Phillip Cook

Phillip Cook

@chemteacherphil

Do science Stay curious Be happy 🧪💥🧪

linktr.ee/chemteacherphil Joined 2019-08-30

3.8M

Followers

59

Following

63.4M

Total Hearts

284

Videos

223.2K

Avg Hearts/Video

lifetime average

6.47%

Engagement Rate

6.5y

Account Age

48.8K

Followers/Month

lifetime average

815.0K

Hearts/Month

lifetime average

3.7

Videos/Month

lifetime average

We also record @chemteacherphil's follower count over time. See the @chemteacherphil TikTok follower tracker for dated snapshots and a growth chart.

Account Overview

What This Report Covers

Phillip Cook (@chemteacherphil) is a verified education & science TikTok account with 3.8M followers and 284 videos. That ranks 486 of the 1,349 accounts with a TKMetrics report by followers, 3.5x the median account. Since it was created 6.5 years ago it has averaged 48.8K new followers a month.

Account Classification

Account Size Macro (1M+)
Account Created 2019-08-30
Verification Yes
Profile language (app setting) EN
Follower Ratio 64K:1

Data Summary

Videos Analyzed 31
Avg Plays per Video 670,053
Avg Likes per Video 41,365
Engagement Rate 6.47%

Engagement Analysis

Based on 30 of 31 videos, leaving out 1 pinned video

Leaving out its 1 pinned video, the other 30 videos we analysed got an average of 670.1K plays and 6.2% of viewers liked them, 1.4x the 4.5% median like rate of the creators we track. Saves (0.59% of views) outnumber shares (0.25%); comments are 0.04%.

670.1K

Avg Plays/Video

41.4K

Avg Likes/Video

270

Avg Comments/Video

1.7K

Avg Shares/Video

Engagement Quality Analysis

These medians and the 75th percentile cover only the 10 most-played of the 31 videos we analysed, so they sit above what a typical post reaches. The averages above cover the 30 that aren't pinned.

1.6M

Median plays, top 10 videos

81.7K

Median likes, top 10 videos

3.3M

75th percentile plays

5.7M

Top Video

11.4

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 1 pinned video.

24,601,600

Total Plays

1,848,551

Total Likes

9,147

Total Comments

92,668

Total Shares

169,699

Total Saves

Engagement Ratios

@chemteacherphil turns 6.2% of views into likes, 0.59% into saves and 0.25% 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 299 Macro-tier accounts with a TKMetrics report (median 6.47%, middle half 3.25% to 10.77%).

Above the median

6.17%

Likes / Views

0.04%

Comments / Views

0.25%

Shares / Views

0.59%

Saves / Views

Viral Hit Rate

13.3% of this account's videos beat its own average views by 2x, a breakout rate higher than 76% of the creators we track. The 5x figure is the same measure at five times the norm.

13.3%

2x Avg (4 of 30)

3.3%

5x Avg (1 of 30)

Measured against the average of the 30 videos that aren't pinned.

Consistency Score

@chemteacherphil's view count swings by a CV of 1.77, steadier than 62% 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: 1.77

Lower CV = more consistent performance

Estimated Earnings

Revenue estimates based on follower count and average video performance

Creator Rewards (Est. Monthly)

Based on avg 670.1K views/video, leaving out 1 pinned video, and about 3.7 videos a month (its lifetime average: videos posted over account age)

$188 – $470

$0.40 - $1.00 per 1,000 qualified views; only videos over 1 minute earn (4 of 31 analysed videos, with 19% of their views)

Sponsorship Value (Est. Per Post)

Based on 3.8M followers

$19,000 – $45,600

Our per-follower range for accounts this size; real deals vary with niche and audience. How we estimate it

Disclaimer: These are rough estimates: Creator Rewards at the $0.40 to $1.00 per 1,000 qualified views creators report (TikTok publishes no rate), brand deals at our per-follower ranges (how we estimate them). Actual earnings vary by niche, audience demographics, brand deals, and individual negotiation. TikTok Creator Rewards payouts fluctuate and are not guaranteed. Run your own numbers in the TikTok money calculator.

Content Strategy Analysis

Based on 31 videos

4 of the 30 videos that aren't pinned (13.3%) passed twice the average plays and 1 passed five times it. Plays are uneven from one video to the next (consistency grade D). None of the 31 videos is under 15 seconds and 4 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.

38s

Average Duration

15-30s
1
30-60s
26
1-3min
4

The account favors videos between 30 and 60 seconds with 26 out of 31 videos falling into this range.

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.

100.0%
31 of 31

Posting Patterns & Optimal Timing

Based on 31 videos

The videos we analysed went up most often on Saturday and most around 4:00 and 20:00 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 31 videos we analysed include 1 pinned video, which TikTok keeps at the top of a profile however old it is. Counting it stretches the date range, so a weekly rate from this sample would understate how often the account posts. The day and hour charts count the same videos.

