How to choose the best tags for your content on Steem in 2020
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I found a cute API available at steem.esteem.app which gave a list sorted by payouts:
| Tag | Payouts | Top posts | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| steem | 431.309 SBD | 203 | 441 |
| news | 425.546 SBD | 120 | 105 |
| cn | 395.248 SBD | 130 | 233 |
| hive-161155 | 379.189 SBD | 130 | 112 |
| hive-175254 | 368.196 SBD | 125 | 1398 |
| iost | 354.975 SBD | 26 | 4 |
| hive-132971 | 348.201 SBD | 126 | 184 |
| photo | 326.625 SBD | 51 | 49 |
| spanish | 326.109 SBD | 314 | 257 |
| food | 318.551 SBD | 136 | 117 |
| hive-184373 | 306.004 SBD | 9 | 49 |
| coronavirus | 295.87 SBD | 110 | 64 |
| gaming | 290.879 SBD | 123 | 47 |
| travel | 280.177 SBD | 70 | 85 |
| crypto | 276.606 SBD | 68 | 34 |
| tasteem | 233.649 SBD | 141 | 554 |
| poem | 232.331 SBD | 42 | 6 |
| hive-119845 | 230.277 SBD | 120 | 140 |
| hive-108514 | 212.55 SBD | 139 | 127 |
| hive-116221 | 206.576 SBD | 1932 | 183 |
| wherein | 206.311 SBD | 185 | 537 |
| music | 205.429 SBD | 130 | 87 |
| hive-13323 | 204.578 SBD | 74 | 225 |
| bitcoin | 192.507 SBD | 177 | 60 |
| hive-122108 | 186.234 SBD | 98 | 72 |
| palnet | 175.546 SBD | 119 | 86 |
| hive-115078 | 175.05 SBD | 6 | 2 |
| hive | 174.019 SBD | 28 | 161 |
| sct | 169.469 SBD | 120 | 190 |
| health | 167.114 SBD | 60 | 33 |
| splinterlands | 160.738 SBD | 102 | 332 |
| writing | 159.027 SBD | 69 | 23 |
| showcaseapril | 157.864 SBD | 8 | 4 |
| hive-167922 | 154.619 SBD | 32 | 74 |
| steemit | 146.958 SBD | 123 | 2771 |
| blockchain | 144.68 SBD | 104 | 291 |
| bdvoter | 142.595 SBD | 7 | 18 |
| steemapps | 138.244 SBD | 7 | 4 |
| hive-143575 | 137.684 SBD | 6 | 22 |
| art | 136.936 SBD | 152 | 151 |
| spud4steem | 129.278 SBD | 4 | 53 |
| hive-123046 | 124.25 SBD | 20 | 33 |
| the100daysofsteem | 122.136 SBD | 17 | 754 |
| hive-160196 | 120.537 SBD | 36 | 73 |
| hive-120078 | 119.972 SBD | 27 | 92 |
| story | 119.36 SBD | 21 | 10 |
| steemdiaries01 | 118.245 SBD | 29 | 75 |
| blog | 113.481 SBD | 92 | 53 |
| steemsilvergold | 109.275 SBD | 29 | 120 |
| hive-175001 | 104.026 SBD | 3 | 25 |
| steemworld | 98.434 SBD | 1 | 114 |
| pt | 97.92 SBD | 23 | 73 |
| politics | 92.465 SBD | 27 | 22 |
| trump | 90.519 SBD | 13 | 3 |
| technology | 89.229 SBD | 23 | 22 |
| hive-114105 | 88.478 SBD | 31 | 43 |
| diy | 88.402 SBD | 25 | 4 |
| silvergoldstackers | 87.312 SBD | 9 | 96 |
| neoxian | 86.586 SBD | 28 | 51 |
| aaa | 86.272 SBD | 38 | 385 |
| spt | 85.798 SBD | 90 | 143 |
| qurator | 85.023 SBD | 15 | 43 |
| fiction | 83.947 SBD | 27 | 40 |
| hive-152587 | 83.873 SBD | 57 | 39 |
| hive-122315 | 82.527 SBD | 19 | 33 |
| meme | 81.591 SBD | 53 | 36 |
| hive-114345 | 79.36 SBD | 56 | 49 |
| oil | 77.647 SBD | 25 | 22 |
| wood | 76.959 SBD | 2 | 4 |
| painting | 73.966 SBD | 3 | 7 |
| science | 72.392 SBD | 18 | 3 |
| jjm | 72.356 SBD | 11 | 8 |
| gems | 72.349 SBD | 60 | 98 |
| drawing | 70.387 SBD | 10 | 10 |
| social | 70.115 SBD | 5 | 1 |
| poetry | 65.102 SBD | 62 | 47 |
| hive-125669 | 63.458 SBD | 9 | 17 |
| fineart | 62.831 SBD | 2 | 14 |
| hive-102880 | 59.795 SBD | 35 | 30 |
| hive-121566 | 58.858 SBD | 39 | 57 |
| emotions | 58.712 SBD | 2 | 2 |
| japanese | 58.478 SBD | 15 | 17 |
| forecasteem | 57.83 SBD | 70 | 936 |
| economy | 57.028 SBD | 15 | 26 |
| recipes | 55.384 SBD | 2 | 47 |
| hive-127788 | 53.32 SBD | 42 | 50 |
| words | 52.467 SBD | 3 | 0 |
| hive-123507 | 51.987 SBD | 1 | 11 |
| movie | 50.519 SBD | 6 | 5 |
