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★ PromtPress Public Report · Issue № 001

Channel audit Kostya Gorsky’s Channel

Kostya Gorsky’s Channel
@desprod Hosted by Kostya @gorskiy. Co-founder of https://hirehire.ai and hirehire.me, ex-design lead at Intercom & Yandex, dad of a daughter. Exploring the world and sharing what interests me. Observations and…
13.07.2026
Subscribers
26 370
-142 per month
ERR (% see posts)
16.0%
in 24 hrs 8.4%
Reach/post
4K
ad reach 2.2K/24h
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Section 01 · Channel snapshot

Key channel metrics

Each card is a separate channel health indicator. The subtitle below the number shows the period it covers.

Subscribers
26 370
Subs reach
15.17%
avg % subs see post
Views/post
4K
median 3.6K · 8 days
Posts/week
3.9
over period
7d trend
no data for period
Reactions/post
110.4
total 552 reactions, 142 reposts, 34 comments
Post length
941 chars.
median 1000 · 8 days
Posts analyzed
5
8 days
Ad reach
2.2K
24h avg
Churn / month
-142
last month
Cite rate
39
citation index · 367 channels mentioned all time
Channel age
8 years 11 months
created 16.07.2017
Section 02 · Content analysis

What works best

Top posts by engagement & underperformers — to see what to repeat and what to drop.

Section 03 · Subscriber dynamics

How the channel grew over the year

Subscriber growth chart for the year. Key months show exact subscriber count. See which months the channel grew and which lost subs.

27.7K27.2K26.7K26.2K25.7K27.3KJul 2527.2KAug 2527.1KSep 2527.4KOct 2527.2KNov 2526.9KDec 2526.4KJan 2626.1KFeb 2626KMar 2626.5KApr 2626.8KMay 2626.6KJun 2626.4KJul 26
Start of period
27 334
Now
26 371
Net growth
-963
Section 04 · Mentions

Who mentions the channel and how

Citation index 39 — channel popularity rating based on mentions. Considers not only count but also weight of mentioning channels: a post from a 100K sub channel weighs more than from a 1K sub. All time channel was mentioned by 367 different channels. Below — from which countries, in what format, from which channels, and in which topics.

Countries mentioning
Russia 78.8%
Uzbekistan 5.0%
Ukraine 2.8%
Kazakhstan 1.2%
Belarus 0.0%
Mention format
Mentioned in a separate post 54.2%
In a bundle with 2-5 channels 28.8%
In a bundle with 6-10 channels 8.3%
In a bundle with 11+ channels 8.7%
In suspicious channels (bots) 0.0%
What size channels mention
Micro-channels (up to 1K) 54.7%
1K to 10K subs 33.0%
10K to 30K subs 10.4%
30K to 100K subs 1.9%
over 100K subs 0.0%
Mention topics
Design 20.3%
Blogs 15.1%
Business & startups 14.9%
Tech 9.2%
Marketing, PR, advertising 8.3%
Section 05 · Ad potential

How long a post brings reach

Avg ad post reach by time since publish. Helps gauge how long a placement stays relevant.

2K
in 12 hours
2.2K
in 24 hours
+10% vs prev.
2.4K
in 48 hours
+9% vs prev.
3.1K
in 72 hrs
+27% vs prev.
Section 06 · Competitors

Who you compete with

11 nearest channels by topic & audience. Your channel is highlighted — see its rank among niche peers.

Channel Subscribers
AEAfter Effects Templates 181K
DGDesigner Gang 🖖🏿 147.4K
SZSTL Zone / 3D models / Free STL 136K
AvgSexy font. Cyrillic 134.7K
SHZWhat font is that? 130.5K
STL files | 3D models | for 3D printing 129.2K
SHTWhat is Photoshop? 108.1K
FDFigma Design 107.3K
F3Free 3DSky 104.8K
P|Photoshop | Design 103.8K
KGKostya Gorsky’s ChannelYou 26.4K
Section 07 · Mention trends

How often the channel is mentioned

Every month we record posts in other channels that mention your channel. Over the last 6 months such mentions were 20, they brought 610 new subs. This is a different metric from the citation index above — here it's individual mention posts for the period, there it's cumulative rating.

Period Mentions Channels Gained subs
Jan 2026 1 1
4
December 2025 3 3
0
November 2025 3 2
5
October 2025 0 0
11
September 2025 11 8
553
August 2025 2 2
37
Total mentions
20
Months of data
6
Acquired subs
610
Section 08 · Niche comparison

Where the channel stands in its league

Took top-100 channels in category «Design» (Russia) and saw how your channel compares. Gray band = range for 80% of niche channels (p10 to p90). Black vertical = midpoint, median. Red dot = your channel.

Subscribers 51% below median
53.5K
17K 26 370 — your channel 133.3K
Avg reach / post better than 50% of niche
3.9K
400 4 000 — your channel 12.9K
Citation index 10% below median
43
0 39 — your channel 244
Section 09 · Strategy

What to do right now

5 priority actions sorted by expected impact. Check off and revisit this report in a month.

01

Increase posting frequency

Currently 3.9 posts/week. Active channels average 7-10. Consistency is key to audience retention.

Effect
Consistency beats volume
02

Main post of the week — on Tuesday

Audience is most active on this day at 1:00 PM MSK.

Effect
Best window for an important post
03

Increase video post share

Video in Telegram holds audience longer and is better perceived by the algorithm. We recommend increasing share to 15-25%.

Effect
Video holds audience better
04

Systematic traffic buying

Three formats for your media: Inhouse (premium channels), Native (native integrations), Premium (target audience). PromtPress picks sources for your niche.

Effect
+1000-3000 subs.
05

Test polls & interactive formats

Posts with polls/reactions usually boost ER by +5-15%. One poll per week on a hot topic — easy growth lever.

Effect
+5-15% ER

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