You Might Be Surprised by the States Where #ComingOut Is a Popular Hashtag

According to Zava's data, collected by analyzing almost 250,000 uses of #ComingOut, many folks take advantage of National Coming Out Day in October to do so. On the day itself in 2017, almost 3,200 people used the tag, compared to only 183 in 2012.

Other popular months for the tag include Pride Month itself (June), July, and August. In honor of Pride Month in June of 2017, people used #ComingOut on 10,334 posts. During times of celebration in the LGBTQ+ community, like Pride Month and National Coming Out Day, use of the tag spikes as positivity surrounding the community does.