Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) X analytics
@ProfBrianCox
@ProfBrianCox has 3M followers, a median of 106.9K views per post and a 2.03% engagement rate.
Based on 13 recent original posts (medium confidence). Updated October 21, 2026.
At a glance
Key stats
- Followers
- 3M2,996,922 followers on October 21, 2026
- Median views per post
- 106.9K
- Average views per post
- 118.1K
- Engagement rate (by views)
- 2.03%
- Original posts per week
- 1.2
- Average engagements per post
- 2,396
Engagement grade
Excellent
This is ahead of the benchmark for accounts with 1M+ followers.
Profile score
55/100
- Profile completeness70
- Audience shape100
- Engagement25
- Consistency62
- Positioning clarity20
Monetization
Estimated X creator earnings
$4–$9 in the last 30 days
From 776.2K views on @ProfBrianCox's original posts in the last 30 days.
Rewards eligibility: likely
Rough estimate. X publishes no payout rate, so this assumes about $5–12 per 1M original-post impressions from reported creator payouts. Only Premium viewers’ impressions count, so real payouts can be much lower.
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Timing
Best times to post
When @ProfBrianCox's recent posts performed best (UTC).
- #1 slot
7:18 PM
Monday · UTC
- #2 slot
7:23 PM
Tuesday · UTC
- #3 slot
8:34 PM
Wednesday · UTC
What worked
Top recent posts
- 01
- 02
@ProfBrianCox ·
Walking home a few minutes ago across the Charles Bridge in Prague ahead of the live show here tomorrow - it will be a special night for me because the entire Emergence show is inspired by the story of Johannes Kepler walking across this bridge in a New Year’s snow storm in 1609 and wondering about the origin of the six fold symmetry of a snowflake - the beginnings of modern science.
- 101Replies
- 286Reposts
- 4.2KLikes
- 110.5KViews
1.8x average engagementHas an imageLong post (over 200 characters)Posted Thu 21:00 UTC - 03
@ProfBrianCox ·
We need a major structural review of UK science. A series of government decisions over the last decade (including but not limited to the Brexit referendum and the subsequent fall out) have undermined this vital foundation of our economy - that is unarguable. The problems have been exacerbated by the recent hasty and opaque decision making in UKRI. What links these things together for me is the lack of a coherent analysis of the impact of each small decision on the whole ecosystem, from Universities to industry. Example: It may look reasonable on paper to move money from astrophysics to AI. But is it sensible if that precipitates the closure of a number of physics departments? Do those closures damage our AI industry more than the redirection of funds enhances it? I have seen no evidence of a careful analysis of this and many other questions.
- 113Replies
- 517Reposts
- 2.2KLikes
- 149.8KViews
1.5x average engagementText onlyLong post (over 200 characters)Posted Thu 10:00 UTCQuote post - 04
@ProfBrianCox ·
This is good news, and as the article points out, signals a welcome change from the previous administration. There is a sense of optimism for the first time in a while - UKRI should read the room and reverse the damaging (and I have to say not well documented) decision to de-prioritise huge swathes of basic research.
- 37Replies
- 228Reposts
- 1.5KLikes
- 120.2KViews
0.8x average engagementText onlyLong post (over 200 characters)Posted Fri 10:00 UTCQuote post - 05
- 06
@ProfBrianCox ·
Here is my view on what’s wrong with funding of scientific research in the UK, and how I would change the focus if it was up to me! There is a long list of things that UKRI needs to weigh when making decisions about funding for research and facilities, and driving growth is not one of them. The reason is that the whole of UKRI’s portfolio is essential for driving growth - indeed the research ecosystem is one of the necessary foundations of growth. The point I made at the Labour Conference is quite simple. UKRI’s budget is 0.65% of government expenditure, at a little under £10 Bn per year. That is a very tiny leaver when seen through the prism of attempting to use it to make a step change in economic growth - especially when the leaders of UKRI and the Research Councils are not economists and should not be economists! Their expertise lies in research. BUT, and this is the key point - if by fiddling around trying to use this tiny budget (in relative terms) to make a noticeable change in growth you damage the fundamentals, then you run the real risk of damaging the growth potential of the rest of the economy. Universities, research labs, education and inspiration are all essential for growth. This is what UKRI should be focused on because they are the custodians of this VERY valuable but fragile world-leading ecosystem. So, I would say to UKRI, do the thing you are supposed to do, do it well on behalf of the rest of the economy, and do nothing else.