| candypoetry | 50.517 SBD | 37 | 2 |
| emeeseese | 50.464 SBD | 6 | 28 |
| nature | 50.063 SBD | 58 | 25 |
| cats | 49.716 SBD | 12 | 10 |
| hive-173493 | 49.413 SBD | 6 | 21 |
| dlease | 48.275 SBD | 1 | 6 |
| curation | 48.084 SBD | 8 | 10 |
| huobi | 47.699 SBD | 4 | 4 |
| sketching | 47.414 SBD | 5 | 17 |
| shitpost | 47.235 SBD | 11 | 27 |
| hive-193816 | 47.099 SBD | 19 | 14 |
| vietnam | 44.717 SBD | 3 | 12 |
| games | 44.649 SBD | 74 | 335 |
| hive-157286 | 43.546 SBD | 14 | 50 |
| airdrop | 42.448 SBD | 48 | 43 |
| price | 41.43 SBD | 2 | 5 |
| time | 41.375 SBD | 2 | 10 |
| funny | 40.918 SBD | 80 | 47 |
| digital | 40.432 SBD | 7 | 1 |
| cn-reader | 40.292 SBD | 17 | 23 |
| truthfear | 39.624 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| informationwar | 39.322 SBD | 38 | 56 |
| writingchallenge03 | 38.866 SBD | 39 | 50 |
| traveldigest | 38.428 SBD | 7 | 4 |
| thisjustinnews | 38.332 SBD | 82 | 3 |
| woadvice | 37.95 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| tellyou | 37.948 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| bodyreflex | 37.861 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| lockdown | 37.849 SBD | 14 | 18 |
| donaldmarshall | 37.813 SBD | 167 | 2291 |
| weightlossplan | 37.765 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| carbdigestion | 37.632 SBD | 1 | 1 |
| report | 37.553 SBD | 7 | 5 |
| philosophy | 37.513 SBD | 12 | 8 |
| lucky | 36.801 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| promo-steem | 36.626 SBD | 12 | 36 |
| self-management | 36.368 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| whalestrail | 36.333 SBD | 7 | 0 |
| hive-172973 | 36.198 SBD | 5 | 9 |
| billgates | 36.193 SBD | 4 | 1 |
| ocd | 36.137 SBD | 31 | 37 |
| bestfriend | 36.057 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| stress | 35.871 SBD | 2 | 2 |
| hardtimes | 35.833 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| oceansprayday | 35.622 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| lifehigh | 35.539 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| hive-159906 | 35.394 SBD | 69 | 122 |
| catlife | 35.27 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| covid19 | 35.198 SBD | 39 | 14 |
| ocd-resteem | 35.02 SBD | 2 | 0 |
| pc | 34.901 SBD | 2 | 6 |
| liarliar | 34.883 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| money | 34.783 SBD | 51 | 45 |
| username | 34.43 SBD | 1 | 6 |
| workoutformula | 34.225 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| passion | 34.19 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| trading | 34.185 SBD | 14 | 5 |
| pubg | 33.971 SBD | 8 | 6 |
| stressed | 33.102 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| pets | 33.026 SBD | 4 | 2 |
| trick | 32.543 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| photographychallenge02 | 32.459 SBD | 6 | 53 |
| covid-19 | 32.131 SBD | 35 | 10 |
| introduction | 31.902 SBD | 8 | 20 |
| hive-169926 | 31.534 SBD | 30 | 55 |
| hive-189111 | 31.46 SBD | 19 | 10 |
| ruthphotostories | 30.996 SBD | 6 | 7 |
| hive-101587 | 30.827 SBD | 8 | 30 |
| fitness | 30.428 SBD | 24 | 12 |
| hive-152611 | 30.374 SBD | 7 | 46 |
| hive-174588 | 30.199 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| knitrias-project | 29.85 SBD | 2 | 34 |
| sportstalk | 29.395 SBD | 41 | 59 |
| nextcolony | 29.213 SBD | 12 | 7 |
| gu | 29.117 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| corona | 29.073 SBD | 30 | 34 |
| success | 28.822 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| hive-179815 | 28.658 SBD | 4 | 6 |
