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This Is My Emergency Contact Trend, also known as Emergency Contact TikTok Trend, refers to a viral trend where users share funny videos of their partners, who are their emergency contacts, showcasing the often humorous and questionable choices they make in designating who will hold this role in their lives. The trend started in early late January 2025, especially on TikTok and later on Instagram Reels.

Origin

On January 31st, 2025, TikTok^[1] user @paiz2610 posted a video humorously showing her husband playing with a yoga ball, writing “Realizing I changed my emergency contact from my mom to this man.” The video amassed over 28 million plays and 5.7 million likes in a week. (seen below)

Spread

In the following days, numerous TikTok users joined in on the trend, sharing their own "emergency contact" candidates. For instance, on February 10th, 2025, user @sullivang^[2] posted a video of her partner playing in the snow (seen below), captioning “my emergency contact,” which amassed over 68 million plays and 8 million likes in three days.

The trend became popular all over the world, as TikTok^[3] user @carolinadiazof posted on February 10th, 2025, a Spanish-captioned written “Mi contacto de emergencia,” which amassed over 12 million plays and 1 million likes in three days.

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