | 15% | 42 | 0.43 | 26 | 0% | Quince |
| Luxury | 4 | 3% | 29 | 0.19 | 34 | 0% | Hermès |
By home country
Mentions found in 30 days for monitored brands, by the brand's home market.
| # | Country | Brands | Found, 30d | Median Hype | Top brand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 80 | 3,947 | 50 | Dude Wipes |
| 2 | India | 14 | 560 | 53 | ID Fresh Food |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 470 | 44 | Tim Hortons |
| 4 | Germany | 7 | 248 | 35 | Haribo |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 6 | 184 | 59 | Twinings |
| 6 | South Korea | 3 | 105 | 51 | Matin Kim |
| 7 | France | 4 | 98 | 32 | Evian |
| 8 | Sweden | 1 | 96 | 80 | Oatly |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR China | 1 | 95 | 51 | Casetify |
| 10 | Malaysia | 1 | 69 | 92 | Gardenia |
| 11 | Colombia | 3 | 68 | 46 | Noel |
| 12 | Australia | 3 | 63 | 39 | Arnott's |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 58 | 41 | Huda Beauty |
| 14 | China | 1 | 51 | 83 | Anker |
| 15 | Italy | 1 | 43 | — | Gucci |
About this data
Every brand here is one we monitor actively: on someone's dashboard, or read often enough that we search it weekly or more. That is 136 brands on November 12, 2026, not the whole catalogue; 119 of them have at least 2 searches and 3 recent posts in 30 days and so a Hype Score. Public figures are never included.
Mentions found are public posts by other accounts that our searches turned up, a sample of what was posted and never a platform total. Followers are read from each profile. Posting rates, momentum and creators per day are the Hype Score's inputs, read from each search on its own. Who posts is counted, never named. The page is worked out again every six hours from the latest daily scores.