Here are some social media contest ideas that many online companies and brands can use to gain more followers, get more traffic, and increase sales:

1. VIDEO CONTESTS

Short skit video contest

Music video contest

Short film video contest

Parody video contest

Advocacy video contest

Appreciation video contest

Shout-out video contest

Trending challenges video contest

Tongue twister video contest

Acting video contest

2. PHOTO CONTESTS

Caption this photo contest

Valentine’s Day photo contest

Easter costume photo contest

Collage photo contest

Wonders of nature photo contest

Halloween costume photo contest

Meme making photo contest

Take a selfie with our product photo contest

Summer photo contest

Winter photo contest

3. CAPTION CONTESTS

Caption a quotable caption contest

Caption most memorable life event caption contest

Funny caption contest

Creative caption contest

Christmas caption contest

Caption this picture contest

Caption this video contest

Valentine’s Day caption contest

Caption this meme contest

Caption this movie scene contest

4. COOKING CONTESTS

Japanese cuisine cooking contest

Italian cuisine cooking contest

Thai cuisine cooking contest

Mexican cuisine cooking contest

American cuisine cooking contest

British cuisine cooking contest

Indian cuisine cooking contest

Spanish cuisine cooking contest

Vietnamese cuisine cooking contest

Chinese cuisine cooking contest

5. SKILL CONTESTS

Rubik’s cube skill contest

Parkour skill contest

Tongue twister skill contest

Rap skill contest

Calligraphy skill contest

Backflip skill contest

Speed eating skill contest

Magic skill contest

Painting skill contest

Drawing skill contest

6. VOTING CONTESTS

Most likes voting contest

Most heart reacts voting contest

Most sad reacts voting contest

Most angry reacts voting contest

Most ha-ha reacts voting contest

Most retweets voting contest

Most pins voting contest

Most upvotes voting contest

Most comments voting contest

Most shares voting contest

7. DRAWING CONTESTS

Anime drawing contest

Manga drawing contest

Realistic art drawing contest

Monochrome drawing contest

Real person drawing contest

Animal drawing contest

Tourist spot drawing contest

Environment drawing contest

Flower drawing contest

City life drawing contest

8. PAINTING CONTESTS

Modern art painting contest

Renaissance art painting contest

Classical art painting contest

Post-modern art painting contest

Cultural art painting contest

Ethnic art painting contest

Surrealist art painting contest

Realist art painting contest

Ancient art painting contest

Abstract art painting contest

9. MATH CONTESTS

Mental math contest

Calculus math contest

Geometry math contest

Trigonometry math contest

Algebra math contest

Speed arithmetic math contest

Logic math contest

Game theory math contest

Statistics math contest

Probability math contest

10. RECIPE CONTESTS

Unique recipe contest

Use our product in your recipe contest

Vegetarian recipe contest

Recipe for your pet contest

Paleo diet recipe contest

Keto diet recipe contest

Low fat recipe contest

Infant recipe contest

Meat-rich recipe contest

Carbohydrates recipe contest

11. LOOK-A-LIKE CONTESTS

Bring your friend look-a-like contest

Makeup transformation look-a-like contest

Feature your twin look-a-like contest

Find in public your look-a-like contest

Your look-a-like from the past look-a-like contest

Draw your look-a-like contest

Dress like a celebrity look-a-like contest

Act like a celebrity look-a-like contest

Sing like a music artist look-a-like contest

Dance like a dancer look-a-like contest

12. POETRY CONTESTS

Black poetry contest

Spoken word poetry contest

Haiku poetry contest

Shakespearean sonnet poetry contest

Speech choir poetry contest

Ancient epic poetry contest

Happy poetry contest

Sad poetry contest

Love poetry contest

Success poetry contest

13. POSTER CONTESTS

Environmental awareness poster contest

Mental health poster contest

Beauty poster contest

Academics poster contest

Success poster contest

The future years from now poster contest

Promotional poster contest

Informative poster contest

Love poster contest

Peace poster contest

14. QUIZ CONTESTS

General information quiz contest

History quiz contest

Math quiz contest

Spelling bee quiz contest

Celebrities and media quiz contest

Technology quiz contest

Science quiz contest

Cultures and countries quiz contest

Geography quiz contest

Finance and currency quiz contest

15. CAT CONTESTS

Feed your cat contest

Most adorable cat contest

Show that your cat has skills contest

Most trained cat contest

Share photos of your cat contest

Share videos of your cat contest

Play games with your cat contest

Crack jokes with your cat contest

Dress up with your cat contest

Share memories of your cat contest

16. CHICKEN CONTESTS

Recipe for boiled chicken contest

Recipe for fried chicken contest

Recipe for sautéed chicken contest

Recipe for grilled chicken contest

Recipe for roasted chicken contest

Recipe for chicken eggs contest

Recipe for lemon chicken contest

Recipe for baked chicken contest

Recipe for country-style chicken contest

Recipe for boneless chicken contest

17. RESEARCH CONTESTS

Physics research contest

Business research contest

Mathematics research contest

Psychology research contest

Languages research contest

Chemistry research contest

