@michael_girdleyMichael Girdley

Fascinating business stories

card updated Sep 10, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 1 · 2,600,000 likes total

Engagement4.27%normal range

Account summary

@michael_girdley has 110,800 followers and 404 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 160,265 views and 5,954 likes. Engagement to views is 4.27%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+1.84 pp). Posts roughly 0.2 times a week. An average clip reaches 145% of the follower count.

Followers

110.8K

+500 in period

Engagement

4.27%

+1.84 pp newer half

Average views

160.3K

median 18K

Likes per clip

372 comments avg

Shares / saves

525 / 885

0.55% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.2 / wk

reach 145% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

At its peak, Friendly’s operated hundreds of restaurants across the no — @michael_girdley

1.9K15:40At its peak, Friendly’s operated hundreds of restaurants across the northeastern United States. The chain became a belov1006714

How Eddie Bauer invented the modern winter jacket — @michael_girdley

4.9K1:37How Eddie Bauer invented the modern winter jacket2481719

The rise and fall of Harvard On December 5, 2023, Harvard President Cl — @michael_girdley

18K24:02The rise and fall of Harvard On December 5, 2023, Harvard President Claudine Gay appeared before Congress and was asked 1.1K3560194

Why Twinkies became an American icon — @michael_girdley

5.1K0:55Why Twinkies became an American icon155269

Dairy Queen opened its first store in 1940, and just 15 years later, i — @michael_girdley

13.2K22:03Dairy Queen opened its first store in 1940, and just 15 years later, it had grown to more than 2,600 locations. It expan8873635112

The surprising origin of Twinkies — @michael_girdley

6.1K1:18The surprising origin of Twinkies2572819

What went wrong with Krispy Kreme? In 2003, Krispy Kreme was one of th — @michael_girdley

19.8K19:03What went wrong with Krispy Kreme? In 2003, Krispy Kreme was one of the hottest companies in America. Its market cap rea1.2K5463169

At its peak, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) was the largest restaurant c — @michael_girdley

25.2K18:21At its peak, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) was the largest restaurant chain in the world, with more than 5,000 locations.1.6K7796257

Lay's potato chips are part of a snack division that generates more th — @michael_girdley

15.8K20:28Lay's potato chips are part of a snack division that generates more than $24 billion in annual revenue and accounts for 1K2641137

Why nobody goes bowling anymore In the mid-1960s, bowling was one of A — @michael_girdley

19.5K18:42Why nobody goes bowling anymore In the mid-1960s, bowling was one of America's most popular sports. There were more than1.3K4996167

The rise and fall of CrossFit: 15,000 gym empire for sale?! — @michael_girdley

785.9K15:32The rise and fall of CrossFit: 15,000 gym empire for sale?!30.3K1.6K3.2K5.2K

The rise and fall of Pizza Hut: A $5.7 billion collapse — @michael_girdley

698.8K11:16The rise and fall of Pizza Hut: A $5.7 billion collapse19.3K1.5K1.3K2.8K

The rise and fall of Topgolf — @michael_girdley

469.3K9:30The rise and fall of Topgolf19.9K1.4K1.9K2.5K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 7.3% ER

Jul 9Sep 3Sep 10

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Sep 10, 2026	1,880	100	6	7	14	6.01%
Sep 9, 2026	4,914	248	1	7	19	5.21%
Sep 8, 2026	18,000	1,132	35	60	194	6.82%
Sep 7, 2026	5,081	155	2	6	9	3.21%
Sep 6, 2026	13,200	887	36	35	112	7.26%
Sep 5, 2026	6,067	257	2	8	19	4.40%
Sep 3, 2026	19,800	1,234	54	63	169	6.82%
Sep 1, 2026	25,200	1,622	77	96	257	7.12%
Aug 31, 2026	15,800	1,009	26	41	137	6.81%
Aug 27, 2026	19,500	1,257	49	96	167	7.19%
Sep 5, 2025	785,900	30,300	1,639	3,231	5,175	4.48%
Aug 7, 2025	698,800	19,300	1,469	1,324	2,750	3.16%
Jul 9, 2025	469,300	19,900	1,439	1,854	2,483	4.94%