16 Viral Social Media Trends and Content Ideas This Week In July

Vavoza Team
July 5, 2025

Vavoza Team
July 5, 2025

Here are the top 16 viral social media trends and content ideas for you to use to grow your brand on social media this week in July:

Subtle Foreshadowing is back and going viral on social media. In this trend, content creators post clips of themselves doing daily routines, work, or fun activities, and having pattern interrupts of something funny or embarrassing at the beginning of the clip, “foreshadowing” of what will come later.
Rock That Body by Black Eyed Peas is viral on Instagram with 201k reels and climbing. Creators use this audio for dances and also showcase day-to-day activities and work routines, giving their content an energetic and upbeat vibe.

Use this audio to grow your brand on social media and to give your content an energetic, hyped-up vibe.
Deals For You Days is a trending topic on TikTok, with 347k posts in the last seven days. It’s a TikTok flash summer sale event designed to compete with Amazon Prime Day. The event will run from July 7 to 19, and creators post about how to get ready and what to do once it goes live.

Prepare and take action to capitalize on this trend if you’re in e-commerce to get more sales and revenue on TikTok Shop.
Stories are back and trending on TikTok. Creators post videos of themselves working and doing day-to-day activities, with a funny or intense story audio over the clip.

Use this content trend to grow your brand and to give your content a more interesting vibe, hooking your viewers more.
Bam Bam by BabySpoon__ is a trending audio on Instagram reels. Creators are using this audio for a specific content trend: showing before-and-afters and giving advice to their viewers on how they can do the same, whether that’s from fitness journeys, running a business, or family-oriented things.

Use this audio and content trend for your next reel on Instagram to grow your brand.
Princess Treatment or Bare Minimum is a funny social media trend in which couples say different scenarios to each other, and they have to answer correctly to avoid being sprayed with water.

Tailor this content trend for your niche, asking various questions. If your team members get it wrong, you can spray them with water, giving your audience a funny and enjoyable experience.
#SquidGame is a trending topic on TikTok with over 140k posts in the last 7 days and growing. Creators post content sharing their thoughts, reactions, and clips of this show coming to its finale.
Drink Some Water and Calm Down is an exploding social media content trend. Content creators post reels of themselves with the text “drink some water and calm down” over a clip, and then they grab something across the screen, showing what calms them down.
Good Intentions by Giulio Cercato is a trending audio on Instagram that fits vlog-style content. Creators showcase their daily activities or hobbies, pairing them with this audio to give their videos a calm and peaceful vibe.
The Solution To My Problems is a hot social media content trend. Creators post clips of what they enjoy, whether vacations or hobbies, and add the text “the solution to my problem probably isn’t {XYZ} but {XYZ}” on the video.
ATTENTION! by Kesha is a trending audio on Instagram that creators use in the fitness niche, posting clips of themselves working out, giving fat loss tips, hitting poses, etc.
You Look Happier is an exploding content trend on TikTok, where content creators post videos of themselves being happy, with the text “you look happier” and XYZ under it, sharing their opinions, thoughts, and things that make them happy.
Illegal by Pink Pantheress is a trending audio on Instagram with 57k reels and growing. This audio fits the content trend where creators post clips of themselves greeting someone, with a funny text over the video.
The Model Walk is a funny social media content trend in which creators post videos of themselves walking like a model, then turn around and walk back. They put funny text over the clip, like “POV: You walk into a room and forget what you came for.”
Something To Take The Edge Off is a funny social media trend. To ride this trend, create a video clip holding a branded item or product between your fingers (mimicking the gesture of holding a cigarette), add the caption “something to take the edge off” to the video, and use the soundtrack Deep In It by Berlioz.
Feels Good by d.higgs is a trending audio on Instagram. Use it in your Instagram reels and videos to share your favorite hobbies and activities. It will give you or your brand a cool and energetic vibe.