Hugo Gye

@HugoGye · SW1A · joined 29 Oct 2011

British political correspondent, @TheEconomist. Chairman of the @housmansoc. Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg. Get in touch: hugogye@economist.com

34 696Followers

1 591Following

38 350Posts total

39.5KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

6 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views6 963this account2 896median for 10K–100K

Reach, %20.07%this account9.51%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.27%this account1.56%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	6 963	2 896	2.40×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	20.07%	9.51%	2.11×
Engagement rate	0.27%	1.56%	0.18×

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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

6.1K20 Aug

8.7K26 Aug

5.1K

1.5K27 Aug

7.8K

10.2K28 Aug

Last 6 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.34%20 Aug

0.08%26 Aug

0.12%

0.20%27 Aug

0.90%

1.49%28 Aug

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.56%.

What the audience does

Likes57.3%196 in total

Reposts3.5%12 in total

Replies12.6%43 in total

Quotes2.3%8 in total

Bookmarks24.3%83 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

Recently finished this very thought-provoking book - particularly like how frank @Jeremy_Hunt is about his own failure (at times) to deliver on what he knew would be best long-term https://t.co/GBfgQX6hc9 10.2K views · 131 likes · 2 reposts · 18 replies 28 Aug 2026 'Like it or not, Britain’s strengths lie in its knowledge-based services. Arty advertisers, pedantic lawyers and boisterous bankers keep the economy afloat.' @TheEconomist explains why 'reindustrialisation' is at best pointless and at worst damaging: https://t.co/KvyFxHwehp 7.8K views · 41 likes · 10 reposts · 14 replies 27 Aug 2026 Don't freak out about AI cybersecurity risks, Ciaran Martin writes in @TheEconomist - but do use AI as a wake-up call for how poorly prepared we are for existing dangers: https://t.co/j7ozmL6fpI https://t.co/Ed7vw3NKjU 1.5K views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 27 Aug 2026 PM: "We need wealth creation and the best wealth creators not just forging their path here, but staying here" plus: "I’ve deliberately talked about public control rather than necessarily nationalisation" 5.1K views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies 26 Aug 2026 New: Burnham seeks to calm business nerves ahead of Budget - "acutely aware" of tough conditions facing companies. Plus how he hopes how an EU deal (summit expected in November) will "add percentage points" to growth. Exclusive @FT interview https://t.co/Iwhpcyg8BR 8.7K views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies 26 Aug 2026 Robert Jenrick is on a mission to make Reform UK more professional His welfare policy announcement this week was an impressive piece of work But, as I write in @TheEconomist, there's a very long way to go in getting Reform fit for power https://t.co/Gs3BIoVhKf 6.1K views · 17 likes · 0 reposts · 4 replies 20 Aug 2026