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Are you looking for some awesome Friendship Hashtags for Instagram? You have come to the right place! 🙂
Hashtag Research is one of the keys to success on Instagram in 2019 (and was before!) – so picking the right hashtags will give you the best results. And with results, we mean likes and exposure!
We know that it has become much more difficult to be seen on Instagram these days. But I grew my own Instagram account (@fernwehsarah) to 35,000 followers within just 18 months – and I constantly get around 1,500 – 3,000 likes on EACH picture. (Even with the recent algorithm changes!) It’s still possible if you know how to! And hashtags do play an important role in being successful on Instagram!
If you want to read more about my personal story on Instagram, I also published a blog post about how I got 15,000 Instagram followers within 6 months.
And last but not least, I do edit all my pictures with my own Lightroom Presets for Instagram – they are optimized to give your pictures that perfect Instagram Look with just one click! And of course, they are available for the free mobile version of Lightroom too!
Also read: Instagram Captions for (Best) Friends – Funny, Cute and Thoughtful Quotes!
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What you need to know about Hashtags in 2020
There are a few things you should know about how to use hashtags in 2020 to get maximum exposure. It’s not that everything has changed in 2019 – but let me just quickly sum up the basic rules about using hashtags on Instagram:
You can use up to 30 hashtags
You can still use up to 30 hashtags and you should definitely use them!
I know that some people advise you to limit yourself to only a few hashtags. But it simply does not make any sense. Each hashtag has the potential to give you exposure and like if used right. And by using fewer hashtags, you will only limit your ability to be discovered!
Very big influencers use fewer hashtags – but they do it because they don’t need that exposure anymore and because they can go for “the big ones” only. But if you still have less than 100k followers, then, for god’s sake, use your 30 hashtags! 🙂
If you don’t use all hashtags sometimes because you are too lazy to select them every day, then you should have a look at Tailwind for Instagram and their awesome Hashtag Finder 2.0. (see a video of it in action in my review of the Hashtag Finder!)
It does NOT matter where you put the hashtags
Some people put the hashtags in the caption, some put them in the first comment. Long story short: it does not matter. Whether you put your hashtags into one or the other or both: as long as you use those 30 hashtags, both are fine!
Your “hashtag size” depends on your account size
You should use hashtags based on their “size” and on your account size. It’s a bit like fashion: if you are wearing the wrong size, it’s not gonna look good and people won’t like your outfit.
The more popular a hashtag is (the more posts it already has), the less likely are your chances of being seen in the “TOP” posts section. Even though this section is personalized (yes, not everyone is seeing the same TOP posts!) it is still a good indicator if your post performs well. And you want to reach that top posts!
So here’s my advice: Go for your usual account likes and check your favorite hashtags on how many likes the top posts there have. And then compare their likes with yours. This will give you an idea if you can “bid” for those positions with your account size.
As a rough estimate – go mainly for hashtags of the following size:
- <20k if your account gets less than 300 likes on average
- 20-50k if you have around 300-700 likes
- 50-100k if you get 700-1,300 likes
- 100-250k if you get 1,300-2,000 likes
- 250k-1M if you get 2,000-5,000 likes
- >1M if you have more than 5,000 likes
It’s actually less about the number of followers that you have than about the number of likes that you get when competing for hashtags!
You can use hashtags “smaller than your size” and add a few “bigger” ones too – just try to keep the majority within your range and you are good to go!
You should not ONLY use friendship hashtags
Yes, you came here because you are looking for friendship hashtags. But if you create a new post, you should also add a few other ones to maximize your exposure!
With every post, try adding some hashtags about:
- The location the pic was shot
- What you were doing
- The style/outfit you are wearing
- (Something about your caption)
- (Something about you and your account)
Especially with the location, try to be as specific as possible first, and then gradually add less specific ones! Look at this pic from me below:
I added hashtags about the specific location (Galerie Lafayette) as well as the general ones (Paris hashtags), my outfit style (Pinup style) and the situation/caption (Instagram vs. Reality). I also added some general travel hashtags in both English and German as I am a travel blogger and share lots of travel content on Instagram.
Don’t forget to tag accounts and locations
Last but not least, don’t forget the other tags that you can use – tag other accounts that feature pictures and make sure to tag the location (both as a geotag as well as a “person tag” if they have an account).
You can tag one location and up to 20 accounts – use these too!
The best Friendship Hashtags for Instagram by size
As mentioned above, you should primarily target friendship hashtags where you can reach the top posts. That’s why I split up and sorted these hashtags for friends list based on their size!
