How to Find Viral Tweets on Any Topic

1

Enter a topic.

A keyword, an exact phrase in quotes or a hashtag.

2

Set the bar.

How many likes counts as viral for your niche, and the time window. Niche topics may need 100 likes; big topics, 10,000.

3

Study the winners.

Sort by speed to see what’s taking off right now, read the first lines, and note the formats. Download the CSV to keep a swipe file.

What Makes a Tweet Go Viral?

There’s no formula that guarantees it, but viral posts in any niche tend to share a few traits you can see in the results above:

  • The first line does the work. It’s what people see in the timeline before deciding to stop. That’s why the finder shows it in large type.
  • The format fits the topic. In some niches video wins; in others, a sharp text post or a screenshot. The summary tells you which, for your topic.
  • Timing and speed. Posts that collect views quickly in their first hours tend to keep spreading. Sort by speed to spot them early.

How to Use Viral Posts Without Copying Them

Use viral posts as research, not as material. Borrow the structure (the kind of hook, the format, the length), and bring your own idea and voice. Copying a post word for word is easy to spot, it annoys the original author, and X’s creator revenue rules don’t reward content that isn’t original. See the X Monetization Checker for the rules. To find out who posted an idea first, the First Mention Finder will help once it’s live.

Viral Today vs Most Viral of All Time

This finder looks at recent posts: the last 24 hours, 7 or 30 days. For the most liked posts ever, see Top Tweets. For the topics X is trending right now in each country, see X Trends. To go back to a specific date or account, use Tweets by Date.

Find Viral Tweets With X Search Operators

The finder builds a normal X search. You can type the same query into X:

  • min_faves:1000at least 1,000 likes.
  • since:2026-09-23posted on or after that date.
  • -filter:repliesoriginal posts only.
  • lang:enEnglish posts.
  • filter:videosonly posts with video.

Combine them, for example "remote work" min_faves:500 since:2026-09-01 -filter:replies. The Search Builder writes these queries for you.

Track Viral Posts With the API

Content teams and agencies run searches like this every day across several topics. The Sorsa API returns 20 posts per request with views, likes, reposts, replies and the author’s profile, at 20 requests per second.

  • 20 posts per request with full metrics
  • The same X search operators
  • 100 free requests to start, no card
POST /v3/search-tweetsFor developers
import requests
from datetime import datetime, timezone

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.sorsa.io/v3/search-tweets",
    headers={"ApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"query": "AI agents min_faves:1000 since:2026-09-23 -filter:replies",
          "order": "popular"},
).json()

now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
for t in resp["tweets"]:
    hours = max((now - datetime.fromisoformat(t["created_at"].replace("Z", "+00:00"))).total_seconds() / 3600, 1)
    print(round(t["view_count"] / hours), "views/h", t["full_text"].split("\n")[0][:80])
Get a free API keyRead the docs

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find viral tweets on a topic?

Enter the topic above, pick a minimum number of likes and a time window, and press Find viral posts. You get the most popular recent posts, sortable by views or speed.

What is considered a viral tweet?

There’s no official threshold. It’s relative: 500 likes is viral in a small niche, and 50,000 is normal for a celebrity. Set the minimum likes to what counts as a hit in your niche.

Can I find viral tweets from today?

Yes. Choose the 24-hour window and sort by Fastest to see what’s taking off right now.

Can I filter viral tweets by language or format?

Yes. Pick a language, and choose video, photos or text only.

What is the most viral tweet of all time?

This finder looks at recent posts. For the most liked posts ever, see Top Tweets.

Can I see someone’s most liked tweets?

Yes, with Top Tweets: enter the account and it ranks their posts by likes, views or reposts.

Is it okay to copy viral tweets?

Learn from them, don’t copy them. Borrow the structure and bring your own idea. Copied posts are easy to spot and aren’t rewarded by X’s creator revenue rules.

Is it free?

Yes. You get 5 free searches a day with up to 40 posts each, reset at 00:00 UTC.