@ianisfunIan Slalander (ianisfun)

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card updated Oct 25, 2026 · 16 clips parsed · following 233 · 10,800,000 likes total

Engagement12.06%above average

Account summary

@ianisfun has 209,000 followers and 308 videos. Across the 16 parsed clips the average is 845,268 views and 77,034 likes. Engagement to views is 12.06%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−4.55 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 404% of the follower count.

Followers

209K

+1K in period

Engagement

12.06%

−4.55 pp newer half

Average views

845.3K

median 10K

Likes per clip

77K

644 comments avg

Shares / saves

24.2K / 11.2K

1.33% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 404% of followers

Latest clips

16 collected

GiveWell’s work and impact gives me hope. 340,000 lives saved so far, — @ianisfun

1.2K1:29GiveWell’s work and impact gives me hope. 340,000 lives saved so far, and much, much more impact coming. They’re inspiri1020010

Replying to @Tikz there’s a lot to unpack when it comes to the “surpri — @ianisfun

5.2K3:14Replying to @Tikz there’s a lot to unpack when it comes to the “surprising science of sun exposure”! Indeed, I’ve been v470253763

Battery prices have declined 99% in the past few decades, to the point — @ianisfun

4.4K1:42Battery prices have declined 99% in the past few decades, to the point that short-haul electric planes are actually beco3808312

Researchers have discovered a new way bacteria leave their biofilms - — @ianisfun

5.3K1:59Researchers have discovered a new way bacteria leave their biofilms - they eject out of there! Sources: 1) "Self-genera4256336

Attempts to read these scrolls really ramped up after a 21 year old st — @ianisfun

8.2K1:15Attempts to read these scrolls really ramped up after a 21 year old student managed to read off a single word from one o874163948

A HUGE thank you to the researchers - all mistakes are mine, all credi — @ianisfun

86.3K1:40A HUGE thank you to the researchers - all mistakes are mine, all credit to their incredible work that I can’t do service11.4K2151.8K1.5K

Scientists have given tardigrades some ink! Source: 1) Patterning on L — @ianisfun

4.6K1:01Scientists have given tardigrades some ink! Source: 1) Patterning on Living Tardigrades (Nano Letters) #tardigrade #tat484162829

This new species of 'ballista' spider has been found in Australia, for — @ianisfun

136.8K1:11This new species of 'ballista' spider has been found in Australia, forming the strongest biological catapult observed. I2.4K35317203

Doug Whitney was essentially guaranteed to get Alzheimers, but has esc — @ianisfun

2.3M1:43Doug Whitney was essentially guaranteed to get Alzheimers, but has escaped it, likely due to his years working in a Navy286.1K2.7K46.4K37.8K

After centuries, beavers have made a huge comeback in Europe, and are — @ianisfun

2.9K1:00After centuries, beavers have made a huge comeback in Europe, and are helping to solve local flooding. Even better, this2987914

Scientists have found a pattern of activity in the brain that is ONLY — @ianisfun

35.3K1:35Scientists have found a pattern of activity in the brain that is ONLY present when we are conscious! Sources: 1) Thalam4.4K166293941

Why do some mammals have much lower rates of cancer than others? There — @ianisfun

9.3K8:41Why do some mammals have much lower rates of cancer than others? There are two standard explanations - but neither is to8912937134

This South Korean study of 4.5M smokers found that vaping after quitti — @ianisfun

14K1:37This South Korean study of 4.5M smokers found that vaping after quitting cigs was associated with double the lung cancer890308962

According to this test of 240 ACTUAL freelance projects, the leading A — @ianisfun

10.7K2:03According to this test of 240 ACTUAL freelance projects, the leading AI model can complete 16% of them at a quality clie6672124135

It’s so weird to realize you have a blind spot, sitting there right ne — @ianisfun

9.3M1:01It’s so weird to realize you have a blind spot, sitting there right near the center of your vision. I lowkey find it a r779.6K6.2K337.2K123.8K

Cherenkov radiation is so cool. #nuclearreactor #cherenkovradiation #b — @ianisfun

1.6M1:12Cherenkov radiation is so cool. #nuclearreactor #cherenkovradiation #betaparticles 143.1K8071.4K15.1K

Engagement per clip

16 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 15.5% ER

Nov 14Jul 23Sep 29

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Sep 29, 2026	1,183	102	0	0	10	8.62%
Sep 28, 2026	5,231	470	25	37	63	10.17%
Sep 27, 2026	4,386	380	8	3	12	8.91%
Sep 17, 2026	5,306	425	6	3	36	8.18%
Aug 25, 2026	8,250	874	16	39	48	11.26%
Aug 11, 2026	86,300	11,400	215	1,797	1,516	15.54%
Jul 30, 2026	4,569	484	16	28	29	11.56%
Jul 23, 2026	136,800	2,439	35	317	203	2.04%
Jul 21, 2026	2,300,000	286,100	2,674	46,400	37,785	14.57%
Jul 18, 2026	2,930	298	7	9	14	10.72%
Jul 15, 2026	35,300	4,416	166	293	941	13.81%
Jul 14, 2026	9,335	891	29	37	134	10.25%
Jul 12, 2026	14,000	890	30	89	62	7.21%
Jul 6, 2026	10,700	667	21	24	135	6.65%
Jan 9, 2026	9,300,000	779,600	6,249	337,200	123,776	12.08%
Nov 14, 2023	1,600,000	143,100	807	1,433	15,066	9.08%