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Smithsonian ✓

@smithsonian · Washington, DC · joined 22 Mar 2008

We're not a museum. We're 21 of them! (Plus a zoo & 9 research centers.) Find visiting info at https://t.co/DUhPwllAU8 | Legal: https://t.co/m1RRg3okOi

2 223 759Followers
302Following
25 355Posts total
6.5MViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Today, Aug. 7, Smithsonian museums and locations on the National Mall are open. We look forward to seeing you! Plan your visit: https://t.co/TI6nGLiv1M https://t.co/kAuWcb7kH2
Photo of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building. Banners on both sides celebrate the 250 of the Declaration of Independence.
17K views · 54 likes · 75 reposts · 66 replies Open on X →
Today, Aug. 6, the following Smithsonian locations on the National Mall are closed due to a mechanical issue: @SmithsonianNMAI, @hirshhorn, @NatAsianArt, @si_africanart, the Smithsonian Castle, Arts and Industries Building, and the Ripley Center. We will share updates at 17.5K views · 29 likes · 17 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →
@smithsonian You are racist idiots. 543 views · 55 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →
@smithsonian @NationalZoo You want to be ashamed of yourself, you bigots! 140 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →
@smithsonian @NationalZoo Smithsonian is shitsonian 260 views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →
@smithsonian @smithsonian is this shit real? https://t.co/AZkfSak6pz 665 views · 57 likes · 5 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →
@EricLDaugh The wonderful chart from the Smithsonian attacking whiteness. https://t.co/NzE1UaQegA 7.2K views · 273 likes · 61 reposts · 19 replies Open on X →
@smithsonian @NationalZoo https://t.co/I5ylNEB7Pj 374 views · 11 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →
Smithsonian's "white supremacy" list: ✅ individualism, self-reliance ✅ nuclear family structures ✅ rational, linear thinking ✅ work before you play ✅ plan for the future ✅ protect property ✅ avoid conflicts ✅ manage time ✅ be polite https://t.co/rDTU6m6Lpf 6M views · 34.5K likes · 8.6K reposts · 2K replies Open on X →
@smithsonian Accountability now. https://t.co/fsd5UR1m15 1.1K views · 72 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →
"A sweeping new White House report concluded that the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) has become a taxpayer-backed institution of 'ideological capture' and 'extreme political activism.'" https://t.co/foAsSoPoaB 314.7K views · 9.6K likes · 2.9K reposts · 1.5K replies Open on X →
Due to inclement weather, today, Monday, Mar. 16, Smithsonian museums in the DC area including our National Zoo will close at 2 p.m. ET. For updates, visit our website. https://t.co/dTRIrmpUDJ 29.7K views · 91 likes · 176 reposts · 259 replies Open on X →
Museums and research centers in the Washington, DC, area are open today, Wednesday, Jan. 28, at their regularly scheduled times. Our National Zoo will open at 10 a.m. Some museums may offer limited menus in their cafes. Plan your visit: https://t.co/SCCmB06Qmt Our @NationalZoo h
Four cheetah cubs and one adult cheetah standing on snow-covered ground under a clear sky.
23.2K views · 171 likes · 51 reposts · 67 replies Open on X →
The National Zoo and Smithsonian museums in the Washington, DC, area are closed on Tuesday, Jan. 27, due to inclement weather. We welcome you to explore https://t.co/dTRIrmpUDJ where we are always open. Image: Our National Museum of African American History and Culture is http
Snow-covered branches in front of the golden façade of the National Museum of African American History and Culture under a clear blue sky.
19.7K views · 59 likes · 21 reposts · 25 replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

2 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 1M–10M follower range. right around the median for its follower range.

Median views17 234this account14 648median for 1M–10M
Reach, %0.77%this account0.74%median for 1M–10M
Engagement, %0.73%this account0.70%median for 1M–10M
MetricThis accountMedian for 1M–10MRatio
Median views per post17 23414 6481.18×
Reach (views ÷ followers)0.77%0.74%1.05×
Engagement rate0.73%0.70%1.05×

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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

19.7K26 Jan
23.2K28 Jan
29.7K16 Mar
314.7K6 Jul
1.1K7 Jul
6M21 Jul
374
7.2K
665
260
14022 Jul
543
17.5K6 Aug
17K7 Aug

Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.54%26 Jan
1.28%28 Jan
1.78%16 Mar
4.51%6 Jul
6.54%7 Jul
0.76%21 Jul
3.48%
5.03%
9.62%
2.69%
2.14%22 Jul
10.50%
0.31%6 Aug
1.15%7 Aug

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 1M–10M accounts is 0.70%.

What the audience does

Likes72.3%44 930 in total
Reposts19.2%11 945 in total
Replies6.3%3 923 in total
Quotes2.1%1 296 in total
Bookmarks0.0%26 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

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Daily snapshots since 21 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

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