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Custom animated mockup for every list item
A viral tech and ai format on TikTok and Instagram
In a feature roundup, build a small animated UI or diagram for each item instead of showing a plain screen.
3
accounts it worked for
54x
median, times their usual
#9
of 26 in tech and ai
Editing trick
Talking head
Why it works
Each item gets a distinct visual, so a fast list stays easy to follow and reads as polished. These posts also frame the list around one bold claim, like 'killing social media managers' or 'villain era'.
Hook formula[Tool/group] is [bold claim]. Here are [number] ways it [does so].
How to make it
- 1Pick a bold framing for the list
- 2Make a short animated mockup for each item
- 3Number the items or add a counter
- 4Close with a question or the next target
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @samdespo
721K followers, TikTok
“Connect Claude and Instagram to manage your account 📈”
32x their usual views, talking head, ai tools
- @bigpictureclub
32K followers, TikTok
“Vibe coders are in their Villain Era”
74x their usual views, talking head, ai tools
- @theaiimpact
53K followers, TikTok
“Claude CLAUDE JUST DROPPED 8 INSANE UPGRADES”
54x their usual views, talking head, ai tools
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How this is measured
- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.