The Why Files ✓

@OMGTheWhyFiles · Las Vegas, NV · joined 17 Sep 2020

A unique channel for people fascinated (obsessed) with the weird & unexplainable -- but still want to know the truth. Welcome home.

112 269Followers

51Following

2 086Posts total

425.8KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

11 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. shown to more people than peers of the same size.

Median views12 827this account4 682median for 100K–1M

Reach, %11.43%this account1.95%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %1.46%this account1.48%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	12 827	4 682	2.74×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	11.43%	1.95%	5.86×
Engagement rate	1.46%	1.48%	0.98×

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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

37827 Mar

406

384

53.4K21 Jul

45.1K25 Jul

73.1K5 Aug

12.9K6 Aug

12.8K18 Aug

11.1K3 Sep

10.8K

79.2K

1.9K

912

5.1K

Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.26%27 Mar

0.25%

0.78%

0.03%21 Jul

1.70%25 Jul

1.45%5 Aug

0.12%6 Aug

0.58%18 Aug

0.88%3 Sep

0.63%

2.17%

3.27%

2.08%

3.60%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.48%.

What the audience does

Likes91.6%3 923 in total

Reposts1.4%62 in total

Replies5.5%234 in total

Quotes0.3%11 in total

Bookmarks1.2%51 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

@OMGTheWhyFiles Dude, AJ interviews people. You have a problem with the people he interviews. Take it up with the person he interviewed. 5.1K views · 178 likes · 1 reposts · 6 replies 03 Sep 2026 @OMGTheWhyFiles One, Great response. You do such a good job modeling respectful social media interaction. Two, is it sad I got hung up on you not using the Oxford comma? That’s it. That’s my reply. 912 views · 17 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 @OMGTheWhyFiles AJ is pure class. What a guy. 1.9K views · 61 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 Replying publicly intentionally. Aidan, you sound great. Intelligent, informed and kind. But my show is not about debates or "setting the record straight". I provide some counter-arguments at the end, but what you believe is up to you. I've been clear that I don't believe in 79.2K views · 1.7K likes · 19 reposts · 47 replies 03 Sep 2026 @KaySmytheHill you've got chickens. I've got ammo. Hill x Gentile team up. 10.8K views · 64 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies 03 Sep 2026 Congrats, Mitch! Next time you're in town, steaks and smokes are on me. 11.1K views · 94 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies 03 Sep 2026 Dream come true in Vegas: while in town to shoot @OMGTheWhyFiles we renewed our nuptials with Elvis officiating. I had tix to see Elvis at age 12. He died 5 days before the concert. This night: sang 'God Save the Queen' with the King.🖤 https://t.co/Xlt93gfsfv 12.8K views · 67 likes · 0 reposts · 6 replies 18 Aug 2026 Fans of @OMGTheWhyFiles are not down for this IYKYK 12.9K views · 11 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies 06 Aug 2026 Just a couple of old New York City street rats smoking a butt. Thanks for the light, @MitchHorowitz 🔥 https://t.co/ZuZ7NmkV3J 73.1K views · 975 likes · 19 reposts · 68 replies 05 Aug 2026 At the end of every basement interview, I break down the conversation. I address big claims and tell you what I could prove and what I couldn't. I push back gently during the conversation but rarely. It's a storytelling show. I want to hear the story. Not interested in debating. 45.1K views · 667 likes · 14 reposts · 84 replies 25 Jul 2026 Why has @OMGTheWhyFiles done such a huge 180 lately? What happened to "There's always a book" and "DOPSR approved whistleblowers"? Hardly any, if any pushback at all. 53.4K views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 4 replies 21 Jul 2026 @OMGTheWhyFiles Skinny Jeans Batman 💪🏽 384 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 27 Mar 2023 @OMGTheWhyFiles It's the Caped Crusader trying to locate one word about the workers' riots in France on Mainstream Media!! (Don't give 'em any ideas here in the USA!) 406 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 27 Mar 2023 @OMGTheWhyFiles The Man Bat 378 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 27 Mar 2023 O M G Original link to Zeb's tiktok: https://t.co/UuWjfyTALd https://t.co/LaD0FgH1ZX 118.3K views · 122 likes · 4 reposts · 12 replies 27 Mar 2023