Tech · Before / After: the viral playbook

The 9 best-performing before / after TikToks in this niche, broken down by hook, length, and structure. Study the pattern, then run it.

Slideshow is the dominant format (44% of the standouts here), the before / after is the most common opener, the median lands at 60-120s. The biggest outlier — @cwuterthanu — pulled 610.4K views opening with “Ai vs my art #fyp #ai #aiart #artificialintelligence #art #artist #arttok ”.

Videos that combine 2-3 of these patterns typically see the strongest outlier scores.

Viral examples

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@cwuterthanu

Ai vs my art #fyp #ai #aiart #artificialintelligence #art #artist #arttok

610.4K views

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362x

@zenontech

Before Easter 🤢 🤮 Vs After Easter 😍 🔥 || #tech #techtok #zenontech #setup #easter

11.2M views

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159x

@pj.tech

#tech #techtok #gamingsetup #desksetup #pc #whitesetup

4.9M views

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132x

@yurem_soliss

3rd slide AI

117.1K views

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17.2x

@lyztech

Best 3 month upgrade 🫣 ? How much /10 ?

530.7K views

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10.9x

@viodz.tech

dont but that buy this budget addition #techtok #bugetgaming #setup #fyp

337.4K views

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8.2x

@amaze.tech

New setup looks so good #techtok #setup #viral #foryoupage #desksetup

254.8K views

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6.3x

@xeon.tech6

Beauty. Power. Innovation. #techtok #chinesetech #china #desksetup #relatable

193.4K views

5.7x

@miahowerton

MY CLOSET 🫣🫣 who knew i could be so productive in 1 hour!!! i need to start doing this once a day lol #resetroutine #resetwithme #cleanwithme #productivity #lifestyle

41.6K views