Syncly Social Index

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Wellness & Functional Drinks

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Creatine on video, October 2026

What is Creatine?

This report tracks short-form video mentions of creatine and selected creatine aliases. It describes product formats and creator messaging across fitness and wellness; it provides no dosing or treatment advice.

Counts cover October 1 through 31, 2026. Framing, hooks, formats, precision checks and selected examples retain the October 1 through 29 review sample. Counts measure short-form attention and creator messaging, not product quality.

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Share of category videos by month

Monthly share of category videos that mention the term.

3.7%
4.7%
4.7%
9%
10%
Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26

Top videos

The most-viewed videos mentioning the term this month.

@nicko.lean · InstagramCompares creatine with other supplements in an animated explainer.Open on Instagram ↗
@sophiehamshere · InstagramPairs gym footage with on-screen creatine tips.Open on Instagram ↗
@liamhaskett · TikTokDiscusses a study on creatine and brain-related claims.Open on TikTok ↗
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Which brands own the conversation

Share of the term’s videos that mention each brand.

Optimum Nutrition4.5%
Bloom Nutrition2.4%
Dr. Daily2.2%
Wellcore1.7%
MuscleTech1.1%
GNC0.9%
Nutrabay0.8%
Micro Ingredients0.8%
MuscleBlaze0.7%
Thorne0.6%

Most-mentioned products

Products named most often alongside the term.

ProductVideos
Optimum Nutrition Micronized creatine / powder and stick formats
45
Bloom Nutrition Creatine gummies
41
Thorne Creatine powder
5
Create Creatine gummies
1

Said in the video, not the caption

How often the term is only spoken or shown on screen, with no caption or hashtag mention.

Video-derived text onlyOther reviewed videos
All videos
19%
81%
Smaller creators
23%
77%
Top videos
16%
84%
Top videos, weighted by views
54%
46%

How creators explain it

What videos say when they describe the trend.

One item in a stack, routine or recipe32%median 269K views
“5AM-7AM before clocking in as a SAHM” — @leah.carrick, 22M views · Watch ↗
Muscle, strength and performance28%median 336K views
“your muscles don't treat creatine, protein and L-citrulline like three versions of the same thing”, 2.3M views · Watch ↗
How to take it: rules, timing, mistakes21%median 261K views
“Things you CANNOT DO while taking CREATINE”, 2M views · Watch ↗
New formats: gummies, sticks, drinks, blends19%median 303K views
“Same creatine, now in a new pocket-sized format.”, 414K views · Watch ↗
Brain and mood13%median 939K views
“Is creatine bad for brain health? No, it's not.” — @drsidobryant, 1.5M views · Watch ↗
Women, menopause and aging12%median 366K views
“a new review of 608 postmenopausal women found creatine helped them build muscle”, 430K views · Watch ↗
Safety myths: kidneys, hair loss, bloating11%median 292K views
“Creatine safe? Yes. Creatine damage kidneys? No.” — @gillamfitness, 939K views · Watch ↗
Studies and research9.3%median 430K views
“The largest study ever done on creatine just dropped this summer” — @liamhaskett, 1.7M views · Watch ↗
GLP-1 support4%
“creatine is part of my routine while I am on a GLP-1 journey”, 196 views · Watch ↗
Skeptical or basics-first2.7%
“Your creatine gummy might not have what the label says.”, 2.8K views · Watch ↗
Share of sampled videos that explain the trend this way (a video can use several).

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Hooks that open the videos

The opening line or visual each video uses, with an example for each hook type.

Routine/POV/storytime19%median 349K views · 29% sponsored
“5AM-7AM before clocking in as a SAHM” — @leah.carrick, 22M views · Watch ↗
Rules/mistakes/warnings16%median 261K views · 8.3% sponsored
“Things you CANNOT DO while taking CREATINE”, 2M views · Watch ↗
Product reveal13%median 304K views · 30% sponsored
“This is not your ordinary folic acid!” — @drdailyph, 450K views · Watch ↗
Question12%median 404K views · 11% sponsored
“Is your brain fried? Is creatine bad for brain health?” — @drsidobryant, 1.5M views · Watch ↗
Myth-busting/bold claim12%median 286K views · 22% sponsored
“Creatine drug? No. Creatine make muscle bigger? Yes.” — @gillamfitness, 939K views · Watch ↗
List/stack8%median 331K views · 0% sponsored
“I've wasted a disgusting amount of money on supplements”, 515K views · Watch ↗
Study/authority6.7%median 968K views · 20% sponsored
“The Largest Creatine Study Ever” — @liamhaskett, 1.7M views · Watch ↗
Skit/humor6.7%median 177K views · 40% sponsored
“Desi Nutrition Experts Be Like”, 1.2M views · Watch ↗
Other4%median 341K views · 0% sponsored
“BİM YARIN GELİYOR”, 494K views · Watch ↗
Explainer/what happens2.7%median 1.4M views · 0% sponsored
“What Happens Inside Your Muscles”, 2.3M views · Watch ↗
Share of sampled videos opening with each hook type.

What this means for marketers

Compare share across months

The query matched 2,173 October videos and 2,523 in September. Normalized share rose 11.2%. The counts cover the full month. Framing, hooks and formats retain the October 1 through 29 review sample.

Start with the leading co-mentioned brand

Optimum Nutrition appears in 98 matches (4.5% of the topic query), the highest count among measured brands. Co-mention share does not establish product preference.

Read the video alongside the caption

18.7% of reviewed videos identify the topic through video-derived text without the term in the caption, title or hashtags. That percentage describes the selected sample.

Keep sponsored activity in view

192 of 469 matching TikToks (40.9%) carry a sponsored source flag. This covers TikTok flags; it does not estimate spend or sales.

Use framing as a briefing input

The largest coded framing is “one item in a stack, routine or recipe”, present in 24 reviewed videos. Use it to choose examples for a brief; the sample does not prove that this message causes higher reach.

Check a source example

Compares creatine with other supplements in an animated explainer (2,275,820 views). It illustrates one matched video rather than the whole topic.

What skeptics say

Creators pushing back on the trend, with links to each video.

@mattbertulli2.8K viewsQuestions whether creatine gummies contain the amount stated on the label.Open on Instagram ↗

Frequently asked questions

The query’s share of tracked wellness video rose 11.2% from September, with 2,173 matches in the October 1 through 31 period. Both months use the same query. This measures attention rather than sales or product effectiveness.
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