Matthew Chance

@mchancecnn · joined 08 Jun 2009

CNN Chief Global Affairs Correspondent

73 460Followers

2 025Following

5 884Posts total

181.8KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. ordinary reach for its size, weaker reaction than most.

Median views2 292this account949median for 10K–100K

Reach, %3.12%this account3.23%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.96%this account2.00%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	2 292	949	2.42×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	3.12%	3.23%	0.97×
Engagement rate	0.96%	2.00%	0.48×

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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

41.4K21 Feb

659

10224 Mar

8623 Apr

2.6K5 Aug

2.6K20 Aug

130.8K5 Sep

669

340

294

2.3K

Last 11 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.32%21 Feb

1.06%

3.92%24 Mar

3.49%23 Apr

0.23%5 Aug

0.23%20 Aug

0.17%5 Sep

1.49%

2.65%

3.06%

0.96%

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

What the audience does

Likes49.8%239 in total

Reposts14.8%71 in total

Replies20.8%100 in total

Quotes5.2%25 in total

Bookmarks9.4%45 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

Followers by day

6 Sep

Daily snapshots since 06 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

Latest posts

The two american negotiators have now arrived at Kremlin for talks with Putin https://t.co/XHAuLyb66C 2.3K views · 16 likes · 6 reposts · 0 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@mchancecnn He Russia, if you’re listening…… Please keep him. 294 views · 9 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@mchancecnn Don't be so gullible. Putin does not want peace, and that's not why these guys are in Moscow. 340 views · 8 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@mchancecnn OMG and they're so stylish too! I'm glad we keep sending the same self-dealing people multiple years on. They're making progress keep it up 669 views · 8 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Moscow in renewed peace bid, are met by Kremlin envoy Kiril Dmitriev.. watch #CNN https://t.co/ZqLi5gfYGf 130.8K views · 113 likes · 47 reposts · 47 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

EXCLUSIVE: CNN talks to Ukrainian-born tycoon targeted in Monaco bomb attack. https://t.co/VEGsrTA3zQ 2.6K views · 3 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies 20 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

‘Black widows’: Women accused of marrying Russian army recruits to claim death payouts https://t.co/tHDovI6EVc 2.6K views · 4 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 05 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@mchancecnn She might not be my favourite person, but I think she's right 86 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 23 Apr 2025 · Open on X →

@mchancecnn Maria, any time spent talking to CNN is wasted time. It wasn't quite so bad when Jim Clancy was there, occasionally telling the truth. 102 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 24 Mar 2024 · Open on X →

@mchancecnn Vodka Barbie chastises journalist for doing his job. 659 views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 21 Feb 2024 · Open on X →

“Stop spreading fake news” https://t.co/SACBvtDMI0 41.4K views · 66 likes · 11 reposts · 50 replies 21 Feb 2024 · Open on X →