{
 "retrievedOn": "2026-09-21",
 "derivedOn": "2026-09-30",
 "page": "/guides/tiktok-fake-follower-checker/",
 "tool": "derived from search_users, user_profile and creator_posts",
 "source": "/evidence/tiktok-engagement-rate-calculator-sample.json",
 "note": "Red-flag lines for the fake-follower checklist, derived from the September 2026 benchmark sample: 58 creators surfaced by TikTok search in six niches (fitness, cooking, personal finance, skincare, small business, comedy), 10 recent posts each (572 posts with views). Per creator we take the median over posts with at least one view. Percentages are per-creator medians summarised as quartiles (q1 = bottom quarter line). Following counts come from the search_users results in the source file. Flag lines: median views under 2% of followers for accounts under 1M followers, under 0.5% for 1M+; median likes per view under 2%; lifetime likes per follower under 3; following over 5,000. No handles are listed here.",
 "overall": {
  "creators": 58,
  "viewsPerFollowerPct": {
   "n": 58,
   "q1": 1.87,
   "median": 10.56,
   "q3": 29.06
  },
  "likesPerViewPct": {
   "n": 58,
   "q1": 3.47,
   "median": 4.53,
   "q3": 6.97
  },
  "commentsPer1000Views": {
   "n": 58,
   "q1": 0.28,
   "median": 0.53,
   "q3": 1.15
  },
  "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": {
   "n": 58,
   "q1": 7.1,
   "median": 13.2,
   "q3": 19.7
  },
  "following": {
   "n": 58,
   "q1": 11.2,
   "median": 69.0,
   "q3": 239.0
  },
  "biggestPostVsMedian": {
   "n": 58,
   "q1": 4.6,
   "median": 8.2,
   "q3": 21.8
  },
  "biggestPostUnder2xMedian": 4,
  "maxFollowing": 2365
 },
 "byTier": {
  "under 10k": {
   "creators": 5,
   "viewsPerFollowerPct": {
    "n": 5,
    "q1": 51.41,
    "median": 100.94,
    "q3": 151.61
   },
   "likesPerViewPct": {
    "n": 5,
    "q1": 5.31,
    "median": 7.69,
    "q3": 11.67
   },
   "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": {
    "n": 5,
    "q1": 2.3,
    "median": 2.9,
    "q3": 4.8
   }
  },
  "10k to 100k": {
   "creators": 7,
   "viewsPerFollowerPct": {
    "n": 7,
    "q1": 24.86,
    "median": 30.04,
    "q3": 69.99
   },
   "likesPerViewPct": {
    "n": 7,
    "q1": 2.83,
    "median": 3.83,
    "q3": 6.42
   },
   "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": {
    "n": 7,
    "q1": 2.7,
    "median": 7.9,
    "q3": 12.6
   }
  },
  "100k to 1M": {
   "creators": 17,
   "viewsPerFollowerPct": {
    "n": 17,
    "q1": 3.45,
    "median": 6.96,
    "q3": 20.24
   },
   "likesPerViewPct": {
    "n": 17,
    "q1": 3.26,
    "median": 3.7,
    "q3": 6.7
   },
   "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": {
    "n": 17,
    "q1": 9.7,
    "median": 15.3,
    "q3": 32.0
   }
  },
  "over 1M": {
   "creators": 29,
   "viewsPerFollowerPct": {
    "n": 29,
    "q1": 0.46,
    "median": 3.53,
    "q3": 15.61
   },
   "likesPerViewPct": {
    "n": 29,
    "q1": 3.65,
    "median": 4.62,
    "q3": 5.7
   },
   "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": {
    "n": 29,
    "q1": 9.8,
    "median": 14.1,
    "q3": 20.9
   }
  }
 },
 "flagCounts": {
  "viewsPerFollowerUnder1M": {
   "creators": 29,
   "flagged": 4
  },
  "viewsPerFollower1MPlus": {
   "creators": 29,
   "flagged": 8
  },
  "likesPerView": 3,
  "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": 5,
  "followingOver5000": 0,
  "commentsUnder0_2Per1000Views": 12,
  "creatorsByNumberOfFlags": {
   "0": 40,
   "1": 16,
   "2": 2,
   "3": 0
  },
  "lifetimeLikesUnder3Accounts": [
   {
    "tier": "10k to 100k",
    "followers": 11000,
    "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": 1.01
   },
   {
    "tier": "under 10k",
    "followers": 3755,
    "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": 2.31
   },
   {
    "tier": "10k to 100k",
    "followers": 12400,
    "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": 1.02
   },
   {
    "tier": "under 10k",
    "followers": 93,
    "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": 1.1
   },
   {
    "tier": "under 10k",
    "followers": 213,
    "lifetimeLikesPerFollower": 2.92
   }
  ],
  "lifetimeLikesUnder3LargestFollowerCount": 12400
 }
}