Shelby Holliday

@shelbyholliday · New York, NY · joined 14 Nov 2008

@WSJ senior video & national security correspondent. Colorado native. Sunset fanatic. Signal: sholliday.25

20 784Followers

2 444Following

19 420Posts total

92.8KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views4 842this account2 578median for 10K–100K

Reach, %23.30%this account7.77%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %1.04%this account1.47%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	4 842	2 578	1.88×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	23.30%	7.77%	3.00×
Engagement rate	1.04%	1.47%	0.71×

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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

73.7K28 Aug

1.4K29 Aug

5.5K

4.2K30 Aug

7681 Sep

7.2K3 Sep

Last 6 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.09%28 Aug

0.98%29 Aug

0.53%

2.21%30 Aug

1.17%1 Sep

0.54%3 Sep

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

What the audience does

Likes76.2%764 in total

Reposts19.6%196 in total

Replies1.4%14 in total

Quotes1.3%13 in total

Bookmarks1.5%15 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

When the U.S. launched its campaign against Iran 6 months ago, Defense Secretary Hegseth promised a quick, decisive blow that would avoid a long entanglement. Now, he is quietly extending l deployments in a sign that the conflict could drag well into 2027. https://t.co/e1Qzj5nQ27 7.2K views · 21 likes · 13 reposts · 2 replies 03 Sep 2026 Breaking - the U.S. is carrying out more strikes as it remains in a protracted battle with Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/KCJ1xrCQ7u 768 views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies 01 Sep 2026 America’s adversaries are well aware of the impact the Iran war has had on the U.S. military. It’s important for American citizens to know about the impact too. 4.2K views · 71 likes · 19 reposts · 1 replies 30 Aug 2026 👀 5.5K views · 25 likes · 4 reposts · 0 replies 29 Aug 2026 The U.S. has rushed so many munitions to the Middle East to fight Iran that military planners are concerned the loss of firepower is diminishing America’s ability to defend against potential threats from China and Russia. https://t.co/WCf1o36ITL W @mgordonwsj @laraseligman 1.4K views · 9 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies 29 Aug 2026 Massive Expansion At China’s ‘Area 51’ China is rapidly expanding a secretive airbase in the northwest of the country that is loosely akin to America’s top-secret proving ground at Area 51. The facility is used to test experimental platforms and next-generation combat aircraft, 73.7K views · 631 likes · 157 reposts · 8 replies 28 Aug 2026