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TikTok Year in Review 2021

TikTok Year in Review 2021

TikTok celebrates the global community and highlights the creativity, trends, and moments that made 2021 unique. From viral videos to popular songs, influential creators to impactful causes, this year on TikTok was filled with entertainment, inspiration, and connection. Join the celebration and discover the top videos, favorite songs, popular creators, creative effects, impactful causes, delicious recipes, shopping trends, nostalgic trends, and diverse communities that defined TikTok in 2021.

Top Videos

United States

  • Drone Dancing
  • Squishy the Chipmunk hiding nuts in his mouth
  • Restocking at its finest
  • Dog painting
  • Zach King disappearing into his art
  • The original "Woman" dance video
  • Please don't go
  • Here comes the boy musical edition
  • Sunisa Lee celebrating her gold
  • Bro who got you smiling like that?

Around the world

  • Dancing with a drone made us stay for this one
  • There once was a man... The Sea Shanty heard around the world
  • A tasty take on photography
  • A casual trip to the aquarium
  • BRB, changing my PFP

Favorite Songs

United States

  • "Adderall (Corvette Corvette)" - Popp Hunna
  • "Batman" - LPB Poody
  • "Bundles (feat. Taylor Girlz)" - Kayla Nicole
  • "Kiss Me More (feat. SZA)" - Doja Cat
  • "TWINNEM" - Coi Leray
  • "Up" - Cardi B
  • "Buss It" - Erica Banks
  • "Astronaut In The Ocean" - Masked Wolf
  • "Punk Monk" - Playboi Carti
  • "drivers license" - Olivia Rodrigo

Around the world

  • "Astronaut In The Ocean" - Masked Wolf
  • "Beggin'" - Måneskin
  • "Adderall (Corvette Corvette)" - Popp Hunna
  • "SugarCrash!" - ElyOtto
  • "STAY" - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

United States

  • Chef Puff, @thatlittlepuff
  • Oneya D’Amelio, @angryreactions
  • Olivia Rodrigo, @livbedumb
  • Lissette Eduardo, @chikybombomreal
  • Taylor Swift, @taylorswift
  • Anna Sitar, @annaxsitar
  • Dr. Shah, @dermdoctor
  • Emily Mariko, @emilymariko
  • Mikayla Nogueira, @mikaylanogueira
  • Jonathan Graziano, @jongraz

Around the world

  • @khaby.lame
  • @abbyroberts
  • @BTS_official_bighit
  • @thedutchgoalkeeper
  • @angryreactions

Creative Effects

United States

  • Psychedelic Clown
  • Inverted Filter
  • Versailles Run
  • Buffering
  • Photo Crop
  • Freeze Frame
  • Slow Zoom
  • Autumn Aesthetic
  • Slow Zoom Taylor
  • Renaissance Art (Green Screen Scan)
  • Red and Blue Filter

Around the world

  • Inverted Filter
  • Versailles Run
  • Retro - Vintage DV Duet
  • Buffering

Impactful Causes

United States

  • Joel Bervell, @joelbervell
  • Scarlett Smith and Tiania Haneline, @scarlettandtiania
  • Victor Fontanez, @vicblends
  • Alexis Nelson, @AlexisNikole
  • Otis Jones, @slntwrlddd
  • Chante' Reddest, @nativephotography
  • Jesús Morales, @juixxe
  • Shirley Raines, @beauty2thestreetz
  • Jason Linton, @dadlifejason
  • Hunter Prosper, @hunterprosper

Around the world

  • @shinanova
  • @benjy_lookbook
  • @paballokgware
  • @francetvslash
  • @hunterprosper

Delicious Recipes

United States

  • Tortilla Trend
  • Feta Pasta
  • Natures Cereal
  • Pasta Chips
  • Salmon Rice Bowl
  • Pesto Eggs
  • Baked Oats
  • All Things Air Fryer
  • Birria Ramen
  • Spicy Pickled Garlic

Around the world

  • Feta Pasta
  • Ratatouille
  • Fried Cheese
  • Egg Mastery
  • Supersized Cheeseburger

United States

  • GAP's brown hoodie
  • Kate Spade's heart-shaped bag
  • Clinique's Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
  • Squishmallows
  • Peter Thomas Roth Instant FIRMx Eye
  • KFC Nashville Hot Chicken
  • IKEA tote bag
  • Bissell Little Green Machine
  • Laser star projector
  • They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Around the world

  • Magnetic Sticky Notes
  • Laser Star Projector
  • Skincare Favorites
  • Hair Rollers
  • Outfit Inspiration

United States

  • Adult Swim
  • 90s Things
  • Vinyl Flashbacks
  • Thrifting
  • Vintage Fashion
  • "Out of the Box" reunion
  • VHS Parents and Kids
  • Y2K Antiques
  • Castaways and the Backyardigans return

Around the world

  • 90s Things
  • Venom Challenge
  • @ABBA
  • Batang 90’s
  • @keenvsurtiktok

Diverse Communities

United States

  • Small Business TikTok
  • Olympic TikTok
  • BookTok
  • Astrology TikTok
  • Film TikTok
  • Aesthetic TikTok
  • Pets of TikTok
  • DnD TikTok
  • Social Media Manager TikTok
  • Cleaning TikTok

Around the world

  • #BookTok
  • #SportTok
  • #LearnOnTikTok
  • #BeautyTok
  • #NatureTok
  • Ask on TikTok

To celebrate your own year on TikTok, starting today, we're also launching Ask on TikTok, a new Q&A feature inviting you to look back on your most memorable moments in 2021. Simply choose which questions you want to answer about your year in the app. People can choose a question like "what was your 2021 highlight?" or "what was your happiest moment of 2021?" and answer it in a new creation or by sharing a previous TikTok video.

Want to know more about what made 2021-of-a-kind? Visit here to learn more about the Year on TikTok.

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