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★ PromtPress Public Report · Issue № 001

Channel audit Black Swan

Black Swan
@swaneconomy Author's take on geo-economics by a foreign trade specialist Ads: @economicswan Other: @maynardkeynes Main chat:…
11.06.2026
Subscribers
136 062
+2741 per month
ERR (% see posts)
20.0%
per day 9.9%
Reach/post
27.1K
ad reach 13.5K/24h
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Section 01 · Channel snapshot

Key channel metrics

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

Subscribers
136 062
—
Subs reach
19.9%
avg % subs see post
Views/post
27.1K
median 19.6K · 29 days
Posts/week
25.5
over period
7d trend
+3.5%
vs prev week
Reactions/post
346.3
total 37,052 reactions, 9,882 reposts, 7,467 comments
Post length
900 chars
median 1000 · 29 days
Posts analyzed
107
29 days
Ad reach
13.5K
24h avg
Churn / month
+2741
last month
Citation rate
594
citation index · 1,582 channels mentioned all time
Channel age
4 years 3 months
created 05.03.2022
Section 02 · Content analysis

What works best

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

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 grew and which lost subs.

153.3K146.9K140.5K134K127.6K129.7KJun 25129.9KJul 25130.3KAug 25141.6KSep 25140.7KOct 25141.4KNov 25140KDec 25146.9KJan 26142.5KFeb 26139.4KMar 26138.4KApr 26133.8KMay 26132.4KJun 26
Start date
129 681
Now
136 067
Net growth
+6 386
Section 04 · Citations

Who & how mentions the channel

Citation index 594 — channel popularity rating based on mentions. Considers not only count but also weight of mentioning channels: a post from a 100k subs channel weighs more than from 1k subs. All-time channel mentions 1 582 different channels. Below: countries, format, source channels, topics.

Countries mentioning
Russia 89.6%
Ukraine 1.7%
Belarus 0.4%
Uzbekistan 0.1%
Iran 0.1%
Mention format
Mentioned in a separate post 68.3%
In bundles with 2-5 channels 17.2%
In bundles with 6-10 channels 6.1%
In bundles with 11+ channels 8.4%
In suspicious channels (bots) 4.4%
Size of channels mentioning
Micro-channels (up to 1K) 49.1%
1K to 10K subs 19.4%
10K to 30K subs 6.6%
30K to 100K subs 11.3%
over 100K subs 13.6%
Topics where mentioned
Politics 33.3%
News & Media 24.8%
Economy 12.1%
Business & startups 6.2%
Blogs 5.9%
Section 05 · Ad potential

How long a post generates reach

Avg reach of ad post by time since publication. Helps estimate how long a placement should 'live'.

10.6K
in 12 hours
13.5K
in 24 hours
+27% vs prev
17.7K
in 48 hours
+31% vs prev
17.7K
in 72 hours
stable
Section 06 · Competitors

Who you compete with

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

Channel Subscribers
TЭThe Economist 1.2M
TEAxe. Economy. 1.2M
BBRuthless Bankster 1M
ALAlfa-Bank 1M
RERussian economy 849.3K
ALAlfa-Investments 736.6K
MUMultiplier 734.3K
SBSber 717K
OGOlga Gogaladze 590.2K
BChBeyond economics 541.2K
CLBlack SwanYou 136.1K
Section 07 · Mention dynamics

How often the channel is mentioned

Every month we track posts in other channels that mention yours. Over the last 6 months such mentions 483, they brought 26 031 new subs. Different from citation index above — here individual mention posts per period, there cumulative rating.

Period Mentions Channels Brought subs
December 2025 78 59
10 691
Nov 2025 68 50
273
Oct 2025 106 73
1 619
September 2025 75 40
72
August 2025 100 75
12 616
July 2025 56 33
760
Total mentions
483
Months in data
6
Attracted subs
26 031
Section 08 · Niche comparison

Where the channel stands in its league

Top-100 channels in category «Economy» (Russia) and saw how your channel compares. Gray band — range covering 80% of niche channels (p10 to p90). Black vertical — middle, median. Red dot — your channel.

#65/ 100
Rank in niche
Channel in the bottom half of the ranking
Subscribers worse than median by 25%
182.6K
57.1K 136 062 — your channel 696.6K
Avg reach / post better than 53% of niche
22.7K
2.5K 27 071 — your channel 87.8K
Citation index worse than median by 26%
807
0 594 — your channel 4K
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

Top post of the week — on Friday

Audience most active on this day at 18:00 MSK.

Impact
Best window for key post
02

Increase video post share

Video in Telegram retains audience longer and is favored by the algorithm. Aim for 15-25%.

Impact
Video retains audience better
03

Systematic traffic buying

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

Impact
+1000-3000 subs
04

Test polls & interactive formats

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

Impact
+5-15% ER
05

Cross-promo with neighboring channels

Exchange posts with same-segment channels once a quarter. No need daily — 2-3 collabs give relevant growth.

Impact
Growth from relevant audience

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