"nina pool medicube" had 287,613 TikTok searches in one week, and no video answered it. That is a rival's product, and nobody has made the video. TokConnect shows you every gap like it in your category before you brief the shoot.

Your category's searches, before you brief the shoot: 287.6K 7-day searches, "nina pool medicube", 0 videos; 270.9K 7-day searches, "T retinol", 0 videos; Free to start, no card, 50 credits
Skincare examples for a brand social team: typed TikTok searches, weeks to 19 September and 5 October 2026. Source: TokConnect.
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What people search that no video answers

"T retinol" had 270,872 searches in a week and no videos matched. "under eye retinol" already has 804 videos.

Typed searchSearches, 7 daysVideos
T retinol270,8720
under eye retinol180,409804
Retinol uglies63,719690
what does retinol do15,495927
Horizontal bar chart of typed TikTok searches about retinol, 7 days to 5 October 2026: T retinol 270,872 with 0 videos; under eye retinol 180,409 with 804 videos; Retinol uglies 63,719 with 690 videos; what does retinol do 15,495 with 927 videos.
One ingredient's typed searches and how many videos cover each, week to 5 October 2026. Data.

What people search about your competitors

People search rival products and collabs by name. Five of them topped 190,000 searches in a week with no video. To check a rival account, use the free analyzer.

Typed searchSearches, 7 daysVideos
nina pool medicube287,6130
laneige flush pop261,2780
katseye x laneige256,0230
maple glaze laneige239,8710
red medicube pads190,6800
which skin1004 line is for you95,4710
Horizontal bar chart of branded skincare searches on TikTok with 0 videos matched, 7 days to 19 September 2026: nina pool medicube 287,613; laneige flush pop 261,278; katseye x laneige 256,023; maple glaze laneige 239,871; red medicube pads 190,680; which skin1004 line is for you 95,471.
Rival-brand searches nobody has answered yet, week to 19 September 2026. Data.

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Post ideas your comments are asking for

Across five posts on one public skincare brand account, 98 comments tell you what to film. Five asked where to buy and three asked the price. Three posts write themselves: where to buy, a price breakdown, and pick your product by skin type.

  • 5 ask where to buy or how to order, in three languages.
  • 6 are PR, sample or ambassador requests.
  • 3 ask the price.
  • 3 ask which product suits their skin: dry, oily, acne.

Comments read 19 September 2026, commenter handles removed. Data.

TokConnect returns the searches in your category, the gaps around your rivals and the comments asking for your next post, in one place. Free to start, no card.

How we got these numbers

We pulled TikTok's search counts for "retinol" on 5 October 2026, and for four skincare brands plus comments on five public brand posts on 19 September 2026, all through TokConnect. Data: retinol, competitors, comments.

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Key statistics

  1. "nina pool medicube" was searched 287,613 times on TikTok in the 7 days to 19 September 2026, and TikTok matched 0 videos to it.

    TikTok Creator Search Insights, 19 Sep 2026#
  2. "laneige flush pop" was searched 261,278 times on TikTok in the 7 days to 19 September 2026 and "katseye x laneige" 256,023 times, both with 0 videos matched.

    TikTok Creator Search Insights, 19 Sep 2026#
  3. "T retinol" was searched 270,872 times on TikTok in the 7 days to 5 October 2026 with 0 videos matched, while "under eye retinol" had 180,409 searches and 804 videos.

    TikTok Creator Search Insights, 5 Oct 2026#

Questions social media managers ask

Does this replace Sprout Social or Hootsuite?

No. Keep your scheduler. It publishes, handles the inbox and reports on posts you already made. TokConnect answers the other question: what people search for in your category before you shoot anything. Running many brands? See TikTok for agencies.

Where do the search numbers come from?

From TikTok's own Creator Search Insights, at tiktok.com/csi, plus ordinary TikTok search. Search popularity is searches over the last seven days, global unless a country is picked. What the numbers mean.

Is it safe to use with a brand account?

Yes. You never connect a TikTok login, and your brand account is never touched. TokConnect reads public data and never posts or schedules.

What does it cost?

Free is 50 credits, no card. Paid plans start at $49 a month, or $34.99 a month billed yearly, with 500 credits. Pricing.

What does this prove to my lead?

Demand before spend. 270,872 weekly searches and no videos is a reason to shoot something.