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Johanna Sommer

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Last updated Jun 27, 2026, 3:25 AM

Combined
1.2K
7-day
+0.6%
Prior week
1.2K

Platforms

Instagram1.2K
X—
TikTok—

Velocity

Week-over-week change in combined followers (Instagram, X, TikTok). Current reading: +0.6%

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Week-over-week change in combined followers across tracked platforms.

Recent Stories

  • Q&A with K. Porcelain

    Sommer's interview with Throgg's Neck musician Carlo V. G. Soriano — iPad-recorded doo-wop sold on Bandcamp, deliberately off streaming. Landed alongside GUNK's 35-issue / ~4K-subscriber milestone and a NY midterms primary explainer.

    Week of Jun 21, 2026