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Founder at Virgin Group
We read 367 of their posts. Here is what they actually do.
Average likes per post, by month.
That puts them in the 30th percentile of the 104 creators we track in the 1M and above follower band. Reach is not the same as resonance, and this is the ratio that separates them.
The opening line of their best-performing posts. This is what stops the scroll.
What they post about, with a line from a real post as evidence.
Outspoken essays supporting Ukraine and analyzing the Budapest Memorandum (Top 1, Top 2, Top 6).
Debunking 5am routines, promoting kindness, and embracing the 'Screw it, let's do it' philosophy (Top 3, Top 10).
Short tributes to late family members and playful losses to grandchildren (Top 7, Top 8, Recent 10).
The repeatable moves that show up across their best posts.
Patterns that separate their top posts from the rest.
Every post, grouped by day of week.
Best day is Sunday at 6.1K average likes. Wednesday is their weakest at 2.8K.
Text, image, video or carousel, ranked by what actually lands for them.
| Format | Posts | Avg likes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image | 169 | 5K | |
| Video | 84 | 3K | |
| Text only | 91 | 2.6K | |
| Carousel | 23 | 2.4K |
How their posts are built, measured across every post we analysed.
Moves you can apply to your own posts this week.
Ranked by likes, across everything we analysed.
As Hitler’s armies tore through Europe during World War II, the US became the UK’s most important ally, mobilising a war effort of unprecedented scale to confront Nazi Germany. US President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill stood side by side and were rightly hailed as formidable wartime leaders.
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
I’m often asked about waking up at 5am. It’s something that comes very naturally to me, but I sometimes worry that people think it’s the secret to success. There’s a lot of noise out there telling people how to live their lives and be successful. Rigid routines, relentless hustle.
Hire character. Train skill.
I have a theory called Circles. Begin by drawing a circle around yourself and make sure everything inside your circle is going well. Is your work-life balance in sync? Are you staying healthy? Once you are confident in yourself, widen the circle to include your loved ones.
Comparable follower counts, analysed the same way.
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