Social sciences research contest

Commerce research contest

Programming research contest

Pharmacy research contest

18. JOKES CONTESTS

Most funny jokes contest

Most relatable jokes contest

Most impactful jokes contest

Tell me a joke contest

Tell your neighbor a joke contest

Crack a joke at a serious event joke contest

Try not to laugh at these jokes contest

Unique joke contest

Wordplay jokes contest

Tell us jokes in your language joke contest

19. SCHOOLS CONTESTS

Football inter-school contest

Badminton inter-school contest

Robotics schools contest

Spelling bee schools contest

Geography genius schools contest

Math competition schools contest

Swimming schools contest

Beauty pageant schools contest

Gymnastics schools contest

Martial arts schools contest

20. TOURISM CONTESTS

Promote your hometown tourism contest

Video presentation of tourist spot tourism contest

Collage of iconic tourist sites tourism contest

Tourist sites around the country tourism contest

Tourist sites around the world tourism contest

Delicious food tourism contest

Feature festivals tourism contest

Speak the country’s language tourism contest

Interact with the local people tourism contest

Dance a traditional dance tourism contest

21. STORYTELLING CONTESTS

Most compelling story storytelling contest

Most touching story storytelling contest

Most admirable story storytelling contest

Most amusing story storytelling contest

Share your story storytelling contest

I first remember when storytelling contest

Most unforgettable memory in your life storytelling contest

Most terrific memory storytelling contest

The search for great storytelling contest

Dramatic stories storytelling contest

22. CHANGE CONTESTS

Profile picture change contest

Short bio change contest

Outfit change contest

Dress change contest

Hairstyle change contest

Nail polish change contest

Makeup change contest

Hair color change contest

Weight loss appearance change contest

Facial expression change contest

23. JINGLE CONTESTS

Catchy jingle contest

Election jingle contest

Parody jingle contest

Popular jingle contest

Christmas jingle contest

Valentine’s Day jingle contest

School jingle contest

Trending jingle contest

Jingle for social media contest

Iconic product jingle contest

24. HALLOWEEN CONTESTS

Best costumes for Halloween contest

Trick or treat Halloween contest

Best Halloween moments Halloween contest

Food prepared for Halloween contest

Witty costume ideas for Halloween contest

Memes about Halloween contest

Trivia about Halloween contest

Caption these most memorable Halloween moments contest

Guess what celebrities have worn for Halloween contest

Halloween around the world contest

25. ART CONTESTS

Expressive art contest

Monochromatic art contest

Classical art contest

Indian art contest

American art contest

Italian art contest

Greek art contest

British art contest

German art contest

Spanish art contest

26. SHOP CONTESTS

Most highly-rated shop contest

Most popular shop contest

Most appealing interior design of the shop contest

Most valuable menu of the shop contest

Showdown of the bestsellers shop contest

Trending products of the shop contest

Most outstanding sales shop contest

Most publicity shop contest

Most societal impact shop contest

Socially responsible award shop contest

27. T-SHIRT CONTESTS

Most amusing t-shirt contest

Most unique t-shirt contest

Most hilarious t-shirt contest

Most informative t-shirt contest

Most trendy t-shirt contest

Most stylish t-shirt contest

Most popular t-shirt contest

Most innovative t-shirt contest

Most daring t-shirt contest

Cutest t-shirt contest

28. SELFIE CONTESTS

Woke up like this selfie contest

No makeup selfie contest

Thrilling selfie contest

Summer selfie contest

Spring selfie contest

Winter selfie contest

Autumn selfie contest

Selfie with your product selfie contest

Before and after selfie contest

Weight loss proof selfie contest

29. TRIVIA CONTESTS

Makeup trivia contest

Sports trivia contest

Countries and capitals trivia contest

Travel trivia contest

Pet trivia contest

Novels trivia contest

Songs trivia contest

Celebrity trivia contest

Wild animal trivia contest

Plants trivia contest

30. LOGO CONTESTS

Design the company logo contest

Valentine’s Day company logo contest

Christmas company logo contest

Company shirt logo contest

Design the company freebies logo contest

Women’s month company logo contest

Men’s month company logo contest

Minimalistic logo contest

Striking logo contest

Colorful logo contest

31. BABY CONTESTS

Take a picture with your baby contest

Adorable baby contest

Make your baby laugh baby contest

Search for the most well-dressed baby contest

Tell funny jokes to your baby contest

Smiling baby contest

Model baby contest

Modelling baby contest

Playing baby contest

Fun baby contest

32. FASHION CONTESTS

Vintage fashion contest

Retro fashion contest

Minimalistic fashion contest

Chic fashion contest

Artsy fashion contest

Professional fashion contest

Sophisticated fashion contest

Semi-formal fashion contest

Outdoor fashion contest

Casual fashion contest

33. DRESS CONTESTS

Design your dress contest

Photos of you in our store’s dress contest

Sew your own prom dress contest

Largest DRESS contest

Most colorful dress contest

Vintage dress contest

Victorian era dress contest

Summer dress contest

Autumn dress contest

