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Profile data checked Aug 6, 2026, 3:16 PM

Report generated Sep 24, 2026, 11:44 AM · Methodology

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Followers

61.8M

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Public follower count at check time.

Typical views

172.6K

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Median views across 20 sampled posts.

Responses / 1K views

3

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Median likes, replies, reposts, and quotes per 1,000 public post views.

Reply share

13%

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2,521 of 19.9K sampled interactions were replies.

Category scores

Out of 100

Conversation response

Limited

25/100

Posting cadence

Limited

50/100

Search signals

Mixed

72/100

Bio clarity

Strong

82/100

Topic consistency

Strong

85/100

Profile setup

Strong

90/100

Profile links

Strong

90/100

Post mix

Strong

95/100

Post context

Strong

99/100

Peer position

104 X profiles · Over 1M · updated Oct 6, 26

Public engagement

10th percentile

10/100

Audit score

27th percentile

27/100

Bio and content

12 of 20 posts analyzed

CNN identifies itself as a news organization covering difficult stories, while directing users elsewhere for breaking alerts and its app.

Audience

People seeking broad coverage of US politics, world affairs, business, technology, weather, crime, and major public events.

Positioning

A general-news account emphasizing consequential reporting, with a separate channel designated for breaking-news updates.

Bio/content match

Strong

Nearly every meaningful sampled post reports a consequential news story across politics, world affairs, disasters, business, technology, and crime.

Public views across sampled popular posts

20 sampled posts

Amplification

23%

Bookmarks / 1K views

0.25

Posts analyzed

20

Conversation patterns

View consistency

Steady

83%

Popular-post sample: Median 172.6K / average 209K

Top vs typical

Top-heavy

5.2x

Popular-post sample: Highest sampled result divided by the median

Reply share

Some discussion

13%

Popular-post sample: 2,521 replies or comments / 19.9K interactions

Category details

Conversation response

25/100

Response is discounted because X exposes popularity-ranked posts, not a representative recent sample.

  • 3 median public responses per 1,000 views
  • 70% median-to-average response-rate consistency
  • 20 posts with public view counts

Posting cadence

50/100

Posting cadence is not scored because the available public sample is popularity-ranked, not chronological.

  • 20 popular posts analyzed
  • No posting-frequency claim was inferred from this sample

Search signals

72/100

The account has limited identity or recurring topic signals in the public sample.

  • Verified identity found
  • Category unavailable
  • Recurring topics: senate

Bio clarity

82/100

CNN identifies itself as a news organization covering difficult stories, while directing users elsewhere for breaking alerts and its app.

  • The bio says its job is to tell difficult stories.
  • Breaking-news readers are directed to @CNNBRK.
  • The bio links to the CNN app.

Topic consistency

85/100

Nearly every meaningful sampled post reports a consequential news story across politics, world affairs, disasters, business, technology, and crime.

  • Posts cover Congress, Fauci, Epstein, and naval spending.
  • International reporting includes Pakistan and Asian stock markets.
  • Other stories address wildfires, AI, aviation, media consolidation, and crime.

Profile setup

90/100

The profile has strong public identity signals; bio and external links are optional context.

  • Display name found
  • Avatar found
  • Verified account

Profile links

90/100

The profile provides a public destination beyond X.

  • Public external link found
  • Verified account

Post mix

95/100

The captured sample is broad enough to compare format results.

  • 3 content formats found
  • 20 posts sampled

Post context

99/100

Most sampled posts provide enough visible text to establish useful context.

  • 20 of 20 posts included text
  • 20 included at least 20 characters
  • 19 included at least 80 characters

Profile roast

CNN says #GoThere, then posts the same Washington wildfire twice in four hours. That’s embarrassing news-feed spam.

@cnn · C · 63/100

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