@johnstosselJohn Stossel

I created Stossel TV to explain liberty and free markets.

card updated Oct 13, 2026 · 22 clips parsed · following 4 · 1,700,000 likes total

Engagement9.48%above average

Account summary

@johnstossel has 202,600 followers and 530 videos. Across the 22 parsed clips the average is 137,698 views and 9,688 likes. Engagement to views is 9.48%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+0.57 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 68% of the follower count.

Followers

202.6K

+4K in period

Engagement

9.48%

+0.57 pp newer half

Average views

137.7K

median 10.4K

Likes per clip

9.7K

672 comments avg

Shares / saves

2.7K / 1.1K

0.81% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 68% of followers

Latest clips

22 collected

I’m told “systemic racism” is why black people are underrepresented in — @johnstossel

171.3K2:59I’m told “systemic racism” is why black people are underrepresented in college. Author Heather Mac Donald says the real 13.8K2.1K2.6K2.2K

Social media influencers trashed #elonmusk when he briefly became the — @johnstossel

10.8K5:17Social media influencers trashed #elonmusk when he briefly became the world's first #trillionaire. Why? All that money i1.3K77143114

America’s Welfare State keeps growing. Why? Charles Murray says these — @johnstossel

9.5K1:51America’s Welfare State keeps growing. Why? Charles Murray says these programs create bad incentives. #welfare #deficit657512235

In his book “The Case Against Socialism,” Senator @Rand Paul argues th — @johnstossel

4.7K3:06In his book “The Case Against Socialism,” Senator @Rand Paul argues that selfless rulers don’t exist. #authoritarianism 46491833

Flock's CEO brags that cops can now use AI to search their database fo — @johnstossel

9.4K5:59Flock's CEO brags that cops can now use AI to search their database for most anything. Searches like "White van, spray p9481075053

Today's young men are less likely to have real relationships, say Jona — @johnstossel

3.1K2:27Today's young men are less likely to have real relationships, say Jonathan Haidt. “Porn is easy. Women are DIFFICULT!” 28964729

Ending affirmative action may be “the most important thing Donald Trum — @johnstossel

38.7K1:54Ending affirmative action may be “the most important thing Donald Trump will do in his presidency,” says @Yaron of the @2.1K51959142

Heard of the "woke right?" The words sound like opposites. James Linds — @johnstossel

4.4K2:50Heard of the "woke right?" The words sound like opposites. James Lindsay describes them as "people on the right who33418613

Activists call “gifted" classes unfair. They want all kids taught toge — @johnstossel

54.8K4:26Activists call “gifted" classes unfair. They want all kids taught together. “It doesn’t help any of us if kids are … sit5.5K649978737

I’m a journalist who likest to ask tough questions. In Canada, reporte — @johnstossel

4.7K1:28I’m a journalist who likest to ask tough questions. In Canada, reporters may get punished for that. #journalism #firstam4877632

St Paul, Minnesota, passed "the strictest rent control in the country. — @johnstossel

107.3K7:56St Paul, Minnesota, passed "the strictest rent control in the country." 4 years later the city's undoing its own law. W7.2K517707844

Affirmative action was supposed to help fix racism. @Yaron of the @Ayn — @johnstossel

6.5K2:01Affirmative action was supposed to help fix racism. @Yaron of the @Ayn Rand Institute says it creates “more evil than 523223227

Steve Forbes and I went to college at the same time. I was trying to b — @johnstossel

10.1K1:56Steve Forbes and I went to college at the same time. I was trying to be a hippy. Forbes started a conservative magazine4566621

War and poverty and crises, oh my! Turn on the news and life looks ter — @johnstossel

10.2K2:30War and poverty and crises, oh my! Turn on the news and life looks terrible. But it’s not true says @Yaron of @Ayn 924467367

The SAT is back! 5 years ago, I covered why colleges dropped the test. — @johnstossel

47.3K5:59The SAT is back! 5 years ago, I covered why colleges dropped the test. Since then, many schools realized they need S2.4K231239249

Elon Musk calls the woke left a "mind virus." James Lindsay points out — @johnstossel

10.6K1:52Elon Musk calls the woke left a "mind virus." James Lindsay points out, “they call it a virus themselves!” Yes, real874164156

When America slows down, China steps in. Adam Thierer warns us: "The C — @johnstossel

6.1K5:49When America slows down, China steps in. Adam Thierer warns us: "The Chinese, yes, they're a bunch of communists, but th496411617

Politicians and economists assume that the Federal Reserve is vital. B — @johnstossel

7.9K1:31Politicians and economists assume that the Federal Reserve is vital. But Ryan McMaken of @Mises Institute points out: “751223462

The surprising thing about history's "golden ages" is that they (so fa — @johnstossel

14.6K3:03The surprising thing about history's "golden ages" is that they (so far) don't stay golden. Today the Muslim world isn't848333461

Female college students SCREAM to CANCEL people. Heather Mac Donald ca — @johnstossel

16.1K2:54Female college students SCREAM to CANCEL people. Heather Mac Donald calls it the “feminization” of college. "the1.4K103147116

Many American kids fail to learn to read! But in the poorest state, sc — @johnstossel

881.2K6:02Many American kids fail to learn to read! But in the poorest state, scores shot up. They call it the Mississippi Miracle82.6K6.2K20.2K9.8K

If you drive an electric car 60,000 miles… you put more carbon into th — @johnstossel

1.6M2:43If you drive an electric car 60,000 miles… you put more carbon into the air than a gas powered car. Only after 60,000 mi88.8K4.1K33.7K9.8K

Engagement per clip

22 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 13.8% ER

Nov 17Sep 1Oct 8

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 8, 2026	171,300	13,800	2,074	2,642	2,243	10.81%
Oct 6, 2026	10,800	1,275	77	143	114	13.84%
Oct 4, 2026	9,490	657	51	22	35	7.69%
Oct 1, 2026	4,674	464	9	18	33	10.50%
Sep 29, 2026	9,389	948	107	50	53	11.77%
Sep 27, 2026	3,143	289	6	47	29	10.88%
Sep 26, 2026	38,700	2,058	519	59	142	6.81%
Sep 24, 2026	4,381	334	18	6	13	8.17%
Sep 22, 2026	54,800	5,485	649	978	737	12.98%
Sep 17, 2026	4,744	487	7	6	32	10.54%
Sep 1, 2026	107,300	7,245	517	707	844	7.89%
Aug 29, 2026	6,518	523	22	32	27	8.85%
Aug 27, 2026	10,100	456	6	6	21	4.63%
Aug 20, 2026	10,200	924	46	73	67	10.23%
Aug 18, 2026	47,300	2,390	231	239	249	6.05%
Aug 15, 2026	10,600	874	16	41	56	8.78%
Aug 11, 2026	6,105	496	41	16	17	9.06%
Aug 4, 2026	7,904	751	22	34	62	10.21%
Aug 1, 2026	14,600	848	33	34	61	6.27%
Jul 30, 2026	16,100	1,428	103	147	116	10.42%
Nov 25, 2025	881,200	82,600	6,165	20,200	9,797	12.37%
Nov 17, 2022	1,600,000	88,800	4,066	33,700	9,815	7.91%