10.8M
Followers
58
Following
969.1M
Total Hearts
12.1K
Videos
80.1K
Avg Hearts/Video
lifetime average
7.9%
Engagement Rate
5.7y
Account Age
156.8K
Followers/Month
lifetime average
14.1M
Hearts/Month
lifetime average
175.7
Videos/Month
lifetime average
We also record @cbsnews's follower count over time. See the @cbsnews TikTok follower tracker for dated snapshots and a growth chart.
Account Overview
What This Report Covers
@cbsnews is a verified news & politics TikTok account with 10.8M followers and 12,100 videos. That ranks 382 of the 1,349 accounts with a TKMetrics report by followers, 9.8x the median account. Since it was created 5.7 years ago it has averaged 156.8K new followers a month.
Account Classification
| Account Size | Mega (10M+) |
| Account Created | 2020-05-27 |
| Verification | Yes |
| Profile language (app setting) | EN |
| Follower Ratio | 186K:1 |
Data Summary
| Videos Analyzed | 36 |
| Avg Plays per Video | 291,636 |
| Avg Likes per Video | 21,729 |
| Engagement Rate | 7.9% |
Engagement Analysis
Based on 33 of 36 videos, leaving out 3 pinned videos
Leaving out its 3 pinned videos, the other 33 videos we analysed got an average of 291.6K plays and 7.5% of viewers liked them, 1.7x the 4.5% median like rate of the creators we track. Saves (0.40% of views) outnumber shares (0.31%); comments are 0.14%.
291.6K
Avg Plays/Video
21.7K
Avg Likes/Video
408
Avg Comments/Video
897
Avg Shares/Video
Engagement Quality Analysis
These medians and the 75th percentile cover only the 10 most-played of the 36 videos we analysed, so they sit above what a typical post reaches. The averages above cover the 33 that aren't pinned.
1.1M
Median plays, top 10 videos
67.9K
Median likes, top 10 videos
3.4M
75th percentile plays
12.7M
Top Video
2.13
Engagement per 1K Followers
Normalized influence metric
Total Engagement (Sample)
The combined likes, comments, shares and saves across only the recent videos we analysed, not the account's lifetime. These totals include the 3 pinned videos.
27,824,000
Total Plays
2,213,141
Total Likes
37,802
Total Comments
165,695
Total Shares
157,452
Total Saves
Engagement Ratios
@cbsnews turns 7.5% of views into likes, 0.40% into saves and 0.31% into shares. Saves and shares carry more weight than likes: they mean content worth keeping or passing on, not just watching.
Engagement rate compared with the 387 Mega-tier accounts with a TKMetrics report (median 8.37%, middle half 5.44% to 10.99%).
7.45%
Likes / Views
0.14%
Comments / Views
0.31%
Shares / Views
0.40%
Saves / Views
Viral Hit Rate
12.1% of this account's videos beat its own average views by 2x, a breakout rate higher than 69% of the creators we track. The 5x figure is the same measure at five times the norm.
12.1%
2x Avg (4 of 33)
3.0%
5x Avg (1 of 33)
Measured against the average of the 33 videos that aren't pinned.
Consistency Score
@cbsnews's view count swings by a CV of 2.87, steadier than 30% of the 1,349 creators we track. A lower CV means reach you can predict from post to post; a high one means hits and flops.
D
CV: 2.87
Lower CV = more consistent performance
Estimated Earnings
Revenue estimates based on follower count and average video performance
Creator Rewards (Est. Monthly)
No estimate
Creator Rewards is for personal accounts. TikTok lists @cbsnews as an organisation account, so we don't estimate a payout from the program.
Sponsorship Value (Est. Per Post)
Based on 10.8M followers
$54,000 – $129,600
Our per-follower range for accounts this size; real deals vary with niche and audience. How we estimate it
Content Strategy Analysis
Based on 36 videos
4 of the 33 videos that aren't pinned (12.1%) passed twice the average plays and 1 passed five times it. Plays are uneven from one video to the next (consistency grade D). 8 of 36 videos are under 15 seconds and 21 run a minute or longer.
Video Duration Breakdown
How the account's recent videos split across length bands. It shows the format the creator leans on, from very short clips to long-form.
1m 34s
Average Duration
The account favors videos between 60 and 180 seconds since they make up half of the content. This category is the most frequent duration used for these posts.
Original Sound Usage
Share of videos set to an “original sound”: audio a TikTok user uploaded rather than a licensed track. It can be this creator's own or another user's upload; Top Sounds below names who made each one.
Posting Patterns & Optimal Timing
Based on 36 videos
The videos we analysed all went up between Feb 10, 2026 and Feb 12, 2026, less than a week, so they can't show which days the account usually posts; most went up around 21:00 UTC.
Posting Frequency
How often the account posts, against the typical tracked creator. It tells you whether to expect a steady stream or occasional drops.
Not shown for this account. The 36 videos we analysed, its 3 pinned videos included, all went up between Feb 10, 2026 and Feb 12, 2026: too short a window for a weekly rate.
