Shoutout Saturday
/ˈʃaʊtaʊt ˈsætərdeɪ/
CommonA weekly social media tradition of publicly recommending or appreciating people, accounts, or creators every Saturday.
Can be genuine appreciation or a mutual-growth strategy between creators. Large accounts use it to support smaller ones. Sometimes done in exchange for a shoutout back.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shoutout Saturday to everyone building something and not talking about it yet | Appreciation for people working quietly without seeking validation. | x, 2023 |
| 02 | shoutout saturday to my mutuals who always like my stuff even when nobody else does | Publicly thanking loyal followers and online friends. | x, 2024 |
| 03 | Shoutout Saturday: go follow this person right now. criminally underrated. | Strong recommendation for an account the poster thinks deserves more attention. | instagram, 2024 |
| 04 | shoutout saturday to myself for making it through another week | Self-directed appreciation as a joke on the format's usual purpose. | x, 2023 |
Use it when
- You want to publicly recommend someone's account or work on a Saturday.
- You want to support a smaller creator or friend by amplifying them.
- You are participating in a creator-to-creator community moment.
Do not use it when
- You are posting on a day other than Saturday.Use “shoutout” instead.
- You are recommending accounts to follow on Friday.Use “follow-friday” instead.
Shoutout Saturday vs Follow Friday
Shoutout Saturday
Shoutout Saturday is general appreciation, not just about following accounts.
VS
follow-friday
Follow Friday was Twitter-specific and specifically about recommending accounts to follow.
Origin and context
Part of the same wave of day-specific hashtag trends that emerged across Instagram and Twitter in the early-to-mid 2010s. Grew as a complement to Follow Friday.
- First seen
- early-2010s
- Confidence
- medium
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