Richard Gowan

@RichardGowan1 · New York · joined 29 Aug 2011

Program Director, Global Issues and Institutions @crisisgroup, with long history of UN-watching @ecfr, @nyuCIC, @UNUCPR & @WPReview

54 683Followers

4 080Following

54 157Posts total

125KViews 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 views4 519this account1 195median for 10K–100K

Reach, %8.26%this account3.80%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.65%this account2.00%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	4 519	1 195	3.78×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	8.26%	3.80%	2.17×
Engagement rate	0.65%	2.00%	0.32×

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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

94.6K12 Sep

664

339

434

3.3K28 Aug

3.4K29 Aug

6.2K3 Sep

7K4 Sep

Last 10 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%12 Sep

0.90%

0.88%

1.38%

0.24%28 Aug

0.82%29 Aug

0.18%3 Sep

1.51%

0.48%

0.85%4 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 2.00%.

What the audience does

Likes69.9%392 in total

Reposts8.0%45 in total

Replies13.7%77 in total

Quotes2.7%15 in total

Bookmarks5.7%32 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 the spirit of fostering compromise and consensus in the #UNGA, I suggest @UN (i) uses the new map that shows Africa and other regions more fairly; but (ii) renames literally every geographical feature "America". https://t.co/yf2d0zIw9G 7K views · 47 likes · 5 reposts · 4 replies 04 Sep 2026 In the meantime, the UNSG selection process is too long but - if new candidates jump in - could also be too short, and is about as transparent as split pea soup. 5K views · 19 likes · 3 reposts · 2 replies 03 Sep 2026 Peak @UN acronym game. Q: Where do you work? A: UNICLI Q: Uniquely... what? https://t.co/Km0ziGRVTg 4K views · 49 likes · 6 reposts · 3 replies 03 Sep 2026 The @WHO Director General competition process is far too long and is already paralysing or lame-ducking parts of the institution. In contrast the executive director selection process @GlobalFund is far too short and lacks transparency https://t.co/XE7PgDbcic 6.2K views · 7 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 Nice summary of the headlines from @CrisisGroup's "Causes of Peace" from @PeaceNascimento 🙏🙏🙏 3.4K views · 22 likes · 6 reposts · 0 replies 29 Aug 2026 🕊️📑For this week's #FridayReading, I am sharing the 2026 @CrisisGroup research brief 𝐶𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑟𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟. The title refers to historian Paul W. Schroeder's observation: “Wars sometimes just happen; peace is always caused.” https://t.co/84ALNYQBZZ 3.3K views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 28 Aug 2026 @RichardGowan1 @sherwiebp #NoFilter 434 views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 12 Sep 2023 @RichardGowan1 @sherwiebp You made my day. There’s a saying in Spanish that all jokes have a pinch of truth. 339 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 12 Sep 2023 @RichardGowan1 @sherwiebp We can relate 664 views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 12 Sep 2023 OK, what do I really think of #UNGA? Pre-recording an interview on #UNG78 with @sherwiebp this morning, I went a little off script. (Only joking 😉) https://t.co/MOAV3aKk9r 94.6K views · 229 likes · 22 reposts · 65 replies 12 Sep 2023