- 42Replies
- 98Reposts
- 575Likes
- 106.3KViews
0.4x average engagementText onlyLong post (over 200 characters)Posted Thu 08:00 UTCQuote post
Latest
Recent posts by Brian Cox
The latest 13 original posts from @ProfBrianCox, newest first, as of October 21, 2026. Replies and reposts aren't included.
@ProfBrianCox ·
Production rehearsals today in Sheffield - the first time we’d built the screen. It’s quite big. Tour starts in Edinburgh on Wednesday, then on to Manchester and Leeds at the weekend.
Watch video- 58Replies
- 24Reposts
- 784Likes
- 101.3KViews
@ProfBrianCox ·
Here is my view on what’s wrong with funding of scientific research in the UK, and how I would change the focus if it was up to me! There is a long list of things that UKRI needs to weigh when making decisions about funding for research and facilities, and driving growth is not one of them. The reason is that the whole of UKRI’s portfolio is essential for driving growth - indeed the research ecosystem is one of the necessary foundations of growth. The point I made at the Labour Conference is quite simple. UKRI’s budget is 0.65% of government expenditure, at a little under £10 Bn per year. That is a very tiny leaver when seen through the prism of attempting to use it to make a step change in economic growth - especially when the leaders of UKRI and the Research Councils are not economists and should not be economists! Their expertise lies in research. BUT, and this is the key point - if by fiddling around trying to use this tiny budget (in relative terms) to make a noticeable change…
- 42Replies
- 98Reposts
- 575Likes
- 106.3KViews
@ProfBrianCox ·
I start the UK and Ireland leg of my Emergence tour next week - here’s a clip of a film we made about the music, recorded at Miraval Studios earlier this year. The full film is on YouTube somewhere or other .. :-)
Watch video- 34Replies
- 61Reposts
- 576Likes
- 68.2KViews
@ProfBrianCox ·
This is good news, and as the article points out, signals a welcome change from the previous administration. There is a sense of optimism for the first time in a while - UKRI should read the room and reverse the damaging (and I have to say not well documented) decision to de-prioritise huge swathes of basic research.
- 37Replies
- 228Reposts
- 1.5KLikes
- 120.2KViews
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@ProfBrianCox ·
Walking home a few minutes ago across the Charles Bridge in Prague ahead of the live show here tomorrow - it will be a special night for me because the entire Emergence show is inspired by the story of Johannes Kepler walking across this bridge in a New Year’s snow storm in 1609 and wondering about the origin of the six fold symmetry of a snowflake - the beginnings of modern science.
- 101Replies
- 286Reposts
- 4.2KLikes
- 110.5KViews
@ProfBrianCox ·
We need a major structural review of UK science. A series of government decisions over the last decade (including but not limited to the Brexit referendum and the subsequent fall out) have undermined this vital foundation of our economy - that is unarguable. The problems have been exacerbated by the recent hasty and opaque decision making in UKRI. What links these things together for me is the lack of a coherent analysis of the impact of each small decision on the whole ecosystem, from Universities to industry. Example: It may look reasonable on paper to move money from astrophysics to AI. But is it sensible if that precipitates the closure of a number of physics departments? Do those closures damage our AI industry more than the redirection of funds enhances it? I have seen no evidence of a careful analysis of this and many other questions.
- 113Replies
- 517Reposts
- 2.2KLikes
- 149.8KViews
Formats
Content mix
- Text only
- 38%
- With media
- 54%
- With links
- 1 posts
- With hashtags
- 0 posts
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