Mayor Kirk Watson ✓

@KirkPWatson · Austin, Texas · joined 07 Jan 2010

Mayor of Austin. Sign up for my weekly newsletter: https://t.co/HrtW3h8A5J

34 773Followers

1 189Following

17 105Posts total

47.2KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

6 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. ordinary reach for its size, weaker reaction than most.

Median views2 734this account2 578median for 10K–100K

Reach, %7.86%this account7.77%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.58%this account1.47%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	2 734	2 578	1.06×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	7.86%	7.77%	1.01×
Engagement rate	0.58%	1.47%	0.40×

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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

2.6K13 Aug

2.9K19 Aug

1.3K31 Aug

8561 Sep

36K2 Sep

3.6K

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

2.13%13 Aug

1.07%19 Aug

0.48%31 Aug

0.58%1 Sep

0.42%2 Sep

0.58%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.47%.

What the audience does

Likes66.3%181 in total

Reposts6.2%17 in total

Replies20.9%57 in total

Quotes4.8%13 in total

Bookmarks1.8%5 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

In 1999, @SouthwestAir helped us give birth to the @AustinAirport we know today. As we move into the future with our #JourneyWithAUS expansion program, Southwest continues to show its commitment to Austin's success. This is great news! 3.6K views · 11 likes · 3 reposts · 6 replies 02 Sep 2026 The lounge is expected to open in late 2027. https://t.co/pPjj2OYrYv https://t.co/3sYRq6KDC8 36K views · 129 likes · 9 reposts · 6 replies 02 Sep 2026 For more than 50 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas has helped young people realize their full potential through mentorships with caring adults that give young folks a sense of belonging and the opportunity to grow into confident, successful members of our https://t 856 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 01 Sep 2026 The North Austin Muslim Community Center, in partnership with the Central Texas Food Bank, has been distributing free groceries to those in need since 2020. Each Sunday, more than 50 volunteers gather give out food. These folks have a heart for public service and love this city. 1.3K views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 31 Aug 2026 In May, I proposed a framework for preventing and regulating data centers in Austin to assure that the City is a careful and thoughtful steward of our water, energy, and land resources and to prevent incompatible land uses in order to protect our residents. I’m pleased that htt 2.9K views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 19 replies 19 Aug 2026 Latest #WatsonWire: I Voted No. Yesterday, the Council passed a budget for the next fiscal year. I didn't vote for it. This budget bothers me. It goes back on some of the actions we’ve taken over the past year to strengthen city government and put affordability first. Just last 2.6K views · 24 likes · 5 reposts · 24 replies 13 Aug 2026