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What are Top Posts and Top Influencers Charts for Social Platforms?

A look at how top posts/influencers charts work

Written by Cision

Top Posts and Top Influencers Charts for Social Platforms

The Top Posts and Top Influencers charts enable you to quickly identify the most impactful social content and the most influential accounts within your social streams. These charts support more comprehensive reporting by highlighting performance at a glance across multiple social platforms.


Overview

CisionOne now supports additional Top Posts and Top Influencers charts across key social platforms. These charts help you:

  • Identify which posts generate the highest engagement

  • Understand which accounts have the greatest audience reach

  • Enhance reports with clear, high‑value social insights

The charts are available directly within the CisionOne platform and can also be included in exported reports.


Supported Charts and Platforms

Top Influencers Charts

Top Influencers charts rank accounts based on follower count. Accounts with the highest follower numbers appear at the top of the chart.

Newly supported platforms:

  • Bluesky – Top Influencers

  • Instagram – Top Influencers

  • YouTube – Top Influencers

Important behaviour:

  • Up to 70 influencers are displayed in the chart within the platform

  • When exporting a report, only the top 7 influencers are included

  • This behaviour is consistent with existing Top Influencers charts


Top Posts Charts

Top Posts charts rank content based on engagement count. Posts with the highest engagement appear at the top.

Supported platforms:

  • Bluesky – Top Posts

  • Instagram – Top Posts

  • LinkedIn – Top Posts

  • YouTube – Top Videos

  • TikTok – Top Posts

Important behaviour:

  • Up to 70 posts are displayed in the chart within the platform

  • When exporting a report, only the top 7 posts are included

  • This behaviour is consistent with existing Top Posts charts


Engagement Calculation by Platform

Engagement is calculated differently depending on the social platform:

Platform

Engagement Calculation

Bluesky

Likes + Comments + Reposts

Instagram

Likes + Comments

LinkedIn

Likes + Comments

YouTube

Likes + Comments

TikTok

Likes + Comments + Shares


Content Inclusion Rules

Top Posts

  • Only posts are included in Top Posts charts

  • Comments and replies to comments are not included

Instagram Top Influencers

  • Includes owned accounts and public accounts

  • Hashtag posts are excluded, as they do not have an identifiable author or follower count


Using These Charts in Reporting

The addition of these charts enables richer social reporting by allowing you to:

  • Compare post performance across platforms

  • Identify high‑performing content themes

  • Highlight key influencers driving reach and engagement

  • Provide stakeholders with concise, visual insights

These charts can be added to dashboards and included in exported reports, following the same configuration flow as other CisionOne social charts.


Best Practices

  • Use Top Posts charts to highlight campaign performance or content success

  • Use Top Influencers charts to identify potential amplification partners

  • Combine these charts with sentiment and volume metrics for a more complete narrative


Frequently Asked Questions

Will the Top Posts charts include all types of content?
No. Top Posts charts include posts only. Comments and replies on comments are not included.

What content is available for Instagram Top Influencers?
Instagram Top Influencers charts include owned accounts and public accounts only. Hashtag posts are excluded because they do not have an author or follower count.

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