Pinterest® Research

Pinterest research with real data behind every claim.

Most Pinterest advice is written from opinion. Ours is written from data. Every claim on this page is backed by our own Pinterest research data – the same real data that powers Pinfluence Discover – not guesswork, and not recycled tips from years ago.

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Real data behind every claim. Click any study below to read the full breakdown.

Where Should You Put Your Keyword on Pinterest?

The biggest lever we found: the keyword in your title and description, and it holds at every follower size.

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Should You Use Hashtags on Pinterest in 2026?

Across 128M search results, hashtags show no ranking benefit once follower size is held constant.

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Does Pinterest Alt Text Length or Keywords Affect Your Ranking?

Pinterest writes alt text for 99.6% of pins. Length does nothing for ranking; relevant keywords help.

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Is There an Ideal Pinterest Description Length?

No magic length. The popular 220 to 232 characters showed no advantage; the longest ranked slightly best.

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Why we publish research.

A lot of the Pinterest advice still floating around was written five or ten years ago, and the platform has changed a lot since then. People keep repeating those old tips as if nothing’s moved.

We publish these studies for one simple reason: to show what the data actually says today, not what it said years ago. Each one is built on our own up-to-date Pinterest research data, so you’re working from what’s true now.

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