| mining | 28.572 SBD | 2 | 2 |
| self-improvement | 28.26 SBD | 1 | 1 |
| mini | 28.118 SBD | 1 | 4 |
| photograpy | 28.032 SBD | 4 | 0 |
| hive-136819 | 27.595 SBD | 7 | 63 |
| dtube | 27.193 SBD | 12 | 12 |
| joerogan | 26.91 SBD | 1 | 6 |
| bcm | 26.669 SBD | 6 | 12 |
| philippines | 26.58 SBD | 11 | 3 |
| steemauto | 26.525 SBD | 5 | 7 |
| votes | 26.399 SBD | 1 | 1 |
| marketcap | 26.364 SBD | 7 | 3 |
| internship | 25.654 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| feelings | 25.551 SBD | 2 | 0 |
| hive-152200 | 25.435 SBD | 22 | 69 |
| hive-156057 | 25.106 SBD | 40 | 9 |
| hitman | 24.995 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| hive-122035 | 24.977 SBD | 35 | 44 |
| sport | 24.908 SBD | 20 | 2 |
| decisions | 24.845 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| hive-103219 | 24.647 SBD | 28 | 15 |
| fda | 24.622 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| hive-155556 | 24.348 SBD | 11 | 159 |
| weedcash | 24.109 SBD | 9 | 25 |
| nuoviso | 24.01 SBD | 24 | 3 |
| showcase-sunday | 23.875 SBD | 1 | 4 |
| hive-170798 | 23.694 SBD | 9 | 16 |
| naturalmedicine | 23.597 SBD | 4 | 2 |
| religion | 23.592 SBD | 7 | 0 |
| crisis | 23.545 SBD | 3 | 2 |
| intelligence | 23.379 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| photocircle | 23.314 SBD | 18 | 2 |
| taste | 23.211 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| contestsupportfund | 23.137 SBD | 9 | 39 |
| steemmonsters | 22.911 SBD | 26 | 73 |
| secretsoforganplaying | 22.648 SBD | 25 | 28 |
| canna-curate | 22.616 SBD | 16 | 66 |
| hive-133987 | 22.616 SBD | 10 | 5 |
| battle | 22.063 SBD | 4 | 5 |
| earth | 21.927 SBD | 4 | 2 |
| steemfinex | 21.885 SBD | 13 | 5 |
| video | 21.76 SBD | 15 | 5 |
| marketfriday | 21.623 SBD | 4 | 7 |
| podcast | 21.455 SBD | 8 | 2 |
| gardening | 21.263 SBD | 15 | 19 |
| binance | 21.237 SBD | 4 | 8 |
| hive-181925 | 21.142 SBD | 23 | 12 |
| hive-109160 | 21.094 SBD | 1 | 2 |
| karaoke | 20.804 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| cryptonews | 20.621 SBD | 5 | 3 |
| freedom | 20.243 SBD | 9 | 6 |
| privacy | 20.212 SBD | 2 | 4 |
| hive-100517 | 19.918 SBD | 2 | 10 |
| covid | 19.857 SBD | 13 | 29 |
| fraud | 19.832 SBD | 2 | 8 |
| biofuel | 19.512 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| dailydraw | 19.465 SBD | 7 | 23 |
| cannabis | 19.065 SBD | 19 | 36 |
| protests | 18.625 SBD | 1 | 1 |
| hive-181465 | 18.584 SBD | 4 | 7 |
| review | 18.52 SBD | 6 | 3 |
| thoughts | 18.36 SBD | 3 | 0 |
| steemwitnessforum | 17.991 SBD | 1 | 2 |
| covid1984 | 17.986 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| steemleo | 17.957 SBD | 28 | 65 |
| statistics | 17.913 SBD | 2 | 1 |
| trending | 17.908 SBD | 0 | 21 |
| hive-193186 | 17.907 SBD | 31 | 45 |
| witness | 17.885 SBD | 7 | 11 |
| introduceyourself | 17.666 SBD | 11 | 52 |
| dialysis | 17.557 SBD | 3 | 3 |
| hive-177976 | 17.374 SBD | 7 | 31 |
| bigreset | 17.356 SBD | 10 | 20 |
| earthday | 17.12 SBD | 3 | 3 |
| mene | 17.06 SBD | 27 | 12 |
| bitcoindailynews | 17.006 SBD | 42 | 1 |
| hive-156509 | 16.621 SBD | 21 | 4 |
| cod | 16.589 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| hive-121429 | 16.389 SBD | 4 | 1 |
| shahitoast | 16.214 SBD | 1 | 0 |
| esteemdiaries01 | 16.06 SBD | 1 | 9 |
| steemit-stats | 15.856 SBD | 104 | 18 |
| movies | 15.701 SBD | 9 | 6 |
Hopefully it will help you guys choose best tags for your content.
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