Ben Sixsmith ✓

@BDSixsmith · Śląsk · joined 26 Oct 2014

Anglo writer in Poland. Online Editor and podcast critic for @TheCriticMag. Subscribe to THE ZONE.

58 502Followers

1 762Following

108 306Posts total

83.5KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. right around the median for its follower range.

Median views3 845this account2 151median for 10K–100K

Reach, %6.57%this account6.48%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %1.68%this account1.54%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	3 845	2 151	1.79×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	6.57%	6.48%	1.01×
Engagement rate	1.68%	1.54%	1.08×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

3.3K4 Sep

1.4K

11.8K

45.1K

1.9K

16.2K

3.8K

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.67%4 Sep

0.51%

2.69%

1.58%

2.26%

4.56%

0.83%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.54%.

What the audience does

Likes84.2%1 679 in total

Reposts8.5%170 in total

Replies2.1%41 in total

Quotes0.9%17 in total

Bookmarks4.4%87 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

I wrote about a glove puppet, the self, and the childhood imagination https://t.co/c45uWtJ0lh 3.8K views · 23 likes · 4 reposts · 3 replies 04 Sep 2026 — I hate England. English people are animals. You're all English bastards. — Okay, leave. — Oh, my goodness! What a discriminatory thing to say! https://t.co/9dKZyDU4LX 16.2K views · 676 likes · 53 reposts · 6 replies 04 Sep 2026 @BDSixsmith It's basically an inquisition. When you understand that, the internal logic reveals itself. 1.9K views · 43 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 04 Sep 2026 It is criminally insane and outrageous for this officer to be sacked over what was (assuming the events have been accurately reported) a mild and logical response to disgraceful provocation. https://t.co/dkM0r44H0Z 45.1K views · 606 likes · 77 reposts · 22 replies 04 Sep 2026 Activist: Hello, I'm, er, John Q. Moneybags and I want to give you a secret donation in the dodgiest way possible. Right-wing politician: Now, THIS is a man I can trust. 11.8K views · 279 likes · 27 reposts · 8 replies 04 Sep 2026 Our political editor @HCH_Hill's Friday column is free for all readers, and this is a typically brilliant piece of clear-eyed realism https://t.co/IfI2MqTqUj 1.4K views · 6 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 I was going to joke that it's time to abolish the police because it damages trust between criminals and normal people but then it struck me that they might actually agree. 3.3K views · 46 likes · 8 reposts · 1 replies 04 Sep 2026