Share on linkedin There have been nearly four times the number of views to TikTok posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine globally compared to posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael in the past two weeks, according to data from TikTok's creator center.: The data shows how the conversation around the war between Israel and Hamas is playing out on one of the most popular platforms for young people in the world.
The #StandwithIsrael hashtag is most popular in Israel, followed by Malaysia, Greece, Lithuania and Croatia.TikTok considers itself an entertainment platform and prefers not to be a destination for news and politics, but the hashtag data shows global political conversations and advocacy occur frequently on the Chinese-owned app.
According to TikTok's data, 87% of the audience makeup for #StandwithPalestine posts are under the age of 35, compared to 66% of the audience makeup for #StandwithIsrael posts.