Instagram Challenges: Find Them and Start Your Own

I'll go through a few tips to help you find Instagram challenges to participate in, as well as a list of IG Challenge templates to start with.

The social media world moves fast, and its trends can disappear or come back just as quickly as they began. For example, huge publications like The New York Times and Vox have published articles on Instagram challenges in the past year

The hundreds of Instagram challenges are fun to participate in, but they can be hard to find right away. And even once you've found one that you like, they're not always easy to follow – some involve advanced photo editing and design tools, and you may not know where to start.

Get Started Now: Click "Make It" under one of the templates in this article, or visit the Kapwing YouTube channel to find tutorials on trending Instagram challenges.

That's why I've put together a few tips to help you find the newest Instagram challenges for you to participate in, as well as a list of existing Instagram Challenge templates so you can get started right away!

Tips for finding the newest IG trends

Now more than ever, Instagram challenge trends can come and go as quickly as you notice them. We came up with a few tips for staying on top of the latest IG trends:

1. Use Google Trends

Google Trends is such a useful tool, it's almost hard to believe it's totally free for everyone. Just go to trends.google.com and search for terms like "Instagram," "Instagram challenge," or "Instagram trend." Adjust the time period to the last week or even the past day, and scroll down to see "Related Queries." Here's where you'll find the challenges that people have been searching for the most! This can save you a ton of time searching through Instagram.

2. Turn on account notifications

Do you follow people who consistently post the newest Instagram trends? Instagram makes it super easy to stay up-to-date with them! Just go to someone's profile, hit the button that says "Following," and select the "Notifications" tab. Here, you can turn on post notifications – I recommend just adding IG Story notifications, since that's where most of the trending challenges happen.

3. Make your own!

This tip is a little bit different, but it's an important one: don't be afraid to start your own challenges! People are on Instagram a whole lot these days, and everyone is looking for something new to be a part of. Come up with a fun idea, make your own template image for others to copy, and spread a challenge around to your own followers! It might not take off like a viral challenge, but if just a few friends participate, it's still a bunch of fun.

Instagram Challenge Templates:

Once you've identified the hottest trending Instagram challenges, you're only halfway there. That's why we created this growing list of Instagram Challenge Templates to help you join challenges right away. Check them out:

IG Story Bingo Template

This challenge starts with a community sharing common experiences. Make an Instagram bingo board with classic experiences for your group, team, or subculture. Then post a blank Bingo on your own Story and save it as a highlight so that others can find it later. Encourage people to share their filled out bingo templates on their own Story. Read full Instagram bingo tutorial here.

Get to Know Me in GIFs in GIFs/Emojis Template

Start your own "get to know me" board by designing a few blank spaces or circles with labels describing what type of sticker should fill in the blank. Then, share the blank template with your friends on your Instagram story and tag them to "nominate" them. Ask them to fill out your custom Instagram quiz template.

Use this Instagram quiz template to overlay a GIF animations, sticker, or emojis that represent you. This challenge shares parts of your personality or identity with others. Put an image in each circle or box to fill in the blank.

Before & After Picture Template

Make a before and after transformation image or video.

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• Instagram Story Border Templates

Remember to tag us @KapwingApp whenever you share your content on social media– we love to see what our creators are passionate about! And if you're interested in other trends and challenges on social media, especially TikTok trends, check out the Kapwing YouTube channel, where we post new trending challenges almost every week.