Anna Tong

@annatonger

@Forbes reporter covering artificial intelligence and technology. Signal: 6504683913 / atong@forbes.com

8 395Followers

1 018Following

761Posts total

389.5KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

4 posts from the last 90 days, next to the under 10K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views6 954this account2 557median for under 10K

Reach, %82.83%this account165.97%median for under 10K

Engagement, %0.24%this account1.60%median for under 10K

Metric	This account	Median for under 10K	Ratio
Median views per post	6 954	2 557	2.72×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	82.83%	165.97%	0.50×
Engagement rate	0.24%	1.60%	0.15×

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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

374.6K1 Sep

6.7K

7.2K

942

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

0.30%1 Sep

0.10%

0.17%

0.32%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for under 10K accounts is 1.60%.

What the audience does

Likes58.5%1 046 in total

Reposts3.1%56 in total

Replies2.2%39 in total

Quotes1.3%23 in total

Bookmarks34.9%625 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

@annatonger @AfterQuery Data labeling still commanding that kind of valuation shows how much of the AI stack still depends on unglamorous, unsolved infrastructure work. 942 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@annatonger @garrytan @AfterQuery now is it different from mercor? it’s got the exact same interface 7.2K views · 12 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@annatonger @AfterQuery I'm going to create BeforeQuery ;) joke - congrays. One day people of all ages will understand, age doesn't mean a single thing. It's the lessons you learn and the experiences you have that matter. 6.7K views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

AI data labeling company @AfterQuery is now valued at $3.2 billion, sources say, 10xing its valuation since April. That would make it the fastest YC company to go from inception -> unicorn. Oh, and its founders are 22 and 23 years old. https://t.co/fjALTcrR1s 374.6K views · 1K likes · 56 reposts · 39 replies 01 Sep 2026 · Open on X →