DataFan_bot: social media analytics

A competitor posts at odd hours and still gets higher reach. Or you suspect that half the subscribers of a channel where you plan to buy ads are not real. DataFan_bot quickly shows numbers for a channel, public page or account, without forcing you into complex tools. 📈

The bot works with Telegram, Instagram and VKontakte. The interface is in Russian, and you control it through menu buttons.

An account summary in one command

The /pagestat command gives a short summary: key figures for a channel, public page or account. You send a link or a name and get the numbers.

Reviews mention subscriber and publication counts, engagement rate (ERR) and reach in the report. The set of metrics can differ between platforms, so look at the actual result in the bot. 🔍

When to publish

The /besttime command suggests a good time for posts. The recommendation is built on audience activity, so a morning post does not collide with the hours when everyone is asleep.

Treat it as a starting point for experiments: pick two or three slots, post in them for a week and compare reach. ⏰

All commands at a glance

• /pagestat. Account analysis: a brief summary.
• /besttime. Posting time: the best intervals for publications.
• /support. Support: a chat for questions.
• /start. Restarts the bot.

There is a main menu under the input line: choose the function you need and follow the prompts. For detailed statistics, the bot suggests registering on the DataFan platform. 📋

Who it helps

Bots like this are most often used by people who work with audiences and compare platforms.

• Channel admins. Track the dynamics of their channels and compare with neighbors in the same topic.
• Advertisers. Before buying a placement, check whether a channel is alive and how many people really see a post.
• SMM specialists. Choose the timing and format of publications.

What reach and engagement mean

Reach shows how many people saw a post. Engagement tells how many of them reacted: left a reaction, commented, shared.

A channel with tens of thousands of subscribers and a tiny reach looks suspicious. A smaller channel with live reactions is often a better buy for ads than a big but lifeless one. Compare platforms with a similar topic, otherwise the figures are not comparable. 📉

Reading the numbers without mistakes

1. Compare a post's reach with the subscriber count: in a live channel it is usually clearly lower than the total, but never zero.
2. Watch engagement (ERR) over time, not from a single snapshot.
3. Do not rely on one source: compare the bot's data with what you see in the social networks themselves.
4. Sharp subscriber jumps in a single day are most often a sign of inflated numbers.

The bot works on public data, so private accounts cannot be analyzed. Never send it passwords or login data, since a summary does not need them.