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card updated Oct 17, 2026 · 23 clips parsed · following 1 · 21,800,000 likes total

Engagement6.04%normal range

Account summary

@theeconomist has 1,700,000 followers and 894 videos. Across the 23 parsed clips the average is 1,582,819 views and 81,139 likes. Engagement to views is 6.04%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+4.63 pp). Posts roughly 0.8 times a week. An average clip reaches 93% of the follower count.

Followers

1.7M

+100K in period

Engagement

6.04%

+4.63 pp newer half

Average views

1.6M

median 81.7K

Likes per clip

81.1K

2.3K comments avg

Shares / saves

12.1K / 12.5K

0.79% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.8 / wk

reach 93% of followers

Latest clips

23 collected

Which rich country is the most screwed? Bond yields have jumped in rec — @theeconomist

358.3K2:28Which rich country is the most screwed? Bond yields have jumped in recent weeks as investors punish rich-world countries25.1K4037133K

Donald Trump’s attitude to AI can be summed up with just three words: — @theeconomist

11.7K1:03Donald Trump’s attitude to AI can be summed up with just three words: “Let it rip”. But his hands-off approach to the te548241459

“If you try to destroy a satellite, that has potentially really profou — @theeconomist

8.7K2:02“If you try to destroy a satellite, that has potentially really profound implications to your own assets in space.” Sir 3635146

Hundreds of French students have been injured and thousands arrested i — @theeconomist

935.3K2:28Hundreds of French students have been injured and thousands arrested in protests across the country. The Economist exami111.5K1.1K5.7K7.9K

A lot of people hate data centres in America. But much of the animosit — @theeconomist

44K2:54A lot of people hate data centres in America. But much of the animosity is based on misinformation. Americans’ anger tow3.5K119323477

Governments need more money for ageing populations, welfare and defenc — @theeconomist

74K2:34Governments need more money for ageing populations, welfare and defence. But their tax systems are full of loopholes and3.5K50100375

How does having a daughter affect a male boss? A study that tracked ev — @theeconomist

445.1K1:51How does having a daughter affect a male boss? A study that tracked every Danish worker over 25 years found surprising r61.5K2276.8K4.6K

China’s battle for global dominance with America “is on”. That’s the v — @theeconomist

69.2K1:52China’s battle for global dominance with America “is on”. That’s the view from Beijing, according to Kevid Rudd, former 2.6K22999412

Christian nationalism is on the rise in America—and it has a surprisin — @theeconomist

30.3K2:57Christian nationalism is on the rise in America—and it has a surprising ally in Britain. Georgia Banjo, The Economist’s 2K9053229

It’s getting harder to spot AI writing. So The Economist built a model — @theeconomist

140.6K1:40It’s getting harder to spot AI writing. So The Economist built a model which analyses the styles of different LLMs, to i8.2K1114972.7K

For decades Indians were told they were having too many babies. Now In — @theeconomist

499.8K2:44For decades Indians were told they were having too many babies. Now India's fertility rate has fallen below the replacem30.7K1.3K2.7K2.1K

Donald Trump vowed to carry out the largest deportation campaign in Am — @theeconomist

29.9K2:33Donald Trump vowed to carry out the largest deportation campaign in America’s history if he was elected. As president, h1.4K14214107

Scientists are trying to figure out whether artificial intelligence co — @theeconomist

117.6K2:43Scientists are trying to figure out whether artificial intelligence could one day wake up. Whether you believe AI can be7.3K2945741.5K

Donald Trump is finally building his border wall, thanks to $47bn from — @theeconomist

256.4K2:46Donald Trump is finally building his border wall, thanks to $47bn from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But migrant cross12.2K725286944

The most highly-qualified group of women in human history are beginnin — @theeconomist

48.9K2:13The most highly-qualified group of women in human history are beginning to take a step back, despite having made extraor2.5K138143365

Companies and influencers frequently advertise skin-care products that — @theeconomist

245.7K2:40Companies and influencers frequently advertise skin-care products that cost hundreds of dollars per bottle, but are they16.2K1173.2K4K

Yuval Noah Harari says voters need to challenge politicians on AI toda — @theeconomist

12.9K1:44Yuval Noah Harari says voters need to challenge politicians on AI today. In an interview with The Economist’s editor-in-550166278

Japan’s yen recently hit its lowest level in four decades. In a rare m — @theeconomist

15.9K2:11Japan’s yen recently hit its lowest level in four decades. In a rare move, America swooped in to help stabilise the curr626192267

Yuval Noah Harari says AI will take over the financial system. The aut — @theeconomist

81.7K2:19Yuval Noah Harari says AI will take over the financial system. The author and historian warned The Economist’s editor-in3.1K98390957

Yuval Noah Harari says AI has made it possible, for the first time in — @theeconomist

78.8K1:44Yuval Noah Harari says AI has made it possible, for the first time in history, to mass-produce intimacy. Speaking to The2.6K106287687

“Money won't matter in 2036” claims Elon Musk on the latest Insider. H — @theeconomist

25.8M3:11“Money won't matter in 2036” claims Elon Musk on the latest Insider. He tells Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s edit1.1M45.2K187.8K188.8K

Once you become a parent nothing is ever quite the same again, includi — @theeconomist

2.3M2:22Once you become a parent nothing is ever quite the same again, including the brain. These changes begin before the baby 250.6K1.1K45.8K45.8K

The number of people facing acute hunger could reach record levels in — @theeconomist

4.8M2:05The number of people facing acute hunger could reach record levels in 2026, if the conflict in Iran does not end soon. T219.5K1.4K22.4K21.6K

Engagement per clip

23 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 15.4% ER

Mar 31Aug 29Oct 10

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 10, 2026	358,300	25,100	403	713	2,968	7.32%
Oct 9, 2026	11,700	548	24	14	59	5.01%
Oct 8, 2026	8,741	363	5	1	46	4.22%
Oct 7, 2026	935,300	111,500	1,143	5,737	7,874	12.66%
Oct 5, 2026	44,000	3,459	119	323	477	8.87%
Oct 3, 2026	74,000	3,496	50	100	375	4.93%
Oct 2, 2026	445,100	61,500	227	6,803	4,593	15.40%
Oct 1, 2026	69,200	2,650	229	99	412	4.30%
Sep 30, 2026	30,300	1,981	90	53	229	7.01%
Sep 28, 2026	140,600	8,245	111	497	2,697	6.30%
Aug 31, 2026	499,800	30,700	1,328	2,679	2,118	6.94%
Aug 29, 2026	29,900	1,390	142	14	107	5.17%
Aug 28, 2026	117,600	7,338	294	574	1,483	6.98%
Aug 27, 2026	256,400	12,200	725	286	944	5.15%
Aug 26, 2026	48,900	2,477	138	143	365	5.64%
Aug 24, 2026	245,700	16,200	117	3,181	3,982	7.94%
Aug 23, 2026	12,900	550	16	62	78	4.87%
Aug 22, 2026	15,900	626	19	22	67	4.19%
Aug 22, 2026	81,700	3,148	98	390	957	4.45%
Aug 21, 2026	78,800	2,622	106	287	687	3.83%
Jul 25, 2026	25,800,000	1,100,000	45,200	187,800	188,813	5.17%
Jun 15, 2026	2,300,000	250,600	1,056	45,800	45,786	12.93%
Mar 31, 2026	4,800,000	219,500	1,431	22,400	21,619	5.07%