Friendship Hashtags below 20k
#friendship👭💕
#friendz4ever
#frndz4ever
#timewithfriends❤️
Friendship Hashtags from 20k to 50k
#friendsforever👭
#friendforever❤
#friendshipgoals❤️
#bestiegoals💕
#bestiesgoals
#friendshipsgoals
#besties4lyfe
#oldfriendships
#bff4ever
#mybestfriend❤️
#frdsforever
#friendsarelife
#truefriendships
Friendship Hashtags from 50k to 100k
#friendship💕
#twinning👯
#bestfriendship
#friendshiplove
#bestfriends4life
#mybff❤️
#myfriendisbetterthanyours
#myfriendsareawesome
#catchingupwithfriends
#friendstime💕
#lifeisbetterwithfriends
#friendsarethefamilyyouchoose
#friendsforalifetime
Friendship Hashtags from 100k to 250k
#friendship👭
#bestieforlife
#bestiesforever
#friendship_goals
#friendlove
#bestfriends4ever
#bffsforever
#friendswhoarefamily
#goodfriendsgoodtimes
#favoritepeople
#lifetimefriends
#childhoodfriend
#longtimefriends
#friendz
#frndsforever
#crimepartner
#myfriendsarethebest
#oldfriendsarethebestfriends
#withmybestie
#realfriendship
Friendship Hashtags from from 250k to 1M
#friendsforlife❤️
#friends❤️
#bffgoals👭
#mybesties
#bestfriendsever
#friendshipforever
#friendshipneverends
#friendforlife
#friendshipgoals💕
#friendshipgoal
#sisterfromanothermother
#friendslove
#friendsarefamily
#friendslikefamily
#friendsthatarefamily
#lifelongfriends
#myfriendsarebetterthanyours
#wegowayback
#blessedwiththebest
#friendshipismagic
#friends4ever
#friends4life
#friendsoftheworld
#friendsforkeeps
#frndz
#timewithfriends
#truefriendship
The TOP Hashtags for friends (Most popular) – over 1M
Let me just say it one more time: If you are not at least a huge celebrity or world-known blogger, these hashtags WILL NOT HELP YOU. But people keep searching for “the most popular” and “TOP” hashtags.
Your best guess is to actually avoid these hashtags here!
#friends
#friend
#friendship
#bff
#bffgoals
#friendshipquotes
#friendshipgoals
#bestiesforlife
#bffquotes
#bestfriends
#truefriends
#friendsforlife
#friendshipgoals
#foreverfriends
#frnds
#friendstime
#realfriends
Best Friends Hashtags (BFF Hashtags)
These BFF hashtags are listed above already sorted by size. But if you just want as may best friends hashtags as possible, then you can copy them from below!
#bestiegoals💕
#bestiesforever
#bestiesforlife
#besties4lyfe
#bff4ever
#bestfriendship
#bestfriends4life
#mybff❤️
#bestieforlife
#bestfriends4ever
#bffsforever
#bffgoals👭
#bestfriendsever
#bff
#bffgoals
#bestiesforlife
#bffquotes
#bestfriends
Squad Hashtags for Instagram
These hashtags are NOT part of the hashtags for friends lists above – they are specifically perfect if you have a whole bunch of friends in your photo – e.g. your girl squad! There are some hashtags for group pictures too!
#mysquad
#mycrew
#mybesties
#mypeople
#mygang
#squadgoals❤️
#mymains
#favoritepeople
#lovetheseladies
#mygals
#squadgoals❤
#mytribe❤
#mytribe
#lovemytribe
#loveyourtribe
#findyourtribe
#findyourtribelovethemhard
#withmygirls
Too lazy to select your hashtags all the time? I got a solution for you…
Searching for the right hashtags each and every day can be really bothering.
Luckily, if you are too lazy to do that, there’s a secret tool you can use! It’s called Tailwind and it was known originally for rocking everyone’s Pinterest Game.
And last year, Tailwind released “Tailwind for Instagram“ – an Instagram scheduler with some really cool functions. One of these functions is their Hashtag Finder for Instagram and it really AWESOME!
I loved the tool so much that I wrote an entire blog post about it – including a video showing the hashtag finder in action!
Read: Why Tailwind for Instagram is the best scheduler – meet Hashtag Finder 2.0
Looking for the perfect Friendship Caption too?
Did you know that, along with some really good hashtags for friends, you should also have an inciting caption to really rock Instagram and get lots of likes and comments?
Well, luckily I also got a post for you with over 150 funny, meaningful and cute captions for friends! Go check it out!
Read: Best Instagram Captions for Friends
I have way more hashtag lists for you!
Check out these hashtag lists for Instagram too – I have created all of them in order to help your posts get the attention they deserve!
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