Most Active Days
Which days of the week new videos most often appear. These are upload times, when fresh content lands, not necessarily when the audience is watching. These uploads all went up between Feb 10, 2026 and Feb 12, 2026, less than a week, so the chart shows only the days in that window, not a weekly habit.
Posting Hours (UTC)
A heatmap of the hours (UTC) when this account publishes. Darker or taller blocks are the busier posting windows. Read it as the creator's release schedule, not their audience's active hours.
Top Videos
Top 10 by play count
6.9M
Combined Plays (Top 5, not pinned)
601.1K
Combined Likes (Top 5)
1.4M
Avg Plays per Top Video
Pinned Videos
Videos pinned to the top of @cbsnews's profile page
Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi about allegations about President Trump that were included in the Epstein files. Bondi accused Democrats of "trying to deflect against all the great things Donald Trump has done." Following her exchange with Lieu, Bondi rec…
Posted Feb 11, 2026
12.7M
Views
1.3M
Likes
18.9K
Comments
116.2K
Shares
107.6K
Saves
Surveillance photos and videos of a subject in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, were released Tuesday. The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department in Arizona posted the images to social media, showing a masked person wearing a backpack on the h…
Posted Feb 10, 2026
3.7M
Views
57.3K
Likes
1.3K
Comments
2.4K
Shares
2.9K
Saves
A man who says he was the person of interest being questioned in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie has been released. The man, who only wants to be identified as Carlos, said he was detained after a traffic stop. Carlos said he was shocked when he was pulled over and didn't know who Guthrie is. "I'm i…
Posted Feb 11, 2026
1.8M
Views
138.8K
Likes
4.2K
Comments
17.5K
Shares
8.8K
Saves
First lady Melania Trump celebrated Valentine's Day early by making crafts and visiting children at the National Institute of Health on Wednesday. A girl making crafts next to the first lady asked her what music she listens to, and Mrs. Trump said that she listens "to all kinds of music," but one of…
3.4M
Views
330.2K
Likes
2.0K
Comments
7.0K
Shares
11.1K
Saves
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) clashed with Attorney General Pam Bondi during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday when he asked how many of Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators have been indicted by the Department of Justice. Bondi accused Democrats of engaging in "theatrics" and failing to allo…
1.1M
Views
73.9K
Likes
1.9K
Comments
4.3K
Shares
5.1K
Saves
As Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies on Capitol Hill, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said during his opening remarks of Wednesday’s hearing that Bondi is “running a massive Epstein cover-up right out of the Department of Justice." "You've been o…
1.0M
Views
104.0K
Likes
2.9K
Comments
4.5K
Shares
7.7K
Saves
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) called on all the Jeffrey Epstein survivors who are attending the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday to raise their hands if they had not yet met with the Justice Department. All of the women raised their hands. Jayapal asked Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is…
897.6K
Views
61.9K
Likes
1.3K
Comments
3.3K
Shares
4.2K
Saves
At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured in shootings at a high school and residence in the northeast part of the province of British Columbia, Canadian police said Tuesday. The suspected shooter is dead, officials said. #britishcolumbia
491.5K
Views
31.1K
Likes
792
Comments
3.5K
Shares
1.9K
Saves
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Most Common Words
The words that show up most in this account's captions, with stopwords and hashtags removed. They sketch the verbal tone and recurring themes.
Top Sounds
The sounds this account uses most, each with the user or artist it is credited to. Sounds credited to the creator are their own audio; an original sound credited to someone else is another user's upload they reused, and a spread of trending tracks points to a creator riding sound trends for reach.
What the numbers say
Strengths
- + Like rate 7.5%, 1.7x the 4.5% median like rate of the creators we track
- + Fans save videos (0.40% of views) 1.3x as often as they share them
- + Verified account
Watch-outs
- ~ Uneven plays from video to video (grade D)
Questions about @cbsnews
How many followers does @cbsnews have on TikTok?
@cbsnews has 10.8M followers on TikTok.
What is @cbsnews's TikTok engagement rate?
@cbsnews has an engagement rate of 7.90% based on their recent videos.
How much does @cbsnews earn on TikTok?
Creator Rewards is for personal accounts, and TikTok lists @cbsnews as an organisation account, so we don't estimate a payout from the program, with estimated sponsorship value of $54,000 - $129,600 per post.
How many TikTok videos has @cbsnews posted?
@cbsnews has posted 12.1K videos on TikTok.
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Start SearchingAbout This Analysis: This analysis is based on a snapshot of @cbsnews's TikTok profile and recent videos. It evaluates content strategy, engagement patterns, and posting behavior. Metrics are based on 36 analyzed videos.
Data collected and analyzed by TKMetrics (how we calculate these numbers) | Data as of Feb 21, 2026, page updated Jul 1, 2026
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TKMetrics (2026). @cbsnews TikTok stats and analytics, data as of 21 February 2026. https://tkmetrics.com/blog/cbsnews-tiktok-profile-stats/