Indian Air Force engagement report
@IAF_MCC - 3.2M followers on X
Measured over 34 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 744 interactions against 3.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.023%. Measured over 34 original posts, its engagement rate beats 59% of 3,899 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 43K times each, and 1.73% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.34% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.5 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 63% of days. Most posts go out around 10:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 34 posts sampled, 94% carry an image or video and 9% are part of a thread. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 19K interactions, about 25x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #iaf, #indianairforce, #affwa.
Measured over 34 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026. Recurring tags: #iaf, #indianairforce, #affwa.
Compared with accounts its own size
Indian Air Force's engagement rate beats 59% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,899 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 10 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 72% 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 0.023%, Indian Air Force sits above the 25th percentile of the 37,701 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.012% to 0.081%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.002% |
| 25th percentile | 0.012% |
| 50th percentile | 0.081% |
| 75th percentile | 0.439% |
| 90th percentile | 2.10% |
| 99th percentile | 156.3% |
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 10:00 UTC, and Wednesday 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% | 53K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 53K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 52K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 55K |
| 04:00 UTC | -6% | 44K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 43K |
| 06:00 UTC | -4% | 50K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 54K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 63K |
| 09:00 UTC | -3% | 72K |
| 10:00 UTC | -2% | 75K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 81K |
| 12:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 13:00 UTC | -2% | 98K |
| 14:00 UTC | -3% | 101K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 105K |
| 16:00 UTC | -4% | 102K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 95K |
| 18:00 UTC | -1% | 88K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 83K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 77K |
| 21:00 UTC | -1% | 69K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 60K |
| 23:00 UTC | -2% | 53K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 238K |
| Monday | 0% | 302K |
| Tuesday | -3% | 302K |
| Wednesday | -1% | 257K |
| Thursday | -2% | 250K |
| Friday | -3% | 259K |
| Saturday | +3% | 233K |
Best tweets
- Aug 12, 202625x their median
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. https://t.co/lbtQvBmTJ1
- Jul 23, 202623x their median
The @DRDO_India has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Kusha today from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. Kusha missile system is capable of neutralising wide variety of aerial threats including fighter jets, missiles, UAVs and large enemy aircrafts within a wide range and altitude envelope. Today’s successful test flight of Kusha marks an important milestone in Indian defence R&D. The capability in developing long range surface-to-air missile system is possessed only by a handful of nations. This will also eliminate the import dependency for such systems and signifies a giant leap in air defence capability of the nation. I congratulate DRDO and other stakeholders for this achievement.
- Aug 26, 202617x their median
Neighbours. Friends. First Responders. 🇮🇳🇳🇵 In response to the devastating flash floods in Nepal, the #IAF has swiftly deployed a C-130J aircraft carrying 10 tonnes of essential relief materials and medical supplies. Additional air effort by C-17 and C-130 aircraft will transport further relief supplies, with helicopters earmarked for rescue and evacuation operations. From the skies to the ground—responding with speed, agility, and precision, delivering hope when it matters most. #Nepal #IAF #HADR #HADROps #IndiaNepal #NeighbourhoodFirst #HumanitarianAssistance @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_IDS_India @adgpi @NDRFHQ
- Jul 18, 20267.3x their median
The #IndianAirForce congratulates @SkyrootA on the successful launch of Vikram-1, making India only the third nation with private space launch capability. A proud milestone for India's space ecosystem and another decisive step towards #AtmanirbharBharat. #ISRO #IndianSpace #Innovation #Aerospace #Vikram1 #Skyroot @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_IDS_India @adgpi @indiannavy @CareerinIAF @isro
- Jul 27, 20266.3x their median
The Indian Air Force congratulates Anahat Singh on creating history by becoming the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championships 2026, clinching a historic gold medal. Your remarkable achievement reflects the spirit of excellence, determination and perseverance, inspiring a new generation to aim higher and make the Nation proud. #IndianAirForce #TouchTheSkyWithGlory #AnahatSingh #WorldJuniorSquash #IndiaWins #PrideOfIndia @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_IDS_India @adgpi @indiannavy @CareerinIAF
- Jul 30, 20265.9x their median
राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मु ने कल नई दिल्ली स्थित एयर फ़ोर्स बाल भारती स्कूल में विद्यार्थियों से बातचीत की। https://t.co/EDVRyQCdZ0
- Aug 15, 20264.4x their median
All Air Warriors of the Indian Air Force extend warm wishes on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day. As the nation soars towards a stronger and brighter future, the IAF remains steadfast in its commitment to safeguard the skies and serve the nation with courage, honour and dedication. #IndependenceDay2026 @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_IDS_India @adgpi @indiannavy @CareerinIAF
- Aug 13, 20263.9x their median
Forging new frontiers in the skies. Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth has scripted history by becoming the first woman officer of the #IndianAirForce to qualify as a Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) at the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE), Gwalior. A landmark achievement reflecting professional excellence, combat acumen and the IAF’s commitment to nurturing leaders in the air. #IAF #WomenInAviation #FighterCombatLeader #IndianAirForce #Womenempowerment #NariShakti @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_IDS_India @adgpi @indiannavy @CareerinIAF
- Jul 29, 20263.4x their median
President Droupadi Murmu visited Air Force Bal Bharati School in New Delhi and interacted with the students. https://t.co/qRAttgz0cu
- Aug 14, 20263.1x their median
Exercise #UdaraShakti2026 culminates with #IAF Rafale and #RMAF Su-30MKM & F/A-18 crews exchanging operational insights and sharing experiences. The exercise strengthened interoperability, mutual learning and professional camaraderie, further deepening the enduring bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two Air Forces. #IndiaMalaysiaFriendship #UdaraShakti26 #Rafale @hcikl @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_IDS_India @adgpi @indiannavy @CareerinIAF
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 744 interactions against 3.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.023%. Measured over 34 original posts, its engagement rate beats 59% of 3,899 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 43K times each, and 1.73% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.34% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.5 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 63% of days. Most posts go out around 10:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 34 posts sampled, 94% carry an image or video and 9% are part of a thread. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 19K interactions, about 25x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #iaf, #indianairforce, #affwa.
- What is Indian Air Force's engagement rate on X?
- Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) has an engagement rate of 0.023%, based on the median interactions across 34 original posts from the last 30 days against 3,205,938 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.023%, Indian Air Force sits above the 25th percentile of the 37,701 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 @IAF_MCC have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 59% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,899 accounts), which puts it in the middle of its size range 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 @IAF_MCC post?
- Most posts go out around 10:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.5 posts per day across the measured window.