How many followers do you have?

[PattyDuckface]

If you have a social media presence where it's not just your friends and family but rather people who follow you because of something you do or are, how many followers do you have and what do you do?

Non.. set to private.. just for people l know

I’m not Jesus, I don’t have followers.

My personal one has around 750 - I probably only know about 100 of the people who follow me.

I have another specific one for travel/days out with kids. I don't post much there anymore but there's around 2k. Both Instagram.

I have an ex coworker who started a cooking account for fun, within about 6 months he was earning enough to quit and do it full time. He now has 250k+ followers

None - why would anyone be interested in my provincial life?

I am only on Facebook which is private and Twitter where I rarely post but have just checked and I have 4 unknown people, who have followed me 😂.

One , rather strangely, is Dobbies garden centre 🤔

@JustinThyme 😂 not disciples, like social media followers

Our business has 25 on Instagram. Our customer base and SM don't really overlap except for one niche part. It does bring in buyers...

@LittleRedRidingHoody that's quite a lot for your travel/days out stuff. Are you trying to build it up or just a hobby?

Great story about your ex co-worker. Good luck to them.

I have around 5000 for arty stuff on Insta but not many anywhere else

15 k on X but I have left it now.

I just checked my Insta, which I haven’t even opened for a couple of years. I couldn’t remember how many I had last time but would have guessed maybe 400-500.

Over 20,000! Bloody hell. I guess they just keep accumulating if stuff keeps bubbling to the top in the algorithm? I have literally not posted a thing in two years. Why are people following me 🙄😅

I was trying to build it up over a month or so, and got all those followers quite quickly, but hated being the person filming everything/taking photos! DS started to notice I was on my phone more and days out are 'us' time so I stopped.

It's a shame really because I think there was quite a decent niche I had (it's outing so I won't say exactly!) and would have potentially made money. I still post bits here and there but I don't think I'll ever be a 'proper' influencer!

@DangerMouseAndPenfoldx omg! Can't you monetize this?

Not sure how, but there must be someway to do it. Ask ChatGPT for ways to monetize a 20k following

Well, erm, one person "thanked" me on a MN post earlier... does that count 🤔

@LittleRedRidingHoody oh yes, videoing your life is definitely not as fun as living it

How would you even check? I drew the line under facebook. Which I like to deactivate occasionally and that's locked down as completely as it can be.

The thought of having followers on SM gives me the heebie jeebies. I don't want to be like a couple of my pals who get ranty and blue when they don't get any likes.

About 28k on Insta. A few on x but it's anonymous and I don't use any others

My combined total of followers from FB, TwitterX and Instagram is 110. All of whom I know IRL. Anybody I don't know gets removed from my list or not accepted.

@TheRutshireWI crazy numbers.

Can I ask what you put on there?

Mine's set to private, but about 20k followers on Insta. Not remotely a presence though, but not a f&f account. Cycling.

It's such a funny landscape.

My kid made a video today showing him breaking some ice that had formed on the pond with the hashtag #satisfying and 1000 people have watched it and 10% have liked it 😀🙄 mad

One - the cat. He's hoping to get his supper early.

Two now 😉

@LisaJohnsonsFacebookMole ha ha!

I occasionally get thanked here but because I use the mobile app I don't seem to be able to thank anyone myself.

Thanks is Mumsnet likes, yes?

These are new accounts set up within the past few months for my business which is in tourism.

Facebook 1.5k
Instagram nearly 200
Twitter nearly 200
Bluesky 19 (set up a few days ago)

I find Instagram really hard it doesn't show my posts to anyone 😒

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Oh my goodness! Thank you so much, that's really tickled me.

#blessed 😊