Some Steemit categories get higher payouts based upon activity. Ranked by the average payout for posts and comments, here are the Top 50 highest tag categories on Steemit.
Check this list before you decide what topic you want to write about and the tags you should use.
| Tag | Total Posts & Comments | Payouts | Avg Payout/Post | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | security | 808 | $177,851.15 | $220.11 |
| 2 | marketing | 766 | $140,843.01 | $183.87 |
| 3 | anarchism | 962 | $163,469.30 | $169.93 |
| 4 | beyondbitcoin | 2489 | $416,433.22 | $167.31 |
| 5 | stats | 615 | $100,426.62 | $163.30 |
| 6 | crypto-news | 2120 | $302,133.58 | $142.52 |
| 7 | economics | 825 | $116,018.79 | $140.63 |
| 8 | recipes | 906 | $108,449.59 | $119.70 |
| 9 | minnowsunite | 1982 | $222,014.85 | $112.02 |
| 10 | bitshares | 2502 | $267,702.82 | $107.00 |
| 11 | anarchy | 2432 | $237,298.86 | $97.57 |
| 12 | witness-category | 894 | $86,446.26 | $96.70 |
| 13 | girls | 637 | $59,263.34 | $93.04 |
| 14 | blockchain | 5941 | $549,921.42 | $92.56 |
| 15 | steem-help | 981 | $90,160.11 | $91.91 |
| 16 | market | 699 | $63,689.69 | $91.12 |
| 17 | steem | 27991 | $2,429,697.06 | $86.80 |
| 18 | business | 2303 | $190,002.94 | $82.50 |
| 19 | curation | 1351 | $110,113.46 | $81.51 |
| 20 | poloniex | 1055 | $85,910.73 | $81.43 |
| 21 | fiction | 3198 | $259,841.81 | $81.25 |
| 22 | programming | 855 | $68,791.92 | $80.46 |
| 23 | creativity | 2477 | $192,834.21 | $77.85 |
| 24 | parenting | 593 | $45,977.11 | $77.53 |
| 25 | writing | 12538 | $967,379.85 | $77.16 |
| 26 | psychology | 3640 | $271,087.03 | $74.47 |
| 27 | adventure | 1693 | $125,976.24 | $74.41 |
| 28 | tutorial | 675 | $48,505.15 | $71.86 |
| 29 | philosophy | 4911 | $349,407.64 | $71.15 |
| 30 | community | 2128 | $149,368.85 | $70.19 |
| 31 | beauty | 1723 | $118,677.47 | $68.88 |
| 32 | work | 728 | $48,151.97 | $66.14 |
| 33 | cooking | 767 | $50,714.60 | $66.12 |
| 34 | coffee | 668 | $43,476.87 | $65.09 |
| 35 | design | 1196 | $76,331.66 | $63.82 |
| 36 | steemsports | 858 | $54,210.65 | $63.18 |
| 37 | motocross | 877 | $53,738.79 | $61.28 |
| 38 | marijuana | 2045 | $123,740.45 | $60.51 |
| 39 | government | 923 | $53,850.01 | $58.34 |
| 40 | inspiration | 1218 | $70,338.23 | $57.75 |
| 41 | future | 763 | $43,084.13 | $56.47 |
| 42 | education | 2064 | $114,994.95 | $55.71 |
| 43 | story | 15311 | $852,494.97 | $55.68 |
| 44 | trading | 2614 | $144,532.48 | $55.29 |
| 45 | society | 596 | $32,623.88 | $54.74 |
| 46 | howto | 2111 | $115,179.20 | $54.56 |
| 47 | australia | 539 | $29,357.56 | $54.47 |
| 48 | steemfest | 1866 | $99,822.90 | $53.50 |
| 49 | creative | 1398 | $73,670.06 | $52.70 |
| 50 | dash | 725 | $35,741.62 | $49.30 |
Data gathered June 26th
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Not too many surprises. Right in line with what I would have guessed. As Steemit grows it will be interesting to see how popular topics evolve.
@alitimus What a coincidence. I was thinking on creating something similar just today. BTW did you get these numbers through the API or did you do some scraping? Would be great if you can share some details.
very good, keep it up!
Keep the lists coming, loving this.
Outstanding! Every blog author should be aware of this! Resteeming.
Awesome info, very helpful.
Thanks for that,much appreciated
gotcha, good to know...
anarchy supreme
Loving the breakdown. Followed and upvoted. Great insight. Keep em coming. J.
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