Spring dress contest

34. CAKE CONTESTS

Most delicious chocolate cake contest

Most delicious mocha cake contest

Design your own cake contest

Bake your cake contest

Biggest cake contest

Most expensive cake contest

Bake a cake under five dollars contest

Make a cake with cheapest ingredients cake contest

Smallest cake contest

Most unique cake contest

35. FITNESS CONTESTS

Most pushups fitness contest

Most burpees fitness contest

Most bench presses fitness contest

Most laps track and field fitness contest

Most high knees fitness contest

Most distant running fitness contest

Swimming for fitness contest

Zumba for fitness contest

Yoga for fitness contest

Bodybuilding for fitness contest

36. COOKIE CONTESTS

Dark chocolate pistachio sea salt cookie contest

Cinnamon roll sugar cookie contest

Brown butter oatmeal cookies contest

Caramel and peanut butter contest

Red velvet cookies contest

Brown butter bourbon spice cookies contest

Peanut butter jelly sandwich cookies contest

Caramel pecan snickerdoodle cookies contest

Apricot pistachio oatmeal cookie contest

Chocolate cookies cookie contest

37. AGILITY CONTESTS

Most number of lateral plyometric jumps agility contest

Longest high-knee drills agility contest

Longest side-to-side drills agility contest

Longest dot drills agility contest

Longest jump box drills agility contest

Longest L drills agility contest

Longest shuttle runs agility contest

Longest squats of agility contest

Longest plank agility contest

Longest single-leg forward hop agility contest

38. CREATIVITY CONTESTS

Journal creativity contest

Notebook creativity contest

Design creativity contest

Painting creativity contest

Flowers creativity contest

Origami creativity contest

Vase creativity contest

Pins creativity contest

Sewing creativity contest

Knitting creativity contest

39. MANUSCRIPT CONTESTS

Classical manuscript contest

Political manuscript contest

Love manuscript contest

Opera manuscript contest

Coming-of-age manuscript contest

Mystery manuscript contest

Fantasy manuscript contest

Sci-fi manuscript contest

Children’s manuscript contest

Drama manuscript contest

40. HAIKU CONTESTS

Nature haiku contest

Politics haiku contest

Love haiku contest

Spring haiku contest

Summer haiku contest

Winter haiku contest

Autumn haiku contest

Environment haiku contest

Wisdom haiku contest

Meaningful haiku contest

41. HANDWRITING CONTESTS

Neat handwriting contest

Elegant handwriting contest

Professional handwriting contest

Calligraphy handwriting contest

Organized handwriting contest

Cursive handwriting contest

Stylish handwriting contest

Sans-serif handwriting contest

School handwriting contest

Take a picture of your handwriting contest

42. SPORT CONTESTS

Volleyball sport contest

Tennis sport contest

Hockey sport contest

Basketball sport contest

Football sport contest

Swimming sport contest

Track and field sport contest

Fencing sport contest

Chess sport contest

Badminton sport contest

43. WINTER CONTESTS

Stylish fashion for winter contest

Recipes for winter contest

Getting prepped for winter contest

Our house for winter contest

Ice hockey during winter contest

Skiing during winter contest

Cooking for winter contest

Best tips for winter contest

Tell your funny jokes about winter contest

Memes about winter contest

44. FILM CONTESTS

Short film contest

Flash film contest

Indie film contest

True-to-life film contest

Fantasy film contest

Coming-of-age film contest

Millennial genre film contest

Tragedy film contest

Romantic comedy film contest

Comedy film contest

45. DANCE CONTESTS

Hip-hop dance contest

Community ballet dance contest

Waltz dance contest

Tango dance contest

Folk dance contest

Cheer dance contest

Rhythmic gymnastics dance contest

Modern dance contest

Minuet dance contest

Traditional cultural dance contest

46. TALENT CONTESTS

Singing talent contest

Dancing talent contest

Drawing talent contest

Photo editing talent contest

Magic talent contest

Logo design making talent contest

Animation talent contest

Poetry talent contest

Calligraphy talent contest

Songwriting talent contest

47. EATING CONTESTS

Most spicy food challenge eating contest

Fastest eaters eating contest

Most food in one hour eating contest

Most sweet food eating contest

Most salty food eating contest

Most sour food eating contest

Most bitter food eating contest

Speed eating contest

Around the world cuisine eating contest

Around the world street food eating contest

48. BEAUTY CONTESTS

Catwalk beauty contest

Swim attire beauty contest

Evening wear beauty contest

Question and answer beauty contest

Flash talk beauty contest

Sports attire beauty contest

Advocacy for beauty contest

Makeup beauty contest

Women beauty contest

Men beauty contest

49. POPULARITY CONTESTS

Selfie with a celebrity popularity contest

Subscriber popularity contest

Likes popularity contest

Most Favorite popularity contest

Most Views popularity contest

Retweets popularity contest

Trending popularity contest

Most Followed popularity contest

Most Visits popularity contest

Shares popularity contest

50. SONG CONTESTS

Soprano song contest

Love song contest

Religious song contest

Sing in your native language song contest

Opera song contest

Musical song contest

Classical song contest

Original music song contest

Korean song contest

American pop song contest