By skyforbes 
A Data Science Look at Political Virality
The internet is full of memes about Andrew Cuomo when he was asked about his regrets, and he answered by saying he didn’t spend enough time on social media. He aims to match Mamdani’s social platform. Nowadays, likes and shares are driving US politics. This article analyzes Zohran Mamdani’s TikTok alone, as it would be overwhelming to cover all his social media platforms in a single article.
Dataset Overview
His verified TikTok analytics from HypeAuditor for @zohran_k_mamdani, as of October 23, 2025, when this article was drafted, as the numbers are changing constantly.
Follower count: 1.3M
Engagement rate: 15.02%
Avg. views per post: 163.5K
Avg. shares: 388.5
Total likes: 15.6M
Avg. posts per month: 23
Likes-to-followers ratio: 1.83%
Comments-to-likes ratio: 2.12%
📈 Follower Growth Over Time
Mamdani’s follower count is shocking. In May, he had 200K followers. By October, it had grown to 1.3 M, as shown in Figure 1. This is a 6.5x increase in just 6 months. Throughout this time, he created plenty of viral videos…