# White Elephant

White Elephant gift exchanges are trending with a 18.66% increase in posts this week, dominating social media with holiday fun and gift ideas. Meanwhile, the term is also being used metaphorically to criticize wasteful projects, sparking debate.

### About White Elephant
White Elephant is a social media topic encompassing both gift exchange traditions and the metaphorical use of the term for wasteful projects.  

### Insights
- white elephant posts created is up 18.66% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [---------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:white-elephant/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/white-elephant/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [---------]  
Daily Average: [---------]  
[--] Week: [---------] -5%  
[--] Month: [----------] -96%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +10,522%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +307%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-06  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-03-11  

Engagements by network (24h):
News: [--]
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TikTok: [-------]
YouTube: [-------]
Reddit: [---]
X: [------]

  
  
### Mentions: [---] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:white-elephant/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/white-elephant/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [---]  
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [-----] +5.40%  
[--] Month: [-----] -53%  
[--] Months: [------] +947%  
[--] Year: [------] +219%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-12-25  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-03-10  

Mentions by network (24h):
News: [--]
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### Creators: [---] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:white-elephant/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/white-elephant/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[---] unique social accounts have posts mentioning White Elephant in the last [--] hours which is down 13% from [---] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [-----] -1.10%  
[--] Month: [-----] -55%  
[--] Months: [------] +959%  
[--] Year: [------] +188%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-12-25  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-03-10  

The most influential creators that mention White Elephant in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                         | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                         | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@tunemusicalmoments](/creator/youtube/tunemusicalmoments)      | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@h0els0h2v0](/creator/tiktok/h0els0h2v0)                       | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@_selenagonzalez](/creator/tiktok/_selenagonzalez)             | [--]    |            | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@regularshowcn](/creator/youtube/regularshowcn)                | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@cartoonnetwork](/creator/youtube/cartoonnetwork)              | [--]    | [----------] | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@offlinetv](/creator/youtube/offlinetv)                        | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@wraptheworld](/creator/youtube/wraptheworld)                  | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@myheavenlyrecipes](/creator/tiktok/myheavenlyrecipes)         | [--]    | [------]     | [--]    | [-----]       |
| [@mikaelahappas](/creator/youtube/mikaelahappas)                | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@wraptheworld.official](/creator/tiktok/wraptheworld.official) | [--]   | [-------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |

[View More](/list/creators/white-elephant/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 94%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:white-elephant/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/white-elephant/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 94%  
Daily Average: 86%  
[--] Week: 71% -17%  
[--] Month: 87% -6%  
[--] Months: 87% +13%  
[--] Year: 87% +14%  
1-Year High: 100% on 2025-02-22  
1-Year Low: 16% on 2025-06-08  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Gift Exchanges and Holiday Fun: (60%) Posts related to White Elephant gift exchanges, particularly for holidays like Christmas, highlighting funny and unique gift ideas.
- Brand Mentions and Product Features: (20%) Content featuring specific brands or products associated with White Elephant, such as food items or gift products, often with promotional tags.
- Community and Event Engagement: (15%) Discussions about community events, family gatherings, and the positive social aspects of participating in White Elephant activities.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Wasteful or Unnecessary Projects: (4.5%) The term 'white elephant' is used metaphorically to describe large, expensive, and ultimately useless projects or investments, often in infrastructure or government.
- Market Volatility and Economic Concerns: (0.5%) Concerns about market volatility and economic conditions are mentioned in relation to the overall sentiment surrounding the topic.
  

### Top White Elephant Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"@milindarj @PresRajapaksa Rajapaksa is famous for white elephant infrastructure projects which bring zero benefits or income. Sri Lanka is still paying off the loan to Chinese. Eg Lotus tower which charges Rs500 but loan is in Billions Mattala airport which receives one plane a day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/yohes1/status/2023016765895368709) [@yohes1](/creator/x/yohes1) 2026-02-15T12:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@amadaoffor In all honesty he was just a white elephant project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/OBUMNEM93334728/status/2022988234570305783) [@OBUMNEM93334728](/creator/x/OBUMNEM93334728) 2026-02-15T10:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Following are what should be called a white elephant. They burn cash like nobody's business. Mumbai Locals BEST Monorail State Transport No one explains to me how this is a priority when the project is not even being financed or run by the govt. So how is it a white elephant Let the private party financing it run it collect viable fares from passengers. Profit or loss it is the operator's headache. No one explains to me how this is a priority when the project is not even being financed or run by the govt. So how is it a white elephant Let the private party financing it run it collect viable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlokPatel/status/2022966833842884886) [@AlokPatel](/creator/x/AlokPatel) 2026-02-15T09:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"No one explains to me how this is a priority when the project is not even being financed or run by the govt. So how is it a white elephant Let the private party financing it run it collect viable fares from passengers. Profit or loss it is the operator's headache. This is a white elephant. Anything that doesnt promote rapid mass transit shouldnt be a priority for a Mumbai. These are vanity projects which dont solve any problem but are still prioritised. Fail. This is a white elephant. Anything that doesnt promote rapid mass transit shouldnt be a priority for a Mumbai. These are vanity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlokPatel/status/2022966069615612384) [@AlokPatel](/creator/x/AlokPatel) 2026-02-15T09:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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