Brands Shouldn't Overuse Hashtags

For a long time, it has been the conventional wisdom that hashtags tend to improve the reach and interaction rate of social media posts. However, a recent report by Socialbakers suggests that brands shouldn't overdo it. Like with so many other things in live, it's the dosage that makes the poison. According to Socialbakers, the average number of interactions generated by brands' Facebook posts drops when more than two hashtags are included.

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This chart shows that brands shouldn’t overdo it with hashtags when they post something on Facebook.

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Average engagement rate of Instagram posts from March 2021 to March 2022, by number of hashtags
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Average engagement on posts on LinkedIn as of January 2024, by number of hashtags used
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Average engagement rate with brand posts on Facebook in 2024, by vertical
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Most popular hashtags on Instagram of all time as of October 2025 (in millions)
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Average interactions of Facebook posts in 2024 and 2025

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