Some Tag categories pay out more Steem on average per post! Check this list before you decide what topics and tags you want to write about.
Below is a list of the Top 100 categories and the Average Payout per Post for October 17th.
| Rank | Tag | Replies | Payouts | Avg Payout/Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | motocross | 684 | $20,719.85 | $30.29 |
| 2 | steemdollars | 121 | $3,631.696 | $30.014 |
| 3 | rockstar | 63 | $1,765.279 | $28.020 |
| 4 | steemcleaners | 346 | $9,369.225 | $27.079 |
| 5 | bitshares | 3182 | $78,966.401 | $24.817 |
| 6 | mindfulness | 179 | $4,091.50 | $22.86 |
| 7 | beyondbitcoin | 2471 | $53,308.264 | $21.574 |
| 8 | curie | 1364 | $29,051.588 | $21.299 |
| 9 | teamsteem | 105 | $2,084.066 | $19.848 |
| 10 | hacker | 157 | $3,112.939 | $19.828 |
| 11 | witness-category | 2136 | $42,168.314 | $19.742 |
| 12 | cryptogeechronicles | 134 | $2,179.08 | $16.26 |
| 13 | books | 608 | $9,490.467 | $15.609 |
| 14 | steemfest | 1953 | $29,507.735 | $15.109 |
| 15 | story | 12020 | $181,502.645 | $15.100 |
| 16 | programming | 1127 | $16,786.036 | $14.894 |
| 17 | security | 2376 | $35,321.449 | $14.866 |
| 18 | steem-stats | 544 | $7,602.900 | $13.976 |
| 19 | steemsports-mlb | 90 | $1,232.188 | $13.691 |
| 20 | film | 548 | $7,149.74 | $13.05 |
| 21 | parenting | 832 | $10,203.572 | $12.264 |
| 22 | travel | 22873 | $275,654.642 | $12.052 |
| 23 | relationships | 944 | $10,688.38 | $11.32 |
| 24 | marijuana | 6040 | $66,455.264 | $11.003 |
| 25 | engineering | 144 | $1,571.65 | $10.91 |
| 26 | bravenewcoin | 92 | $999.73 | $10.87 |
| 27 | aheey | 32 | $314.758 | $9.836 |
| 28 | introduction | 2204 | $21,536.47 | $9.77 |
| 29 | psychology | 3989 | $36,114.371 | $9.053 |
| 30 | blockchain | 3674 | $32,169.906 | $8.756 |
| 31 | business | 1906 | $16,418.063 | $8.614 |
| 32 | life | 62506 | $536,586.528 | $8.585 |
| 33 | meetup | 675 | $5,754.778 | $8.526 |
| 34 | steemsports-soccer | 355 | $2,794.046 | $7.871 |
| 35 | focus | 20 | $153.267 | $7.663 |
| 36 | recipes | 2678 | $19,984.348 | $7.462 |
| 37 | writing | 12248 | $91,363.45 | $7.46 |
| 38 | howto | 1457 | $10,519.237 | $7.220 |
| 39 | steemit | 188851 | $1,356,076.284 | $7.181 |
| 40 | streetart | 37 | $264.710 | $7.154 |
| 41 | education | 1031 | $7,131.790 | $6.917 |
| 42 | food | 24454 | $155,734.640 | $6.368 |
| 43 | literature | 177 | $1,109.421 | $6.268 |
| 44 | anarchy | 6720 | $41,569.305 | $6.186 |
| 45 | love | 1346 | $8,253.595 | $6.132 |
| 46 | sirwinchester | 1453 | $8,734.290 | $6.011 |
| 47 | steemsports | 278 | $1,657.171 | $5.961 |
| 48 | technology | 4171 | $24,202.493 | $5.803 |
| 49 | nature | 2589 | $14,335.126 | $5.537 |
| 50 | art | 42406 | $233,987.089 | $5.518 |
| 51 | music | 10779 | $57,487.458 | $5.333 |
| 52 | autoestima | 10 | $52.905 | $5.291 |
| 53 | poetry | 7293 | $37,706.206 | $5.170 |
| 54 | health | 7522 | $37,977.877 | $5.049 |
| 55 | freedom | 1905 | $8,681.868 | $4.557 |
| 56 | history | 2182 | $9,314.315 | $4.269 |
| 57 | photography | 74219 | $316,643.468 | $4.266 |
| 58 | psych101 | 42 | $170.168 | $4.052 |
| 59 | travel-local | 171 | $670.636 | $3.922 |
| 60 | news | 15415 | $59,851.436 | $3.883 |
| 61 | mars | 76 | $291.972 | $3.842 |
| 62 | work | 250 | $891.64 | $3.57 |
| 63 | chemtrails | 125 | $434.531 | $3.476 |
| 64 | abuse | 259 | $887.108 | $3.425 |
| 65 | cn | 9413 | $30,231.251 | $3.212 |
| 66 | tr | 111 | $347.834 | $3.134 |
| 67 | originalmusic | 22 | $63.351 | $2.880 |
| 68 | steemitphotochallenge | 6523 | $18,775.368 | $2.878 |
| 69 | medicine | 321 | $831.110 | $2.589 |
| 70 | halo | 2268 | $5,842.457 | $2.576 |
| 71 | deutsch | 4771 | $11,949.655 | $2.505 |
| 72 | spanish | 3340 | $8,335.75 | $2.50 |
| 73 | translation | 280 | $672.84 | $2.40 |
| 74 | humor | 1540 | $3,591.154 | $2.332 |
| 75 | hotpepperchallenge | 102 | $224.541 | $2.201 |
| 76 | kr | 3734 | $7,869.302 | $2.107 |
| 77 | animation | 315 | $626.260 | $1.988 |
| 78 | mining | 1569 | $2,763.52 | $1.76 |
| 79 | water | 151 | $200.309 | $1.327 |
| 80 | introducemyself | 4087 | $5,064.829 | $1.239 |
| 81 | japan | 297 | $352.397 | $1.187 |
| 82 | website | 40 | $45.593 | $1.140 |
| 83 | draw | 96 | $100.127 | $1.043 |
| 84 | truth | 295 | $300.84 | $1.02 |
| 85 | ponzi | 222 | $225.584 | $1.016 |
| 86 | openmic | 575 | $477.626 | $0.831 |
| 87 | gridcoin | 727 | $598.389 | $0.823 |
| 88 | steemgiveaway | 33 | $22.856 | $0.693 |
| 89 | rant | 263 | $98.077 | $0.373 |
| 90 | steem-meme | 1219 | $453.849 | $0.372 |
| 91 | steemplus | 517 | $68.59 | $0.13 |
| 92 | trend | 31 | $1.610 | $0.052 |
| 93 | dscsnexus | 8 | $0.298 | $0.037 |
| 94 | iphone | 129 | $4.689 | $0.036 |
| 95 | bitspace | 4 | $0.061 | $0.015 |
| 96 | tarot | 37 | $0.158 | $0.004 |
| 97 | fossils | 6 | $0.000 | $0.000 |
| 98 | massage | 29 | $0.000 | $0.000 |
| 99 | reprap | 2 | $0.000 | $0.000 |
| 100 | tdv | 43 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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This is good stuff. I'm curious how you got the data.