Tiktok Trends - December 2025

Introducing "TikTok Trends 2025" – your source for staying ahead of the game on the latest TikTok crazes!

TikTok trends move fast, and if you're not quick, you'll miss out. But let's be real, keeping up with TikTok trends can be a hassle. That's where we come in.
Each week, we'll keep you updated on what's hot on TikTok (by spending way too much time scrolling). From trending hashtags to popular sounds and formats, we've got you covered!

Please note:

• Currently, our focus is primarily on TikTok, but we're exploring other networks. It's worth testing these trends across all platforms to see what resonates best with your audience.
• Trends are generally very short, which may concern you about not mentioning the product enough. However, the mistake would be to tack on promotional elements after the video. It's crucial that the video stays true to the trend, lasts only a few seconds, and captures the essence of the need your service addresses in a brief timeframe.
• Not all trends will be suitable for every brand. It will be up to you to choose the ones that seem most relevant to your message and goals.

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16 Dec 2025

The “Employee of the Month” trend

This trend turns a harmless compliment into a full-blown stress response. The audio starts upbeat and congratulatory, “congratulations on winning employee of the month”, then instantly spirals into unhinged screaming. Creators use that contrast to joke about moments that shouldn’t be stressful… but absolutely are.

It perfectly captures that internal social panic: when attention is suddenly on you, when praise feels like a trap, or when something neutral triggers fight-or-flight for no logical reason.

How to do this trend

• Use the trending audio with the congratulatory line followed by the panic scream.
• Film yourself reacting in two parts:
  • Calm, neutral, or mildly confused during the “congratulations” line.
  • Immediate panic when the screaming starts: freeze, flinch, cover your face, look around, or recoil dramatically.
• Add on-screen text explaining what triggered that reaction.
• Keep the scenario very specific: the more niche and socially awkward, the funnier it lands.

Examples for signature line:

• When someone starts typing and then stops
• When a professor says “Let’s talk after class.”
• When a stranger makes strong eye contact for too long
• When people sing happy birthday and you don’t know where to look

For this trend, use this sound.

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The “Turn the lights off ft Jon Hamm” trend

If Jon Hamm dancing euphorically in a crowded club keeps popping up on your feed, you’re not alone!

The clip comes from Apple TV’s Your Friends and Neighbors, where Hamm’s character is caught mid-dance in a hazy, almost dreamlike state of joy. What started as a single scene has now turned into a full-blown meme powered by millennial nostalgia, ironic humor, and perfectly timed editing.

Creators are using the clip to represent moments of pure bliss: those rare seconds when life feels light, your brain shuts off, and everything is exactly as it should be. Some takes lean nostalgic, romanticizing early-2010s club culture and carefree nights. Others use it ironically, pairing Hamm’s ecstatic dancing with modern-day “small wins” that feel just as euphoric now.

How to do the trend

• Find the Jon Hamm club-dancing clip.
• Use the clip as the emotional payoff or contrast moment.
• Add on-screen text to explain the feeling Hamm represents: joy, freedom, nostalgia, or pure bliss.
• Optional (and very effective): use it as a before-and-after.
  • First clip: you now, tired, drained, in pajamas, doomscrolling, staring into space.
  • Second clip: cut to Jon Hamm dancing, representing who you were or how it used to feel.
  • Add text that contrasts the two timelines for maximum relatability.
• Keep edits simple. The humor lives in the contrast between modern exhaustion and past euphoria.

Text overlay examples:

• Group chat finally agreeing on plans
• When a song from your club era comes on unexpectedly
• Finally lying down after being “just five more minutes” busy all day
• Hearing “boarding complete” and the seat next to you is still empty
• Waking up tired for no reason vs Me thriving on four hours of sleep and vibes

For this trend, use this sound.

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9 Dec 2025

The “Say your stupid line” trend

Tame Impala’s track has turned into a self-roast format where creators expose their most overused phrases, the ones they say on autopilot. The trend plays on that moment of realization: “oh… I really do say this all the time.” It’s funny, a little painful, and super relatable.

The vibe is simple: you start calm, then the beat drops and you fully commit to acting out the one line that basically defines your personality: your escape line, your comfort phrase, your social battery killer.

How to do this trend

1. Film yourself lip-syncing to the vocal part of “The Less I Know the Better.”
2. As soon as the instrumental beat hits, hard cut to a second clip of you acting out your go-to line.
3. Add on-screen text showing the exact phrase you always use.

No fancy setup needed; just a clear transition and full commitment.

Examples for signature line:

• Something came up 😭
• I’ll do it first thing tomorrow.
• Whatever works best for you.
• No it’s fine, don’t worry about it!

For this trend, use this sound.

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2 Dec 2025

The “Lush Life Dance” trend

Zara Larsson’s “Lush Life” is back on TikTok thanks to a chaotic tour moment. During her Midnight Sun Tour, Zara brings a fan on stage each night but a 16-year-old in Amsterdam stole the show by doing the full choreo with her dancers. The internet collectively went, “oh… we’re dancing for real now.”

Since then, fans have been showing up ready to perform, and TikTok turned it into a trend. Now, creators are using the song as a “live your best life” moment. Just vibes, movement, and pure lush-era energy.

How to do this trend

• Use the trending “Lush Life” audio.
• Hit record and just start dancing.
• Do it solo, with your partner, your friends, your coworkers… whatever fits your vibe.
• Show yourself having fun, being carefree, or hyping a moment where you feel alive.

Scenarios when you can dance:

You can pair the dancing with either real moments or UGC-style product context:

• Dancing in the kitchen after finishing all your chores like a responsible adult.
• Dancing in the office bathroom mirror after you nailed a presentation.
• Dancing because your budgeting app told you you’re actually doing great??
• POV: me after every minor  inconvenience

For this trend, use this sound.

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The “Things I’d want for Christmas” trend

This trend leans into holiday wishlists but with a twist. Instead of sharing what you want, you share the things you already own but would 100% put on your Christmas list again. It feels personal, it performs well as a longer 1-1.5 minute format, and it’s perfect for slipping in products or services naturally. You’re basically giving mini reviews disguised as a wishlist, which keeps it super native and bingeable.

How to do the trend

• List the items you’d ask for if you didn’t already own them.
• For each one, give a few quick, solid reasons why it’s worth it.
• Show visuals (photos, clips, screenshots), anything that helps sell the point.
• Many creators use a notebook or planner and pretend to “read” the list, but any prop or setting works.

There is no trending sound associated with it. Add on-screen text: “Things I’d want for Christmas if I didn’t already have them.” There are several variations out there, but keep the phrasing close so the trend is recognizable.

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