Matt Frei

@mattfrei · Washington, DC · joined 18 Nov 2009

Now Channel 4 Presenter and Europe Editor. Author of Italy the Unfinished Revolution and Only in America. Still husband of 1 and father of 4.

83 900Followers

1 988Following

16 149Posts total

87.3KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

1 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views67 997this account3 137median for 10K–100K

Reach, %81.05%this account10.26%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.30%this account1.47%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	67 997	3 137	21.7×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	81.05%	10.26%	7.90×
Engagement rate	0.30%	1.47%	0.20×

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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

2.3K7 Oct

4.2K30 Oct

9.3K9 Feb

3.6K26 Mar

68K12 Jul

Last 5 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.48%7 Oct

0.46%30 Oct

1.80%9 Feb

0.37%26 Mar

0.30%12 Jul

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

What the audience does

Likes71.9%304 in total

Reposts11.6%49 in total

Replies13.2%56 in total

Quotes1.4%6 in total

Bookmarks1.9%8 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

so sad to hear about the BBC’s legendary David Willey. We shared the Rome bureau from 91-96. He was so kind and wise, loved and understood Italy, knew his Popes, was fascinated by the Vatican’s intrigue and combined the best voice on radio with an arched eyebrow. RIP caro amico! 68K views · 180 likes · 14 reposts · 8 replies 12 Jul 2026 https://t.co/1e3tRrBtim 3.6K views · 5 likes · 4 reposts · 4 replies 26 Mar 2026 When the PM was in Beijing he said the issue of Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment had been mentioned to Xi JinPing. Little detail on how robustly. The fact that Lai, a UK citizen, still got 20 years speaks volumes!! 9.3K views · 103 likes · 25 reposts · 36 replies 09 Feb 2026 watch @Channel4News on Xi Trump and we have BREAKING NEWS on Andrew Windsor 4.2K views · 9 likes · 5 reposts · 5 replies 30 Oct 2025 Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture 2025 delivered by Matt Frei https://t.co/nKQ83Wj74C via @RTS_Media https://t.co/nKQ83Wj74C 2.3K views · 7 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies 07 Oct 2025