01
3.07B MAU
Still the widest reach network. Strong 25–44 demographics; Reels drive engagement.
2026 · Social media playbook
Meet audiences where they already scroll.
Social Pulse turns today’s platform landscape—short video, social commerce, and creator-led discovery—into a clear growth system you can sell, share, and ship.
- 5.81B social identities worldwide
- 6.66 platforms per person / month
- 19h 18m avg weekly social time
Sources: DataReportal / GWI, Oct 2026
Popular platforms
Where the world shows up every month
Ranked by monthly active users as of October 2025. Pick the channels your buyers already open—not every app on the list.
02
3.0B MAU
Messaging + business chat at global scale. Conversational commerce and support.
03
3.0B MAU
Visual discovery, Shops, and Reels. Hits hard with the 25–34 crowd.
04
YouTube
2.58B MAU
Long-form trust + Shorts discovery. Second-largest search engine vibe.
05
TikTok
1.99B MAU
Interest-graph short video. Gen Z discovery engine with Shop momentum.
06+
WeChat · Telegram · Snap · Reddit
765M–1.41B
Regional super-apps, privacy messaging, youth AR, and niche communities.
MAU ranking (Oct 2025): Shopify – Most Popular Social Media Platforms 2026. Meta milestones & secondary estimates: Social Media Today. Full notes in RESEARCH.md.
Why it matters
Attention is the new storefront
Social isn’t “extra marketing.” It’s where people discover products, search for answers, and decide who to trust.
Short video wins ROI
60% of marketers use short-form video; 49% call it their top ROI format. Funny and authentic beats over-polished.
Social commerce is expected
69% of marketers expect more shopping on social than brand sites. 76% of Gen Z discover products on social platforms.
Micro-creators convert
Micro-influencers (1K–100K) are the top-performing tier for 32% of marketers. Niche trust beats celebrity reach.
AI behind the scenes
73% of marketers already use AI in content workflows—while interest in virtual influencers is cooling. Humans + AI tools win.
Features & benefits
Everything you need to ride the pulse
Built for founders, agencies, and creators who sell growth systems on social.
Platform radar
Live-ready snapshots of who uses what—MAUs, demographics, and format bets—so you pick channels with intent.
Trend briefs
Short video, social search, commerce, and creator ROI packaged as shareable cards for posts, Reels, and decks.
Campaign kits
Hooks, captions, and CTA templates tuned for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and Stories—ready to brand and sell.
Creator match maps
Micro & mid-tier outreach lists by niche, so partnerships feel local and convert harder than celebrity blasts.
Social commerce checklist
From Shop tags to WhatsApp catalogs—reduce friction between “seen it” and “bought it.”
AI assist (human-first)
Draft faster with AI, then stamp your voice. Differentiate where generic AI content floods the feed.
Social Pulse Agent · Phase 1
Live-ready trend pulse, captions & timing
Heuristic caption analysis, posting-time heatmaps, and a trend feed powered by a Cloudflare Worker. When the API is offline, this page loads a saved snapshot — clearly labeled as sample data.
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Trend feed
Headlines & directional insights from RSS / APIs / curated research.
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Caption insights
Hook type, format, CTAs, and normalized engagement from the latest sample batch.
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Best posting times
Hour-of-week heatmap. Bayesian blend of public benchmarks (Buffer / Hootsuite / Sprout-style guidance — approximate priors) with owned sample data. Correlational — not a platform guarantee.
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Try it — paste a caption
Instant heuristic breakdown (hook, CTAs, length, hashtags, emoji). Works offline in your browser;
optionally calls the Worker POST /api/analyze when available.
Uses client-side heuristics first; upgrades via API when reachable.
Results appear here.
Sources & method: YouTube Data API, Reddit OAuth (optional), X API (mock by default), RSS industry feeds, public posting-time benchmarks (Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social blogs — approximate priors). Design: AGENT_DESIGN.md. Snapshot file: data/snapshot.json.
Pricing
Simple tiers. Ship and sell.
Demo pricing for this landing page. Swap for your own offers.
Pulse Starter
$29/mo
- Platform radar updates
- Monthly trend brief
- 5 campaign templates
- Email support
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Pulse Pro
$79/mo
- Everything in Starter
- Weekly briefs + commerce kit
- Creator match maps
- AI caption assist
- Priority chat
Agency
$199/mo
- Everything in Pro
- White-label decks
- Multi-brand workspaces
- Shared research vault
- Onboarding call
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