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card updated Oct 17, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 68 · 6,300,000 likes total

Engagement3.99%normal range

Account summary

@newscientist has 551,400 followers and 1,609 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 1,236,018 views and 45,780 likes. Engagement to views is 3.99%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+11.25 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 224% of the follower count.

Followers

551.4K

+21.6K in period

Engagement

3.99%

+11.25 pp newer half

Average views

1.2M

median 35.5K

Likes per clip

45.8K

786 comments avg

Shares / saves

2.8K / 4.1K

0.33% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 224% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

Why is climate anxiety so challenging? Many experts recommend facing t — @newscientist

7041:20Why is climate anxiety so challenging? Many experts recommend facing the thing that makes you anxious in a supportive 46102

Dark matter particles may have finally been spotted for the first time — @newscientist

35.5K1:11Dark matter particles may have finally been spotted for the first time. LUX-ZEPLIN is the most sensitive dark matter d2.6K8896234

Twenty years ago, the widespread adoption of LED light bulbs was a boo — @newscientist

6.3K2:12Twenty years ago, the widespread adoption of LED light bulbs was a boon for energy efficiency – but it has taken a toll 363204188

The benefits of awe for your brain When people experience awe, it can — @newscientist

1.9K1:28The benefits of awe for your brain When people experience awe, it can make them more generous, kinder and feel more co83104

Glaciers in the Alps are on track for record-breaking ice loss A serie — @newscientist

209.8K2:07Glaciers in the Alps are on track for record-breaking ice loss A series of heatwaves have hit Europe this season, incl32K1.1K2.1K2.2K

Could your hobbies help keep your brain younger? A study followed adul — @newscientist

3.6K0:59Could your hobbies help keep your brain younger? A study followed adults aged 60 to 90 in the US as they took up hobbi2111939

Climate change may help eliminate malaria from West and Central Africa — @newscientist

1.5K1:57Climate change may help eliminate malaria from West and Central Africa By the end of this century, malaria could be er128618

Is the ‘cold blob’ a climate warning? Over the past 150 years Earth's — @newscientist

52.8K1:30Is the ‘cold blob’ a climate warning? Over the past 150 years Earth's entire surface has been warming, except for one 2.1K15357201

How did Peter Heller write The Dog Stars? The Dog Stars author Peter H — @newscientist

1.7K0:56How did Peter Heller write The Dog Stars? The Dog Stars author Peter Heller on how he didn’t plot or plan before writi46112

Extraordinary footage captures the “amazing” moment a baby echidna, th — @newscientist

54.4K2:39Extraordinary footage captures the “amazing” moment a baby echidna, the first to ever be born in a university, was remov5.3K118436375

One of the most important Neanderthal discoveries of a generation💀🦴 Af — @newscientist

7.5M0:58One of the most important Neanderthal discoveries of a generation💀🦴 After lying in the ground for 75,000 years, Shanidar262.4K5.7K28.2K29.1K

"We’re destroying every river in the country" 🌊🚽⁠ ⁠ Feargal Sharkey ma — @newscientist

5.3M0:54"We’re destroying every river in the country" 🌊🚽⁠ ⁠ Feargal Sharkey may be best known as the singer for The Undertones b45.8K1.2K1K2.9K

Revealing the weirdness of the quantum realm #NewScientistLive #learno — @newscientist

2.9M1:02Revealing the weirdness of the quantum realm #NewScientistLive #learnontiktok#sciencefacts#STEM#STEAM#quantum#science#li244K1.8K3.9K17.7K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 16.8% ER

Oct 8Sep 1Sep 5

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Sep 5, 2026	704	46	1	0	2	6.68%
Sep 4, 2026	35,500	2,629	88	96	234	7.92%
Sep 4, 2026	6,297	363	20	41	88	6.73%
Sep 3, 2026	1,866	83	1	0	4	4.50%
Sep 2, 2026	209,800	32,000	1,095	2,150	2,180	16.80%
Sep 2, 2026	3,642	211	1	9	39	6.07%
Sep 1, 2026	1,522	128	6	1	8	8.87%
Aug 29, 2026	52,800	2,115	153	57	201	4.40%
Aug 28, 2026	1,703	46	1	1	2	2.82%
Aug 28, 2026	54,400	5,320	118	436	375	10.80%
May 2, 2024	7,500,000	262,400	5,706	28,200	29,053	3.95%
Oct 1, 2023	5,300,000	45,800	1,212	1,045	2,947	0.91%
Oct 8, 2022	2,900,000	244,000	1,816	3,929	17,662	8.61%