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Theo Jaffe

MTS

Last updated Jun 27, 2026, 2:55 AM

Combined
11K
7-day
+13.3%
Prior week
9.4K

Platforms

Instagram—
X11K
TikTok—

Velocity

Week-over-week change in combined followers (Instagram, X, TikTok). Current reading: +13.3%

5/235/306/66/136/206/27
Week-over-week change in combined followers across tracked platforms.

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