Analytics: What Worked and Why

Updated: October 11, 2026 · 2 min read

The Analytics page shows how your social media is doing in numbers: how many people saw it, how many engaged, whether you gained followers, which platform and time work best. You base decisions on these numbers, not guesses.

Using the screen

Analytics page with range, platform filter and create report
  1. 1Range: pick 7, 30 or 90 days. Every number is compared with the previous period of the same length.
  2. 2Platform: all platforms together or just one.
  3. 3Create report: turns the selected period into a saved report. See Reports.

What each section tells you

  • Views, reach, engagement, followers: the four main numbers with daily charts.
  • Instagram insights: profile visits, explore reach (people who don't follow you), saves and shares, net follower change; age, gender and city breakdown.
  • When are your followers online?: a heat map by day and hour. The darkest boxes are the best times to post.
  • Reels performance: Reels views, average watch time and the share of viewers who stay past 3 seconds.
  • Platform performance: each platform's followers, engagement and share of views.

Look at the 30-day trend rather than one post going well or badly. If saves and shares are rising, you're on the right track. We explain why in Reels' 3 signals.

Frequently asked questions

Why do numbers differ slightly from the platform's?

Platforms update their data at different times and round some numbers. Small differences are normal; the trend is the same.