How Polar Trends Are Detected

Every polar trend on this platform follows this strict validation criteria.

1. Reddit Signal Detection

The topic must have been mentioend at least 250% more frequently in a 5 day period, in order for it to be picked up by our scraping software.

2. Manual Verification

Topics that meet this criteria, are then manually verified by real humans. We check social media and relevant companies to find genuine adoption and useage of the polar trend.

Transparency & Editorial Independence

All trends are detected using the same data-driven rules.

No Paid Promotion

No brands, companies, creators, or agencies can pay to feature or promote trends on Polartrend. Everything you see on this site is backed by real organic engagement on Reddit and other platforms, with evidence provided for each polar trend.

Objective Detection

All trends are surfaced using a mix of predefined, data-driven criteria based on Reddit activity as well as manual curation and subjective judgment.

Equal Evaluation

Every topic is evaluated using the same rules, regardless of industry, popularity, or commercial potential.