Effective Instagram reel content ideas - Increase Your Engagement

To make effective Instagram reel content, you will need a great idea that has the potential to go viral on Instagram. Not every content or idea can go viral on Instagram, you need to research which content is trending at that time.

So let’s talk in the post about Effective Instagram reel content ideas for any Instagram users to get high engagement on their posts.

Effective Instagram reel content ideas

Social Criticism

Make Reels around current social problems or draw attention to societal norms.

Cooking Videos

quick and attractive vegetable cooking with simple ingredients.

Educational Content

Create educational Reels (maximum 30 seconds).

Behind-the-scenes

Provide a peek behind the curtain of your brand or creative process.

Challenges and Trends

Do popular challenges or trends

User-Generated Content

Ask your audience to generate content around/with your brand

Quick Tips and Hacks

One of the best ways to communicate value is by sharing tips or hacks related to your niche.

Promotional Content 

Make an announcement about your new product, service or offer using Reels.

Testimonials and Reviews

Use a lively layout to show customer testimonials or reviews.

Trendy Music and Effects

Use music tracks and effects from top charts.

Tabular Data of Countries with Viral Content Categories

Country	Viral Topic
United States	Social Criticism
	Behind-the-scenes
	Challenges & Trends
	User-Generated Content
	Quick Tips & Hacks
	Promotional Content
	Testimonials & Reviews
	Trendy Music & Effects
India	Social Criticism
	Cooking Videos
	Educational Content
	Challenges & Trends
	User-Generated Content
	Quick Tips & Hacks
	Promotional Content
	Testimonials & Reviews
	Trendy Music & Effects
Brazil	Behind-the-scenes
	Cooking Videos
	Challenges & Trends
	User-Generated Content
	Quick Tips & Hacks
	Promotional Content
	Testimonials & Reviews
	Trendy Music & Effects
Indonesia	Educational Content
	Challenges & Trends
	User-Generated Content
	Trendy Music & Effects
Mexico	Cooking Videos
	Challenges & Trends
	User-Generated Content
	Trendy Music & Effects

What type of content is best for Instagram reels?

Tutorials and How-to videos are generally the best form of Content for Instagram reels. People watch these types of videos for longer periods as the tutorials are generally long.

If your followers watch your reels for a longer time then the chance of getting the reel viral is so high. 

You can also check what is trendy right now in your country and make a reel on that if it is somewhere relevant to your niche.

Examples of famous Instagram reels?

Some of the Examples of Viral Instagram Reels are below:

Chipotle's Lid Flip Challenge: basically encouraged users to flip a Chipotle lid onto another cup and film it Challenge went viral and it has more than 3 billion views.

Blink Content: Aerie Crossover Leggings ReelAerie in its "Thread the Needle" way has a quick cut nominated as they have to keep up with how their leggings can experienced at multiple angles. The Reel has more than 1 million likes.

Also Read: Top Instagram Post Ideas for India - Go Viral in India

Statistical Data Of Engagement in Percentages 

Statistical Data Of Different Countries and Engagement Percentages in Different Instagram Post Formats.

Country	Reels (%)	Photos (%)	Videos (%)	IGTV (%)
Aruba	3.1	1.6	1.6	0.7
Afghanistan	3.4	2.4	2.4	0.8
Angola	3.2	1.8	1.1	1.2
Anguilla	3.1	1.4	2.4	0.6
Åland Islands	2.8	1	2.3	1.1
Albania	2.9	1.5	1.9	0.9
Andorra	3	1.7	1.8	0.8
United Arab Emirates	3.3	2	2.2	1
Argentina	3.5	1.9	2.1	1.2
Armenia	3	1.6	1.5	0.7
Australia	3.4	2.2	1.9	1.4
Austria	3.1	1.8	1.7	1
Azerbaijan	2.9	1.3	1.6	0.9
Bahamas	3.2	1.9	1.8	1.1
Bahrain	3.3	1.7	2	1.2
Bangladesh	3.6	2.5	2.3	1.3
Barbados	3.1	1.6	1.7	0.8
Belarus	2.8	1.2	1.4	0.9
Belgium	3	1.9	1.8	1
Belize	3.1	1.5	1.6	0.7
Benin	3.2	1.7	1.9	1.1
Bermuda	3.4	2.1	2	1.2
Bhutan	3	1.6	1.8	0.8
Bolivia	3.2	1.7	1.7	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.9	1.3	1.5	0.8
Botswana	3.3	1.8	1.9	1.1
Brazil	3.6	2.3	1.9	1.4
Brunei	3.1	1.5	1.6	0.9
Bulgaria	3	1.4	1.7	0.7
Burkina Faso	3.3	2	1.9	1.2
Burundi	2.8	1.2	1.5	0.6
Cambodia	3.4	2.2	2.1	1.3
Cameroon	3.2	1.9	1.8	1.1
Canada	3.1	1.9	1.6	1.1
Cape Verde	3.2	1.7	1.9	0.9
Central African Republic	3	1.4	1.5	0.8
Chad	3.1	1.5	1.6	0.7
Chile	3.4	1.8	2	1.2
China	3.5	2.3	2.1	1.3
Colombia	3.3	1.9	1.8	1.2
Comoros	3	1.3	1.7	0.8
Congo, Democratic Republic	3.1	1.6	1.9	0.9
Congo, Republic	2.9	1.2	1.5	0.7
Costa Rica	3.3	1.8	1.9	1
Croatia	3	1.6	1.8	0.9
Cuba	3.2	1.7	1.7	1
Cyprus	3.1	1.5	1.8	0.8
Czech Republic	3.3	1.9	2	1.1
Denmark	3.1	1.6	1.7	0.9
Djibouti	2.9	1.3	1.4	0.6
Dominica	3.2	1.8	1.9	1
Dominican Republic	3.4	2	2.1	1.3
East Timor	3	1.4	1.6	0.8
Ecuador	3.3	1.9	1.8	1.1
Egypt	3.5	2.3	2	1.4
El Salvador	3.2	1.8	1.7	1
Equatorial Guinea	3	1.6	1.7	0.9
Eritrea	3.1	1.5	1.6	0.7
Estonia	3.3	1.8	2	1.1
Eswatini	2.9	1.4	1.5	0.8
Ethiopia	3.4	2.1	2	1.3
Fiji	3.1	1.7	1.8	1
Finland	3.3	1.9	1.9	1.1
France	3.2	1.8	1.7	1
Gabon	3.1	1.6	1.6	0.8
Gambia	3.4	2.2	2	1.2
Georgia	3	1.5	1.8	0.9
Germany	3	1.8	1.7	1
Ghana	3.3	1.9	1.9	1.1
Greece	3.2	1.7	1.8	0.9
Grenada	3.1