Derek Sivers ✓

@sivers · New Zealand · joined 25 Mar 2007

Author, explorer, xenophile, programmer, netizen, conversationalist. Former musician and entrepreneur. Everything is at https://t.co/fuY6AJRuz5

285 686Followers

9 015Following

9 751Posts total

903KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views11 276this account4 270median for 100K–1M

Reach, %3.95%this account1.71%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.61%this account1.42%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	11 276	4 270	2.64×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	3.95%	1.71%	2.31×
Engagement rate	0.61%	1.42%	0.43×

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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

206.5K18 Aug

7.3K

30K

1.9K19 Aug

11.3K

116K31 Aug

11.3K3 Sep

505.3K

9.9K

2.2K

1.2K

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

0.34%18 Aug

0.07%

1.10%

0.16%19 Aug

0.08%

0.61%31 Aug

1.00%3 Sep

0.41%

1.72%

0.94%

1.02%

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

What the audience does

Likes57.6%3 495 in total

Reposts5.6%342 in total

Replies3.4%208 in total

Quotes1.7%104 in total

Bookmarks31.6%1 914 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

@sivers In India, great doctors are often shaped by their early years in rural postings, where they develop immense patience and gain extensive clinical practice. 1.2K views · 12 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@sivers This is what I meant https://t.co/6HCEhwrmRk 2.2K views · 21 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@sivers My experience in India was similar. Some of them are exceptionally talented, some of them are exceptionally exploitative and grotesque, and some of them are exceptionally kind. I think of India as more like a planet than as a country... 9.9K views · 158 likes · 7 reposts · 5 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

https://t.co/jUblBHCFiK 505.3K views · 1.7K likes · 238 reposts · 77 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Bangalore India hospital flow: https://t.co/ERjCLaxkAY 11.3K views · 91 likes · 13 reposts · 7 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Notes from Bangalore, India, where I spent most of two weeks in a hospital, and the rest with friends: https://t.co/510IKCnP6A 116K views · 618 likes · 20 reposts · 61 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@sivers I’ve been doing this same process with my camper van. First trip was air mattress on the bare floor. It was cold and the bed was in the way. Added insulation, heater, and raised bed platform. Needed storage and a sink for brushing teeth. Built a kitchenette.. Been grea 11.3K views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies 19 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@sivers This is awesome! 1.9K views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 19 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

https://t.co/xZ0CkqyW3Q 30K views · 282 likes · 22 reposts · 20 replies 18 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@sivers Thank so much for sharing! Any pictures you’re comfortable sharing? 7.3K views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 18 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Building without predicting. (The story of how I built my perfect home.) https://t.co/R3j4JxAR2H 206.5K views · 606 likes · 42 reposts · 34 replies 18 Aug 2026 · Open on X →