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The Sandy Times

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@sandytimes.ae
Media | Lifestyle | Urban Culture Powered by @brontvein 📍UAE 🇦🇪 & MENA Listen to Sandy Times Radio ↓
  • Digital Creator
  • Following 981
  • Followers 24.4K
  • Engagement 0.37%
  • Avg comments 3

About The Sandy Times

The Sandy Times (@sandytimes.ae) is a Lifestyle creator on Instagram, also filed under Digital Creator. The account has 24,352 followers and 1,420 published posts. Recent posts average 78 likes and 3 comments, an engagement rate of 0.37%.

With 24.4K followers, The Sandy Times is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 981 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 25 followers per account The Sandy Times follows. The Sandy Times is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files The Sandy Times under Lifestyle, with Digital Creator as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for The Sandy Times runs to 14 words across 4 lines. The bio mentions @brontvein. The latest activity Flinque has on record for The Sandy Times dates from January 2026.

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1,420 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for The Sandy Times, 9 are carousels and 1 is a single image. That mix leans toward carousels. The Sandy Times has built a substantial archive of 1,420 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 17 followers for each post published. The Sandy Times also keeps 6 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 45 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include read, music, talk, every and meet.

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The Sandy Times's engagement

The Sandy Times's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.37%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 270 followers. An average post collects 78 likes and 3 comments, close to 26 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

0.37%

Avg likes
78
Avg comments
3
Interactions : followers
1 : 270

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Who is The Sandy Times?

The Sandy Times (@sandytimes.ae) is a Lifestyle creator on Instagram, also filed under Digital Creator. The Sandy Times is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for The Sandy Times runs to 14 words across 4 lines.

How many followers does The Sandy Times have?

The Sandy Times has 24,352 followers on Instagram (24.4K). Set against 981 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 25 followers per account The Sandy Times follows. The Sandy Times has built a substantial archive of 1,420 posts.

What is The Sandy Times's engagement rate?

The Sandy Times's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.37%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 270 followers. An average post collects 78 likes and 3 comments, close to 26 likes for each comment.

What does The Sandy Times post about on Instagram?

Flinque files The Sandy Times under Lifestyle, with Digital Creator as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for The Sandy Times, 9 are carousels and 1 is a single image. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for The Sandy Times repeatedly use the words read, music, talk, every and meet. The Sandy Times writes those captions mainly in English. The Sandy Times keeps 6 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

How do I contact The Sandy Times for a collaboration?

The Sandy Times's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 4 external sites, and a free Flinque account opens those links. The account is registered as an Instagram business account. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist The Sandy Times and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.

The Sandy Times's own Instagram profile is the one outbound link Flinque publishes for the account, and the 4 bio links open after signing up.

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