Forbes India engagement report
@ForbesIndia - 1.2M followers on X
Measured over 118 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 2 interactions against 1.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 118 original posts, its engagement rate beats 4% of 3,829 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 1.9K times each, and 0.104% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.154% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 4.2 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 47% of days. Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 118 posts sampled, 68% carry an image or video and 59% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 9.4K interactions, about 4707x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #partnered, #photooftheday, #fila2026.
Measured over 118 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026. Recurring tags: #partnered, #photooftheday, #fila2026.
Compared with accounts its own size
Forbes India's engagement rate beats 4% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,829 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 9 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 8% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At under 0.001%, Forbes India sits below the 10th percentile of the 37,214 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.012%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.002% |
| 25th percentile | 0.012% |
| 50th percentile | 0.081% |
| 75th percentile | 0.436% |
| 90th percentile | 2.10% |
| 99th percentile | 160.2% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 12:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 51K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 52K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 51K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 54K |
| 04:00 UTC | -6% | 44K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 42K |
| 06:00 UTC | -4% | 49K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 53K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 61K |
| 09:00 UTC | -3% | 71K |
| 10:00 UTC | -2% | 73K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 80K |
| 12:00 UTC | -2% | 88K |
| 13:00 UTC | -2% | 96K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 99K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 103K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 100K |
| 17:00 UTC | -2% | 92K |
| 18:00 UTC | -1% | 86K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 81K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 75K |
| 21:00 UTC | -1% | 67K |
| 22:00 UTC | -1% | 58K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 52K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 234K |
| Monday | 0% | 294K |
| Tuesday | -3% | 288K |
| Wednesday | -1% | 253K |
| Thursday | -2% | 247K |
| Friday | -3% | 256K |
| Saturday | +3% | 230K |
Best tweets
- Aug 27, 20264707x their median
National Award-winning actor and box office phenomenon @alluarjun is the cover star of Forbes India’s Showstoppers 2026 edition, featuring India’s 100 biggest celebrities. The top pan-India superstar opens up about his craft, mass appeal and brand persona https://t.co/hfsEqsRhk9
- Aug 27, 20262827x their median
Forbes India’s latest issue is one for the keeps. The showstoppers edition features the top actors, athletes, comedians, casting directors, TV personalities, singers, artists, designers, and more. It is peppered with stories and anecdotes from them on building brands, stories of struggle, and finding their niche. The issue features > How Allu Arjun’s brand value changed after the Pushpa franchise > Rasika Dugal on finding her fame in roles that drive the narrative > Indie film festivals struggle to make ends meet > Celebrity-owned restaurants must get the recipe right > Jaideep Ahlawat’s 20-year journey to shedding the character-actor tag > Stand-up comedy in India gets serious about what’s funny and what’s not ...and more. Grab your copies of Forbes India’s latest issue today!
- Aug 31, 20262436x their median
Allu Arjun believes his vision and hard work have taken him to dizzying heights of fame. In a candid chat with Forbes India, he opens up about his 23-year journey, being a man of the masses, and the power he wields Forbes India Showstoppers 2026 is on stands now. Read more on https://t.co/aB5o4zVyoq
- Aug 24, 20262082x their median
🍿🎬 Forbes India #Showstoppers2026: Coming soon to a newsstand near you! Who made it to the definitive list of India’s top celebrities this year? Drop your guesses in the comments ✨ https://t.co/XK1xYjjbU0
- Aug 28, 2026928x their median
Forbes India Showstoppers 2026 is here. India's 100 Biggest Celebrities, led by the man who made a nation say Pushpa. From Allu Arjun to Neeraj Chopra, Jaideep Ahlawat to Rasika Dugal, stardom in India has never looked like this before. On Stands Now! 🔥 #Showstoppers2026 #India100 #Celebrities
- Aug 27, 2026581x their median
Showstoppers 2026: India's 100 Biggest Celebrities From Allu Arjun and Shah Rukh Khan to Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana, the list embodies stardom and power. It is a celebration of talent, an acknowledgement of influence and an ode to brilliance @alluarjun @iamsrk @imVkohli @mandhana_smriti @AlwaysRamCharan @SrBachchan Full List 👇 https://t.co/5r7Y7DSdcr
- Aug 27, 2026154x their median
The fragile and fleeting life of fame https://t.co/F62pkKQPx7 By @suveensinha
- Aug 27, 202638x their median
🎬 Bollywood's biggest challenge today isn't the lack of stars, it's the lack of honest feedback. As audiences become more selective in the post-Covid era, content, not celebrity, is driving success. This year's Showstoppers edition explores how stardom is evolving across films, sports, music and beyond. 🌟 From Allu Arjun and Jaideep Ahlawat to Neeraj Chopra, the issue celebrates talent, influence and the changing face of celebrity, while also diving into the business behind entertainment. By @kunaljp https://t.co/Jmds5VmYSy #Showstoppers2026 #Bollywood #Entertainment #Celebrities #Cinema #OTT #ForbesIndia #AlluArjun #NeerajChopra
- Aug 28, 202636x their median
Forbes India Showstoppers 2026: TELEVISION CATEGORY Here's who ruled the small screen, selected by jury members and Forbes India editors, for the time period between January 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. The list has no particular ranking order, and is presented alphabetically. Category Coordinators: Payal Ganguly & Samidha Jain Jury: Cyrus Broacha, comedian; Raj Nayak, MD and founder, House of Cheer Network
- Aug 19, 202633x their median
🏛️ Noel Tata has emerged as one of the most influential figures in the Tata Group. As chairman of the Tata Trusts, which own 66.4% of Tata Sons, he now plays a pivotal role in shaping the group's future. 📌 Noel reportedly pushed for greater clarity on strategy, capital allocation and the future of businesses like Air India, Tata Digital, semiconductors and EVs. His concerns came as these newer ventures continue to require significant investment. 🤝 The six-month deadlock over N Chandrasekaran's reappointment eventually ended with Chandra deciding not to seek another term, marking a major shift in the Tata Group's leadership dynamics. By @_SamarS 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/tsFcwPatyJ #TataGroup #NoelTata #Chandrasekaran #CorporateGovernance #BusinessNews #ForbesIndia
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 2 interactions against 1.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 118 original posts, its engagement rate beats 4% of 3,829 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 1.9K times each, and 0.104% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.154% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 4.2 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 47% of days. Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 118 posts sampled, 68% carry an image or video and 59% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 9.4K interactions, about 4707x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #partnered, #photooftheday, #fila2026.
- What is Forbes India's engagement rate on X?
- Forbes India (@ForbesIndia) has an engagement rate of 0%, based on the median interactions across 118 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,249,336 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At under 0.001%, Forbes India sits below the 10th percentile of the 37,214 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @ForbesIndia have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 4% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,829 accounts), which puts it in the bottom 10% for its size group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @ForbesIndia post?
- Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day, at roughly 4.2 posts per day across the measured window.