Are you looking for some awesome London 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!
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!Fr
There’s a few things you should know about how to use hashtags in 2019 to get the 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:
Hashtags are super important on Instagram to get likes!
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 hashtags has the potential to give you exposure and like if used right. And by using less hashtags, you will only limit your ability to be discovered!
Very big influencers do use less 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 everyday, 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 is fine!
Your “hashtag size” depends on your account size
You can see the "hashtag size" over the follow button!
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 hashtag for 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 amount of followers that you have than about the amount 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 London hashtags
You need to diversify hashtags to get the best reach
Yes, you came here because you are looking for London 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 did add 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 geo tag 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 London Hashtags for Instagram by size
Using the right London Hashtags is key to success on Instagram!
As mentioned above, you should primarily target Lodon hashtags where you can reach the top posts. That’s why I split up and sorted this hashtags for friends list based on their size!
Oh, and did I mention that I also have a comprehensive guide on the best hashtags for European cities?
The TOP Hashtags for London (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!
The best London Hashtag for most attractions is pretty easy to guess. However, sometimes, there’s more than one hashtag that is used for a certain attraction!
General Attractions (“Londony” things in your pic):
#londonattractions (14k)
#londonsights (40k)
#londonphonebooth (14k)
#redtelephonebox (60k)
#londonbuses (23k)
#londonbus (231k)
#londonskyline (200k)
River Thames:
#riverthameslondon (19k)
#thamesriver (275k)
#riverthames (1,6M)
#thames (1,6M)
London Eye:
#eyelovelondon (31k)
#thelondoneye (40k)
#londoneye (136k)
#londoneye (3M)
The Shard:
#theshardlondon (70k)
#shard (668k)
#theshard (737k)
St. Pauls Cathedral:
#stpaulschathedral (352k)
#stpauls (525k)
London Tower and Tower Bridge:
#londontower (49k)
#towerbridgelondon (104k)
#toweroflondon (553k)
#towerbridge (2,2M)
Other attractions (just one hashtag used):
#westminsterpalace (20k)
#westminsterbridge (118k)
#milleniumbridge (155k)
#westminsterabbey (269k)
#londonbridge (1M)
#bigben (3M)
Best London Fashion Hashtags
Looking oh-so-fashionable today? Well then throw in some awesome London Fashion hashtags! There’s only a short list of them, so I’ll put them in a bullet list with their hashtag “size” behind!
#londonfashionista (14k)
#londonstyleblogger (16k)
#fashionbloggeruk (78k)
#londonlook (80k)
#londonfashionblogger (125k)
#londonstreetstyle (230k)
#londonstyle (1,1M)
#londonfashionweek (1,2M)
#londonfashion (2M)
Best London Food Hashtags
Maybe UK is not internationally famous for their food – but London certainly has some awesome restaurants and international food as well. If your post is about what (or where) you ate in London – then let your followers know about it with using some London Food hashtags!
#londonfoodspots (16k)
#londonfoodporn (19k)
#londonfoodbabes (24k)
#eatinglondon (29k)
#toplondoneats (36k)
#foodielondon (37k)
#tasteoflondon (56k)
#foodlondon (57k)
#londonfoodscene (60k)
#tastelondon (73k)
#foodinlondon (85k)
#infatuationlondon (121k)
#londonfoodblogger (136k)
#londonfoodguide (138k)
#eatlondon (141k)
#eaterlondon (142k)
#londonrestaurant (168k)
#londonfoodies (220k)
#toplondonrestaurants (268k)
#londoneats (687k)
#londonfoodie (951k)
#londonfood (1,4M)
Seasonal London Hashtags
There are actually London hashtags for the different seasons that are used when appropriate too!
You can find all my outfits from Instagram there – as well as some other outfit inspirations. I created lists for “Instagrammable dresses”, “Disney Outfit Inspirations”, “Awesome cheap evening gowns”, “Affordable Summer Dresses” and many more as a shopping inspiration for you!
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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!
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This post was written by Sarah, the author behind "Fernwehsarah - A guide to travel the world". Sarah is a German Travel Blogger and Instagram Influencer. She calls herself a "Travel-a-Holic" and shares travel advice and destination tips on her website as well as daily travel pictures on her Instagram profile. Her goal is to motivate people to travel more and be confident in their skills and bodies. Sarah has been to over 50 countries and worked with various brands from the travel, fashion and lifestyle industry.
