Add at least two entries on different dates to see your growth rate.
Entries are stored in this browser only, nothing is uploaded, and clearing your browser data will clear them. Export to CSV to keep a copy.
Why track this manually
Platform analytics show you the last 30 or 90 days and then forget. Growth is a long game, and the useful comparison is this quarter against two quarters ago, which nothing built into the apps will show you. Two minutes a week of manual logging gives you a record nobody can take away or reset.
Rate matters more than count
Going from 1,000 to 1,100 followers is a 10% month. Going from 100,000 to 101,000 is a 1% month, despite being ten times the raw number. If you only track the total, you will misread a slowdown as progress. The percentage is the honest signal.
Watch for the inflection, not the number
The single most useful thing this tool surfaces is when your recent pace diverges from your average, the moment growth starts accelerating or stalling. That is the signal to look at what changed: a format, a posting frequency, a topic. A flat total tells you nothing about why.
Be sceptical of spikes
A sudden jump is usually one post breaking out, not a step change in your trajectory. The test is what happens over the following three weeks: if the new followers stay and engage, something real changed. If your engagement rate drops sharply while the follower count holds, you gained passengers rather than an audience.
Track alongside engagement
Follower growth on its own is a vanity metric, it is entirely possible to grow while your actual reach shrinks. Log your engagement rate on the same day each week. If followers rise while engagement falls, you are attracting the wrong audience, and the fix is upstream in what you are posting.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I calculate my follower growth rate?
- Subtract your starting follower count from your current one, divide by the starting count, and multiply by 100 for the percentage change. Divide the raw gain by the number of days between the two readings for a daily average.
- What is a good monthly growth rate?
- For most accounts, 2-5% a month is steady and sustainable. Small accounts routinely see much higher percentages simply because the base is small. Consistency over six months tells you far more than any single month.
- Is my data stored anywhere?
- No. Entries stay in your own browser's local storage and are never sent to a server. That also means clearing your browser data will remove them, so export a CSV if you want a permanent copy.
- How often should I log my follower count?
- Weekly, on the same day. Daily readings are mostly noise, normal fluctuation will swamp the trend. Weekly points over a few months give you a signal you can actually act on.
Get paid while you grow
These tools are free and always will be. If you want to go further, 4lo4lo pays you points for completing social tasks, teaches growth in the Classroom, and gives you a public profile you can put in your bio.