"Use trending hashtags to get on the For You page"

"Use trending hashtags to get on the For You page"
The superstition: stuff #fyp #viral #foryou and the algorithm grabs you. Beginners do it because everyone does, which feels like proof.

TikTok ranks by what's in the video — objects, speech, on-screen text, audio — far more than tags. #fyp is one of the most-used hashtags on earth; it tells the system nothing distinguishing. It can't help you stand out in a pool of a billion identical tags.

What's true: hashtags are weak topical hints, not a launch button. Two specific, relevant tags beat ten generic ones. Spend that energy on the first frame instead.