Nihal Arthanayake

@TherealNihal · In front of a mic. · joined 21 Jan 2009

Whatever you do NEVER vote for Reform.

105 839Followers

1 701Following

107 526Posts total

74.3KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Nihal Arthanayake@TherealNihal17 Sep

Proof, if proof were needed, that racists are total idiots. 12.8K views · 222 likes · 32 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Nihal Arthanayake@TherealNihal16 Sep

This might be one of the most eloquent responses I have read from an artist to one of the most divisive issues of our age. Thank you @MylesSmithUK https://t.co/fabhme0t6C 23.8K views · 52 likes · 8 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

Nihal Arthanayake@TherealNihal16 Sep

I have known @edsheeran for many years and he is without a doubt one of the most decent, empathetic humans I have met. 26.4K views · 135 likes · 5 reposts · 140 replies Open on X →

Nihal Arthanayake@TherealNihal15 Sep

It's as if they're just a bunch of useless grifters. Who knew...... 11.4K views · 133 likes · 12 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Nihal Arthanayake@TherealNihal4 Jan 2021

This is one of my best mates Simon de Winter. COVID killed him at 9.24am on the 30th December. His parents wanted you to see this picture of him. Not just a number. Please observe the rules. https://t.co/9FpN7GrgtH

0 views · 4K likes · 331 reposts · 346 replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views18 288this account6 273median for 100K–1M

Reach, %17.28%this account1.68%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %1.20%this account0.98%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	18 288	6 273	2.92×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	17.28%	1.68%	10.3×
Engagement rate	1.20%	0.98%	1.23×

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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

11.4K15 Sep

26.4K16 Sep

23.8K

12.8K17 Sep

Last 4 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.30%15 Sep

1.10%16 Sep

0.29%

2.02%17 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.98%.

What the audience does

Likes69.3%542 in total

Reposts7.3%57 in total

Replies19.6%153 in total

Quotes1.7%13 in total

Bookmarks2.2%17 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.