On sites such as Instagram and Twitter, a word preceded by a pound sign (#) is known as a hashtag.
Hashtags make it easy for the social media users to find images and messages on their favorite social media platform with a consistent theme.
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On August 4, 2015, Instagram banned the most popular hashtag in dance music, #EDM, as it “violated guidelines.” Information about the ban wasn't known for quite some time until Instagram claimed that they will “block certain hashtags when they are consistently being used to share images and videos that violate our Community Guidelines.”
So you may be wondering, are there any other EDM related hashtags out there? Yes there are, in fact, there are thousands of dance music related hashtags. Below are some of the most popular dance music and EDM hashtags on Instagram and Twitter.
| Rank | Hashtag | Total Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #festival | 14,700,000 |
| 2 | #rave | 6,300,000 |
| 3 | #trap | 4,800,000 |
| 4 | #housemusic | 4,700,000 |
| 5 | #dubstep | 4,100,000 |
| 6 | #trance | 2,600,000 |
| 7 | #edmlife | 1,600,000 |
| 8 | #edmlifestyle | 1,400,000 |
| 9 | #edmfamily | 1,100,000 |
| 10 | #trapmusic | 1,000,000 |
| 11 | #hardstyle | 983,100 |
| 12 | #dancemusic | 968,000 |
| 13 | #ravers | 944,800 |
| 14 | #edmgirls | 752,800 |
| 15 | #electrohouse | 741,700 |
| 16 | #ravers | 633,900 |
| 17 | #electronica | 576,500 |
| 18 | #edmnation | 443,500 |
| 19 | #festivalfashion | 425,700 |
| 20 | #ravegirls | 369,000 |
| 21 | #electronicdancemusic | 334,800 |
| 22 | #ravelife | 325,300 |
| 23 | #ravebooty | 285,400 |
| 24 | #edmmusic | 234,600 |
| 25 | #trancemusic | 233,300 |
| 26 | #edmvibes | 224,700 |
| 27 | #festivallife | 188,900 |
| 28 | #tropicalhouse | 185,600 |
| 29 | #edmfriends | 163,500 |
| 30 | #edmlovers | 155,600 |
| 31 | #edmhumor | 148,400 |
| 32 | #electromusic | 132,200 |
| 33 | #edmraves | 119,400 |
| 34 | #edmaddict | 107,900 |
FAQs
What is a hashtag used for?
A hashtag “written with a # symbol” is used to help identify other posts that classify and categories the text that follows the # symbol. For example, if you see #cooking, then you can expect all Cooking related posts to show up when you click on it.
Is hashtag a real word?
The word hashtag was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2014.
