@baratundeBaratunde Thurston

Tech, politics, humor Speaker • Writer • Host • Earthling '26 Webby Winner

card updated Oct 10, 2026 · 10 clips parsed · following 341 · 106,900 likes total

Engagement12.38%above average

Account summary

@baratunde has 10,700 followers and 165 videos. Across the 10 parsed clips the average is 2,770 views and 319 likes. Engagement to views is 12.38%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−0.41 pp). Posts roughly 1.0 times a week. An average clip reaches 26% of the follower count.

Followers

10.7K

+0 in period

Engagement

12.38%

−0.41 pp newer half

Average views

2.8K

median 1.2K

Likes per clip

319

12 comments avg

Shares / saves

12 / 21

0.75% of viewers save

Posting rate

1.0 / wk

reach 26% of followers

Latest clips

10 collected

Minneapolis St Paul is under attack by our government. Dear MPLS There — @baratunde

1.6K1:01Minneapolis St Paul is under attack by our government. Dear MPLS There’s a movement being spearheaded by a group of Quak173114

Before the machine age, Black people were the machines. And then… we w — @baratunde

1.8K2:58Before the machine age, Black people were the machines. And then… we woke up. A few weeks ago, I stood onstage at #afrot241111522

I’m sorry. This is what happens when I’m up all night sick after seein — @baratunde

6811:36I’m sorry. This is what happens when I’m up all night sick after seeing @Cynthia Erivo live in Palm Springs. I imagine D29314

Let’s slow down. People pushing tech assume everything is better when — @baratunde

1.2K2:01Let’s slow down. People pushing tech assume everything is better when it’s faster. Time to question that and move at the1686117

Link in bio for my highlights from Ken Burns’s #theamericanrevolution — @baratunde

1.2K1:34Link in bio for my highlights from Ken Burns’s #theamericanrevolution series on @PBS . Gen. Howe was Team America in the129539

We’ve been lied to about the American Revolution. But @kenlburns on @p — @baratunde

17.1K2:48We’ve been lied to about the American Revolution. But @kenlburns on @pbs just reminded us that this country began with I1.9K69101132

We need a community organizer for the ultra wealthy, and some despot i — @baratunde

1.6K2:28We need a community organizer for the ultra wealthy, and some despot insurance, because their inability to stand togethe2525114

Much love to and beautiful spirits that are and who I got to share a s — @baratunde

1.1K1:38Much love to and beautiful spirits that are and who I got to share a session with. Let’s use this moment to truly get fr138101

Thanks to for bringing me to Burlington Vermont. I learned that takes — @baratunde

1.2K1:30Thanks to for bringing me to Burlington Vermont. I learned that takes out his own recycling, the teachers and students h1091124

“I’m more worried than I am excited” If I could sum up my thoughts on — @baratunde

1830:58“I’m more worried than I am excited” If I could sum up my thoughts on the current state of AI in our world into 1 senten20302

Engagement per clip

10 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 15.7% ER

Nov 14Nov 20Jan 24

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Jan 24, 2026	1,634	173	1	1	4	10.71%
Dec 12, 2025	1,808	241	11	15	22	14.77%
Dec 2, 2025	681	29	3	1	4	4.85%
Nov 29, 2025	1,180	168	6	1	17	14.83%
Nov 20, 2025	1,220	129	5	3	9	11.23%
Nov 18, 2025	17,100	1,931	69	101	132	12.29%
Nov 17, 2025	1,641	252	5	1	14	15.72%
Nov 16, 2025	1,074	138	1	0	1	12.94%
Nov 15, 2025	1,181	109	11	2	4	10.33%
Nov 14, 2025	183	20	3	0	2	12.57%