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UGC Brands: how 6 brands run their UGC programs, measured

Who posts UGC for a brand, how often, on which platform and with what result. Measured from public TikTok and Instagram data, refreshed per brand, with the date on every number.

Measured 5 October 2026682 accounts counted21,125 videos read

UGC Agent's UGC Brands dataset tracks 6 brands' creator programs from public TikTok and Instagram data. As of 5 October 2026, it counts 682 attributed accounts that posted 5,843 brand videos and drew 73.7M views in 30 days. StudyFetch posts the most; Cal AI gets the most views per video.

Brands
6with real program data
Accounts
682confirmed and likely
Videos, 30 days
5,843brand videos
Views, 30 days
73.7Mon those videos

Most published numbers about brand UGC programs come from the brand, an agency case study or a single viral video. This dataset counts the accounts and videos directly, applies the same attribution rules to every brand, and publishes the aggregate so you can compare programs on equal terms. It is built from the UGC Brands database inside UGC Agent.

All brands compared

Thirty-day figures cover brand videos posted in the 30 days to each brand's measured date. "Model" and "Main marker" are computed from the data; the brand pages show the thresholds.

UGC programs compared
BrandAccountsActive 30dVideos 30dViews 30dMedian viewsMedian followersMain markerModelMeasured
CantinaAI character social app122881,64928.6M60292Program hashtagVolume2026-10-05
Cal AIAI calorie tracking app56309022.2M32K62KPromo codesReach2026-10-05
StudyFetchAI study app2051302,77114.4M559177Handle namingVolume2026-10-05
CelsiusEnergy drink1771456056.1M8224KProgram hashtagAmbassador2026-10-05
AnaraAI study & research app67336632.3M684181Bio statementVolume2026-10-05
Jenni AIAI academic writing app551065130K37894Program hashtagAmbassador2026-10-05

What the comparison shows

  • Volume and reach are two different programs. StudyFetch posted 2,771 brand videos in 30 days at a median of 559 views each. Cal AI posted 90 at a median of 32K. Both drew millions of views (14.4M and 22.2M) with very different creators.
  • Creator size varies by two orders of magnitude. Median followers run from 92 (Cantina) to 62K (Cal AI). Programs whose median account has under 1,000 followers average 3.9 brand videos per active account per week; the others average 0.8.
  • Every program is hit-driven. The top 10% of brand videos drove between 71% (Cal AI) and 93% (Cantina) of 30-day views. A median video is a far better planning number than a mean.
  • Each program leaves a different fingerprint. Cantina: a program hashtag; Cal AI: creator promo codes in the caption; StudyFetch: account names built on the brand name; Celsius: a program hashtag; Anara: bios that say the account posts for the brand; Jenni AI: a program hashtag.

The five app programs are compared in more depth in how apps run UGC on TikTok.

Brand pages

Method

Finding candidate accounts

For each brand we search TikTok for the brand's program hashtag, keywords and caption templates, look up Instagram hashtags and tagged posts, and re-check accounts surfaced by earlier research. Every author whose caption carries brand evidence becomes a candidate. We then read each candidate's public profile and up to 40 recent videos.

Attribution: confirmed, likely, possible

A brand name alone never attributes an account, because brand names collide with common words and personal names. Each account is scored on public evidence: a bio that says it posts for the brand, account naming that matches the program, a program hashtag, a reused program caption or promo code, repeated brand mentions in category context, and ad disclosures. Bio statements, program account naming and two or more program-hashtag posts make an account confirmed. Strong evidence with support, or recurring disclosed brand posts, makes it likely. One-off mentions stay possible. Every KPI counts confirmed and likely accounts only.

What counts as a brand video

On a dedicated account (one that exists for the brand) every video since its first brand video counts. On a personal account only videos that reference the brand count. Thirty-day views are the public view counts, at measurement time, of brand videos posted in the 30-day window.

Format, hook type and geography

Video length and slideshow share come from platform metadata. Caption hook type is a keyword classification of each caption's opening line into question, tip or how-to, relatable reaction, routine moment, benefit claim, story or skit, tags only, or other. Creator language comes from video metadata and captions; creator country comes from bios and is unknown for most accounts. Audience location is not public.

Cite this data: UGC Agent, "UGC Brands dataset", UGC Brands database, measured 5 October 2026, https://ugcagent.app/ugc-brands/

Limits

  • Counts are a lower bound. Accounts that never use a program marker, hashtag or brand mention cannot be attributed from public data.
  • Up to 40 recent videos are read per account, so the most prolific accounts are undercounted.
  • Views include paid boosting. Paid and organic views cannot be separated from public data.
  • Creator-economy figures go stale fast. Each brand page shows its measured date; treat numbers older than a quarter as history.

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