Followers
378.1K
About this metric
Public follower count at check time.
theathletic.com
Profile data checked Aug 9, 2026, 9:29 AM
Report generated Aug 9, 2026, 9:30 AM
74/100
Mostly strong signals
Followers
378.1K
Public follower count at check time.
Following
309
Public following count at check time.
Posts
17.1K
Public post count reported by the network.
Typical post
99
Median interactions across 46 sampled original posts.
Conversation response
Limited
Network discovery
Limited
Identity and links
Mixed
Bio clarity
Strong
Topic consistency
Strong
Profile basics
Strong
Posting rhythm
Strong
Interaction mix
Strong
Post context
Strong
Public engagement
11th percentile
Audit score
54th percentile
The Athletic identifies itself as a source for consequential sports stories across leagues and formats.
Audience
Sports fans seeking news, analysis, profiles, and cultural stories spanning professional, college, and international competition.
Positioning
A broad sports publication combining breaking developments, human-interest features, commentary, rankings, and industry coverage.
Bio/content match
StrongThe posts consistently deliver sports news, analysis, profiles, and commentary across football, basketball, baseball, golf, and the Olympics.
Reply share
17%
Amplification
26%
Top vs typical
8.2x
Domain handle
Yes
Response consistency
72%
Sample: Median 99 / average 138.3
Top vs typical
8.2x
Sample: Top 808 / median 99
Reply share
17%
Sample: 1,065 replies / 6,363 interactions
Amplification share
26%
Sample: 1,633 reposts + quotes
Typical public response is below the network baseline, sparse, or concentrated in a few posts.
The profile has limited public discovery signals beyond its handle.
The profile connects its Bluesky identity to public destinations it controls.
The Athletic identifies itself as a source for consequential sports stories across leagues and formats.
The posts consistently deliver sports news, analysis, profiles, and commentary across football, basketball, baseball, golf, and the Olympics.
The public profile has enough identity detail to evaluate quickly.
The captured sample shows frequent, current publishing.
Sampled posts earn more than one kind of public response.
Sampled original posts consistently provide visible text context.
A 73-year-old paid $22,000 to call one inning and still showed better judgment than your entire newsroom.
theathletic.com · C · 74/100
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