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.

Saturday
10
Monday
6
Sunday
6
Tuesday
5
Friday
2
Wednesday
1
Thursday
1

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.

0h
3h
6h
9h
12h
15h
18h
21h

How to read these charts

The account posts most often on Saturday and Monday at 20:00 UTC.

Top Videos

Top 10 by play count

15.0M

Combined Plays (Top 5, not pinned)

966.2K

Combined Likes (Top 5)

3.0M

Avg Plays per Top Video

Pinned Video

Videos pinned to the top of @chemteacherphil's profile page

Making black fire with table salt. #chemistry #chemteacherphil #learnontiktok

Posted Feb 18, 2023

4.5M

Views

607.6K

Likes

1.1K

Comments

41.7K

Shares

50.6K

Saves

Mar 11, 2024

Rubber tires are essentially composed of a single molecule of cross linked polyisoprene. The old tire patches I use in this video are little more than metal discs filled with a combustable mixture with a thin rubber patch on the underside. When the mixture is ignited, it gets hot enough to cause the…

5.7M

Views

420.2K

Likes

975

Comments

4.6K

Shares

21.6K

Saves

⏲ 33s ▶ 540p ♪ original sound – Phillip Cook 576×1024
Sep 14, 2024

So if you want to know what’s going on in this, here’s the details. Alka-Seltzer tablets are essentially a solid mix of two components; citric acid and sodium bicarbonate. In the solid state, they aren’t able to react with one another, but as soon as water is added, they dissolve and react to form c…

3.3M

Views

140.1K

Likes

189

Comments

1.0K

Shares

6.9K

Saves

⏲ 42s ▶ 540p ♪ original sound – Phillip Cook 576×1024
Oct 17, 2025

I built a simple setup to demonstrate how Li-Fi: light-based wireless communication, can be used to transmit sound using visible light. An audio signal from my iPad is amplified and sent to a light-emitting diode (LED), converting the sound into rapid fluctuations in light intensity. When the flicke…

2.9M

Views

242.6K

Likes

3.6K

Comments

27.0K

Shares

34.8K

Saves

⏲ 1m 1s ▶ 720p ♪ original sound – Phillip Cook 720×1280
Mar 18, 2024

It is surprisingly easy to make your own fuel gel. All you really need are three ingredients: eggshells, vinegar and alcohol. Gel fuels like sterno, are useful because they provide a clean burning flame with minimal risk of spilling the fuel. Making a gel fuel requires encapsulating a combustible li…

1.8M

Views

128.2K

Likes

970

Comments

10.3K

Shares

36.0K

Saves

⏲ 31s ▶ 540p ♪ original sound – Phillip Cook 576×1024
Feb 05, 2025

#onthisday

1.3M

Views

35.1K

Likes

380

Comments

1.8K

Shares

3.0K

Saves

⏲ 32s ▶ 540p ♪ original sound – Phillip Cook 576×1024

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Top Hashtags

The hashtags this account uses most across the videos we analysed. They hint at the topics and communities the creator targets for reach.

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.

gas (25) water (17) calcium (15) dioxide (12) solid (12)

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.

2 unique sounds
original sound - Phillip Cook 30x
original sound - Blue Man Group Official 1x

What the numbers say

Strengths

  • + Like rate 6.2%, 1.4x the 4.5% median like rate of the creators we track
  • + Fans save videos (0.59% of views) 2.3x as often as they share them
  • + Verified account

Watch-outs

  • ~ Uneven plays from video to video (grade D)

Questions about @chemteacherphil

How many followers does @chemteacherphil have on TikTok?

@chemteacherphil has 3.8M followers on TikTok.

What is @chemteacherphil's TikTok engagement rate?

@chemteacherphil has an engagement rate of 6.47% based on their recent videos.

How much does @chemteacherphil earn on TikTok?

At the roughly $0.40 to $1.00 per 1,000 qualified views Creator Rewards is reported to pay, @chemteacherphil's estimated Creator Rewards earnings are $188 - $470 per month (only videos over 1 minute earn), with estimated sponsorship value of $19,000 - $45,600 per post.

How many TikTok videos has @chemteacherphil posted?

@chemteacherphil has posted 284 videos on TikTok.

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About This Analysis: This analysis is based on a snapshot of @chemteacherphil's TikTok profile and recent videos. It evaluates content strategy, engagement patterns, and posting behavior. Metrics are based on 31 analyzed videos.

Data collected and analyzed by TKMetrics (how we calculate these numbers) | Data as of Feb 22, 2026, page updated Jul 1, 2026

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TKMetrics (2026). @chemteacherphil TikTok stats and analytics, data as of 22 February 2026. https://tkmetrics.com/blog/chemteacherphil-tiktok-profile-stats/

Method: how TKMetrics calculates these numbers.