To find viral Instagram Reels, read the grid: every card is a Reel from the last 7 days that got at least twice its creator’s usual views, most-viewed first. Pick a country to see Reels by creators with an audience there.
Viral by the creator’s own standard, not by raw size: every card did far better than that account usually does.
What you get
The Reels that beat their creator’s usual views
You get the Reels that broke out, not just the ones from the biggest accounts. A Reel only makes the list when it got at least twice the views its creator usually gets, so a small account’s breakout sits next to a big account’s best day. Cards are ordered by views, most-viewed first.
The list covers Reels posted in the last 7 days and shows every country or the creators whose audience is in one country.
What each number on a card means:
- The multiple (×). The Reel’s views divided by the creator’s median views on their other Reels from the previous 30 days. 45× means the Reel got 45 times what that account usually gets; anything over 100 shows as 100×+.
- Views. How many times the Reel was played.
- Followers. The size of the creator’s account, from their profile.
- Likes and comments. The likes and comments on the Reel.
- Engagement rate (ER). Likes plus comments, divided by views.
A creator needs at least five other recent Reels for a fair comparison, so brand-new accounts do not appear. Click a card to open the Reel on Instagram.
How to use it
How to find viral Reels in three steps
Read the list
The page opens on this week’s viral Reels from every country, most-viewed first.
Pick a country
Choose a country to see Reels by creators with an audience there, and press Show videos; your first lookup is free, no sign-up.
Open the Reels that fit your niche
Click a card to watch the Reel on Instagram. Note the hook in the first seconds, the format and the sound.
Read the multiple before the views: a 30× Reel from a small account often shows a format that travels better than a big account’s usual hit.
How the list works
Views against the creator’s own usual, not against everyone
For every Reel we compare its views with the median views of the same creator’s other Reels from the previous 30 days. The multiple on the card is that ratio, and a Reel makes the list only at 2× or more.
Only Reels posted in the last 7 days count, and each needs at least 50,000 views. The list is ordered by views.
Country is the main audience market of the creator’s account, not where the creator lives. A Reel appears in that country and in the list for all countries.
Limits
Free version limits
Your first lookup is free, no sign-up. Leave your email for one more, then create a free Spytrend account: it opens Content AI video search with a daily limit, and Content AI plans add profile and video breakdowns, tracking and more searches.
The list the page opens on is free to read. It shows twelve Reels: the first eight in full and the last four blurred until you sign up for a free Spytrend account.
Why creators use it
This week’s breakout formats — not big accounts’ usual hits
A big account gets big numbers on an ordinary day. A Reel that got ten times its creator’s usual views did something the audience wanted more of, and that is the part worth borrowing for your own content.
A creator scans the week’s breakouts for hooks, formats and sounds that are taking off right now, then films their own take while the format is still fresh.
A video studio or SMM manager brings the strongest breakouts to the next planning call, so the next round of scripts starts from what already held attention.
Go further with Spytrend
Breakout videos in your own niche, on Reels and Shorts
This page lists twelve of this week’s Instagram breakouts in one country.
Spytrend’s Content AI finds the Reels and Shorts that beat their creator’s usual views in your niche, breaks down their hooks and sounds, and tracks the accounts you follow. You narrow the search by words, views, likes, followers, date, country and language.
What Content AI adds to this week’s list
- Narrow it to your topic. Video Search finds breakouts by words or a #hashtag, so a fitness creator sees fitness Reels and Shorts, not the week’s biggest videos from every category.
- Explain one account’s hit. Profile Analysis reads a TikTok, Instagram or YouTube account’s videos and shows what drives its views, saves and shares, so one breakout becomes a pattern you can reuse.
How to start
Create a free account and search the topic you post about. A free Spytrend account opens video search with a daily limit; Content AI plans add profile and video breakdowns, tracking and more searches.