# Patrick Collison (@patrickc): X (Twitter) creator profile Patrick Collison (@patrickc) is an X (Twitter) creator with 1.8M followers who posts most about Internet Commerce & Financial Infrastructure. Across their last 200 posts they average a 0.58% engagement rate and 0.52 posts a day, busiest on Mondays. Bio on X: > @Stripe CEO, @ArcInstitute cofounder. Analyzed 2026-10-01 from 200 recent posts. X profile: https://x.com/patrickc ## Archetype **The Analyst**: Brings receipts. Every take arrives with data attached. Traits: Evidence over vibes, Long-form depth, Contrarian when earned. One of six archetypes Xpert derives from topics, cadence, reply habits and format mix; a heuristic label, not one the creator chose. ## Stats | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Followers | 1.8M | | Following | 29 | | Lifetime posts | 10.3K | | Avg engagement rate | 0.58% | | Posts per day | 0.52 | | Reply share of output | 1% | | Avg likes per post | 1.8K | | Avg reposts per post | 127 | | Avg replies per post | 107 | | Avg views per post | 530.2K | | Median post length | 177 chars | | Posts with media | 46% | | Posts with links | 43% | | Posts asking questions | 14% | | Posts in threads | 0% | Engagement rate is likes, reposts and replies divided by views, averaged per post. Counts are as of the analysis date; averages come from the posts analyzed. ## Posting rhythm Busiest day: Monday. Busiest window: 15:00-18:00 UTC. Engagement trend: cooling (0.63% older half vs 0.54% newer half). ## Voice Most often Internet Commerce & Financial Infrastructure (40% of recent posts), then AI & Agentic Workflows (25%), Aesthetics & Built Environments (15%), Science & Bio-Tech Discovery (10%) and Cultural Criticism & Reading (10%). Voice (AI summary): Patrick Collison writes with a high-bandwidth, polymathic, and optimistic tone that bridges the gap between deep-tech engineering and cultural history. His persona is that of a intellectually curious… Words they lean on: new, stripe, much, many, time ## What works for them **The 'Founder-Researcher' Insight** He frames corporate updates as discoveries rather than PR, making product announcements feel like a natural extension of his intense intellectual curiosity. > It is increasingly clear that agents will be responsible for most transactions in the not overly distant future. ## Top recent posts Most-liked of the posts analyzed, with the numbers X reported. > Met a German founder this week and asked him if all the stories one reads about the challenges of startups in Germany are exaggerated. "No, they're understated." Proceeded to describe spending a full day having a 90-page investment contract read to him (mandatory under German law; § 13 BeurkG) by a notary that then charged €30,000. That was for his first company. His second company, needless to say, was not incorporated in Germany. 30.1K likes · 2.2K reposts · 1K replies · 12.1M views https://x.com/patrickc/status/2093717019896197186 > I asked Claude about the air conditioning debate in Europe, and it really didn’t pull any punches. https://t.co/bA29683Hgh 23.6K likes · 2.3K reposts · 1.2K replies · 19.8M views · 1 media https://x.com/patrickc/status/2069451055142936709 > Overall, I’m very surprised at how little media coverage there’s been around the OpenAI / Hugging Face attack. It’s clearly one of the most important things to happen this year. 12.3K likes · 921 reposts · 605 replies · 1.3M views https://x.com/patrickc/status/2093884466670473697 > It's going to be tough for startups when all the Lord of the Rings names are taken and the only thing left is something like Bombadil AI. 11.3K likes · 331 reposts · 474 replies · 1M views https://x.com/patrickc/status/2015562569105465347 > I was walking to the office in New York this morning and noticed an arrestingly beautiful high-rise above me. Turns out it was the Woolworth building, which I'm a bit embarrassed to say I'd never noticed or heard of before. > It was the tallest building in the world for 16 years (until 1929). Construction took 20 months. The architect was apparently inspired by European cathedrals; one clergyman called it "the cathedral of commerce". It contained its own power plant. It's adorned with the full Gothic package: gargoyles, spandrels, mullions, pilasters, corbels. It contained the world's fastest elevators when it opened. > The world is a museum of passion projects. 11.2K likes · 374 reposts · 322 replies · 963.4K views · 1 media https://x.com/patrickc/status/1973857593199329288 > I'm lucky enough to have a great doctor and access to excellent Bay Area medical care. I've taken lots of standard screening tests over the years and have tried lots of "health tech" devices and tools. > With all this said, by far the most useful preventative medical advice that I've ever received has come from unleashing coding agents on my genome, having them investigate my specific mutations, and having them recommend specific follow-on tests and treatments. > Population averages are population averages, but we ourselves are not averages. For example, it turns out that I probably have a 30x(!) higher-than-average predisposition to melanoma. Fortunately, there are both specific supplements that help counteract the particular mutations I have, and of course I can significantly dial up my screening frequency. So, this is very useful to know. > I don't know exactly how much the analysis cost, but probably less than $100. Sequencing my genome cost a few hundred dollars. > (One often sees papers and articles claiming that models aren't very good at medical reasoning. These analyses are usually based on employing several-year-old models, which is a kind of ludicrous malpractice. It is true that you still have to carefully monitor the agents' reasoning, and they do on occasion jump to conclusions or skip steps, requiring some nudging and re-steering. But, overall, they are almost literally infinitely better for this kind of work than what one can otherwise obtain today.) > There are still lots of questions about how this will diffuse and get adopted, but it seems very clear that medical practice is about to improve enormously. Exciting times! 9.6K likes · 628 reposts · 475 replies · 4.1M views https://x.com/patrickc/status/2045164908912968060 ## Related creators - [@levelsio](https://xpert.so/creators/x/levelsio/md): 965.5K followers - [Sam Altman (@sama)](https://xpert.so/creators/x/sama/md): 6.3M followers - [Theo - t3.gg (@theo)](https://xpert.so/creators/x/theo/md): 395.2K followers - [Matt Pocock (@mattpocockuk)](https://xpert.so/creators/x/mattpocockuk/md): 359.1K followers --- Source: https://xpert.so/creators/x/patrickc The full analysis (hook formulas, weaknesses, how to get their attention) is part of Xpert Growth, which starts with a 3-day free trial (then from $49 a month).