Tony Paley

@tonypaley

Following the horses, PNE & England since 1966. 60 years of hurt. Digital news (sport) & racing editor Guardian https://t.co/QroS9s9GMS

6 925Followers

719Following

35 513Posts total

26.5KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

3 posts from the last 90 days, next to the under 10K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views252this account3 068median for under 10K

Reach, %3.64%this account192.73%median for under 10K

Engagement, %0.24%this account1.51%median for under 10K

Metric	This account	Median for under 10K	Ratio
Median views per post	252	3 068	0.08×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	3.64%	192.73%	0.02×
Engagement rate	0.24%	1.51%	0.16×

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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

26.1K26 Aug

252

21827 Aug

Last 3 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.25%26 Aug

2.38%

0.00%27 Aug

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for under 10K accounts is 1.51%.

What the audience does

Likes73.2%52 in total

Reposts9.9%7 in total

Replies12.7%9 in total

Quotes2.8%2 in total

Bookmarks1.4%1 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

Here in its print slot today ... https://t.co/e2JlF4zYh3 218 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 27 Aug 2026 @tonypaley @Greg_Wood_ Ken was just a lovely bloke and am pleased he had many years to enjoy his retirement. He was so kind to me when I did the occasional freelance shift on the racing desk, as was Chris Hawkins and the late Harry Heymer. All three legends in my eyes! 252 views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 26 Aug 2026 Ken Oliver, my predecessor as Guardian racing editor and a legend of the old days of Fleet Street, has died, reports @Greg_Wood_. Very sad news. I owe him a great deal. https://t.co/tGnK282NyQ 26.1K views · 46 likes · 7 reposts · 9 replies 26 Aug 2026