Steve Kornacki ✓

@SteveKornacki · New York · joined 02 Jun 2009

Chief Data Analyst, NBC News Special correspondent, @RealBackstretch Speaking inquiries: https://t.co/vKeMaAfvIT

628 961Followers

760Following

6 889Posts total

533.6KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views27 081this account4 270median for 100K–1M

Reach, %4.31%this account1.71%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.43%this account1.42%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	27 081	4 270	6.34×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	4.31%	1.71%	2.52×
Engagement rate	0.43%	1.42%	0.31×

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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

85331 Aug

1.8K

34K1 Sep

32K

2952 Sep

44.1K

1.3K

267

1.3K

28.9K4 Sep

27.1K

79.1K5 Sep

44.7K

25.8K

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

1.17%31 Aug

0.44%

0.79%1 Sep

0.40%

1.02%2 Sep

2.52%

0.72%

2.62%

2.09%

0.28%4 Sep

0.38%

0.21%5 Sep

0.16%

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

What the audience does

Likes84.4%2 268 in total

Reposts5.5%147 in total

Replies3.1%84 in total

Quotes1.0%26 in total

Bookmarks6.0%162 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

5 Sep

Daily snapshots since 05 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

Latest posts

Big day for Shug! Two of the 2 year olds he talked up with us this morning have now won today - USS Valor and Pass on By. And Flightress ran 2nd in another. 25.8K views · 40 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Shug McGaughey tells us why to him it was always “Mr. Whittingham” and never Charlie 44.7K views · 56 likes · 8 reposts · 7 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

A Saratoga conversation with a true legend. The Real Players special correspondent Steve Kornacki catches up with Shug McGaughey outside his barn to talk horses, history and a lifetime in the game. 🏇 https://t.co/6frXeeHAqU 79.1K views · 133 likes · 16 reposts · 10 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

These guys have been putting out great stuff that brings the backstretch to life - what a terrific look at this year's Derby week: 27.1K views · 91 likes · 9 reposts · 2 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Behind the scenes at the 152nd Kentucky Derby. 🎥🏇 Filmed and produced by Alex Gonzalez, who did an incredible job capturing the people, energy and stories behind Derby Week. A special thank-you to @DerbyMedia, @HorseRacingKK and the entire @ChurchillDowns team for opening http 28.9K views · 64 likes · 12 reposts · 1 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@SteveKornacki Are you going to be livestreaming on Election Night in Nov? 1.3K views · 26 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@SteveKornacki I still mourn all the Christmas Tree Shops :( 267 views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@SteveKornacki Kind of like the old days . . . Suffolk Downs (MA) during the day and Rockingham Park (NH) at night. The New England Daily Double!! 1.3K views · 8 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

We had a lot of fun with MA last night (even though I was saddened to find out from viewers that the Shrewsbury Christmas Tree Shop is no longer there). And we're not done yet! Remaining schedule Tuesday 9/8: New Hampshire Wednesday 9/9: Rhode Island* (*might be *very* quick) 44.1K views · 1K likes · 23 reposts · 42 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@SteveKornacki Outstanding Massachusetts primary coverage..plus your local insights. Five stars ⭐️ Watching on ROKU from the East Bay of RI. 295 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Going live now… 32K views · 111 likes · 11 reposts · 4 replies 01 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Live in 2 hours: Markey-Moulton, MA-1, MA-6, MA-8, GOP Gov and whatever else the night may bring. Link is below, come on along and please share it far and wide! 34K views · 235 likes · 25 reposts · 7 replies 01 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@SteveKornacki Can't wait for the hometown anecdotes from the goat 1.8K views · 8 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@SteveKornacki @SteveKornacki just a kid from Groton 👑 853 views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Our just-the-results livestream returns tomorrow night for Episode 19: Massachusetts We'll go live at 7:45. They don't report votes by county, so get your maps out, study up on the Commonwealth's 351 cities and towns, and join in! https://t.co/JuC22JhnYK https://t.co/JuC22JhnYK 212K views · 432 likes · 42 reposts · 8 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

We released all six episodes of my podcast, The Revolution, a few weeks ago. Then we heard from our main character, and he wanted to talk. And so here is the Episode 7 we hadn’t originally planned on: Newt Gingrich https://t.co/zw0xks1MoM 0 views · 681 likes · 246 reposts · 176 replies 05 Dec 2022 · Open on X →