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1.4M
Following
269
Total Posts
Engagement Rate
0.37%
Avg Likes
5,248
Avg Comments
With 1.4M followers across 4,715 posts, Newscientist is one of the business accounts tracked in the InstME index.
A typical post by Newscientist collects about 5,248 likes and 98 comments — roughly one interaction for every 268 followers.
Followers leave about one comment for every 54 likes — a healthy amount of conversation.
Newscientist currently publishes about 19 posts per week — more than one per day.
The account follows just 269 others against 1.4M followers — a ratio typical of established creators and brands.
| Metric | Newscientist | Cohort median |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement rate | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| Average likes | 5,248 | 27,441 |
| Average comments | 98 | 386 |
| Posts per week | 19.03 | 1.17 |
Median values from 6,447 accounts with over 1M followers in the InstME index, refreshed Jul 11, 2026.
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Data last updated: Jul 15, 2026
Newscientist has 1,434,178 followers on Instagram (1.4M) as of Jul 15, 2026.
Newscientist's engagement rate is 0.37%, calculated from average likes and comments per post relative to followers.
Posts by Newscientist average 5,248 likes and 98 comments.
Newscientist posts about 19 times per week on average.
Newscientist is registered as a business account on Instagram and is verified.
4,715
98
Avg Views
0
Posts / Week
19.03
Growth Score
7.4 / 100
Engagement
0.72%
