@cstross
@cstross is a Mastodon creator, tracked by ViralHunt since August 2026. Across 55 tracked posts they have accumulated 21.4K total engagement — an average of 389 per post. Of their top posts, 12 have been measured more than once and 12 grew between readings, adding 5.9K engagement, the fastest of them by 815%. Their engagement over the last 30 days is up 42% versus the previous month.
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Who is @cstross?
cstross (@cstross) is a Mastodon creator. ViralHunt has tracked 55 of their posts since August 2026, 21.4K engagement in all, about 389 per post.
What is their most viral post?
I long for a world wide web that goes back to basics: Markdown for text, JPEG or PNG for images, *no* Javascript or othe, posted Sep 26, 2026: 1.8K engagement, 864 favourites, which is 4.5 times their average post.
When does @cstross post?
Mostly on Saturdays, around 09:00 UTC: 31% of their tracked posts fall in the three hours around that time. Over the last 90 days they published about 4.3 posts a week.
Is @cstross growing?
Their engagement over the last 30 days is up 42% against the 30 days before. Their newest tracked post is from Oct 20, 2026.
Which creators are similar?
On Mastodon, the creators ViralHunt ranks next to them: @skeletor, @warandpeas, @alice, @randahl, @kuketzblog.
When @cstross posts
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