The Real Mike Rowe ✓

@mikeroweworks · joined 19 Dec 2008

I'm only dirty on the outside. Watch my new show People You Should Know on my @YouTube Channel. @PYSKshow

697 702Followers

238Following

3 236Posts total

529KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

11 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. reaches fewer people than peers, but engages them much harder.

Median views8 217this account4 270median for 100K–1M

Reach, %1.18%this account1.71%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %5.79%this account1.42%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	8 217	4 270	1.92×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	1.18%	1.71%	0.69×
Engagement rate	5.79%	1.42%	4.08×

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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

40.1K13 Aug

25.6K27 Aug

49.6K30 Aug

276

12731 Aug

107

34.2K2 Sep

359.1K

5.4K

8.2K

6.1K

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

5.79%13 Aug

8.23%27 Aug

2.46%30 Aug

2.90%

4.72%31 Aug

3.74%

2.52%2 Sep

5.87%

10.33%

17.35%

10.45%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.42%.

What the audience does

Likes83.0%25 910 in total

Reposts9.3%2 895 in total

Replies3.8%1 197 in total

Quotes0.7%232 in total

Bookmarks3.2%997 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

@mikeroweworks Whatever Mike Rowe is taking, I want some. Just when you least expect it, Mr. Rowe, drops another dissertation-level dad lecture on some poor unsuspecting internet troll. To all the trolls out there, please keep up the good work. Mike Rowe becomes Hemingway when 6.1K views · 621 likes · 15 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@mikeroweworks I don't always read the whole post, but when I do, it's Mike Rowe. 8.2K views · 1.4K likes · 11 reposts · 20 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@mikeroweworks Ps you’re the only dude I will read online who has this long of a post. 🤣 5.4K views · 549 likes · 1 reposts · 11 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

A man dressed like Captain America who calls himself “Chrisp LikeTheChicken” believes me to be a hypocrite. He writes… "Mike - People don’t accuse you of hypocrisy because you don’t offer scholarships to four-year schools. You’re a hypocrite because you preach to be for the http 359.1K views · 17.8K likes · 2.1K reposts · 1K replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

https://t.co/zDHxt2k0OI I was eleven when I saw this ad, and I remembered it vividly seven years later, when my guidance counselor told me I’d be screwed without a four-year degree. "President Lincoln didn't need one,” I said, “why do I?" Mr. Dunbar looked at me like I was an 34.2K views · 719 likes · 112 reposts · 25 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@mikeroweworks Another home run for Episode 500. Such an interesting dynamic between those two. I listened to the Ethan interview with my 10 year old grandson. He was intrigued once I told him Ethan’s age, listened intently and we both were ‘WOW’ about his knowledge. Great work! 107 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@mikeroweworks Great podcast. 127 views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@mikeroweworks God bless you, Mike. You're a force for the good. 276 views · 8 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 30 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

A couple weeks ago on the podcast, I talked very candidly to Ethan Thornton about the challenges of running a billion-dollar defense company at such a critical time for America. The response to his appearance was overwhelming. Like me, people were encouraged and inspired by what 49.6K views · 1K likes · 159 reposts · 15 replies 30 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Hi Karsci, You’re very welcome. Letters like this mean a lot. Not just to me and my team, but to the many individuals and companies who support mikeroweWORKS. Without their help, we couldn’t have assisted you, and I know the people who support my program appreciate hearing from h 25.6K views · 1.8K likes · 280 reposts · 35 replies 27 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Postcards From the Edge I meant to post these photos last week on my flight back from Alaska, but I feel asleep on the plane shortly after snapping this image of Mt. McKinley, which is pretty unusual, given the fact that it’s normally shrouded in mist and clouds. I slept the htt 40.1K views · 2K likes · 240 reposts · 60 replies 13 Aug 2026 · Open on X →