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ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula engagement report

@MbalulaFikile - 3.1M followers on X

Measured over 205 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026.

Engagement

Bottom quarter for its size
Per follower
0.002%
of 3.1M followers
Per impression
0.511%
12K views on a typical post
Reach
0.39%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
62
interactions (median)
Saved
0.017%
2 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
7.7/day
active 63% of days
Peak time
09:00 UTC
Sunday

A typical post picks up 62 interactions against 3.1M followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Measured over 205 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 3,758 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 12K times each, and 0.511% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.386% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 7.7 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 63% of days. Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Sunday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 205 posts sampled, 92% carry an image or video and 8% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 4.7K interactions, about 76x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #voteanc2026, #ancmanifesto2026, #letscontinuebuildingbettercommunitiestogether.

Measured over 205 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026. Recurring tags: #voteanc2026, #ancmanifesto2026, #letscontinuebuildingbettercommunitiestogether.

Compared with accounts its own size

ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula's engagement rate beats 24% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,758 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 39% 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 0.002%, ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula sits above the 10th percentile of the 36,654 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.012%.

p100.002%
p250.012%
p50 (median)0.08%
p750.433%
p902.10%
p99160.5%
Engagement rate as a share of followers, across the 36,654 accounts we have scanned enough to measure. The axis is logarithmic, because the top and bottom of this population are about 106,977 times apart and a linear axis would flatten everything below the median into a single point.
Show the percentile table
Engagement rate percentiles
PercentileEngagement rate
10th percentile0.002%
25th percentile0.012%
50th percentile0.08%
75th percentile0.433%
90th percentile2.10%
99th percentile160.5%

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 09:00 UTC, and Sunday 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.

Engagement by hour posted, UTCTwenty-four bars, one per UTC hour. Each bar shows how posts published in that hour compare with their own authors' median engagement. Bars above the centre line ran higher than the median, bars below ran lower. A marker flags Busiest hour: 09:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 6%Busiest hour: 09:00 UTC
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
Engagement by hour posted, UTC
Hour (UTC)Vs author medianPosts
00:00 UTC-1%51K
01:00 UTC-2%52K
02:00 UTC-3%50K
03:00 UTC-4%53K
04:00 UTC-6%43K
05:00 UTC-4%42K
06:00 UTC-4%48K
07:00 UTC-5%52K
08:00 UTC-4%61K
09:00 UTC-3%70K
10:00 UTC-2%72K
11:00 UTC-3%78K
12:00 UTC-2%86K
13:00 UTC-2%94K
14:00 UTC-4%97K
15:00 UTC-2%101K
16:00 UTC-3%98K
17:00 UTC-2%91K
18:00 UTC-1%85K
19:00 UTC-1%80K
20:00 UTC-1%74K
21:00 UTC-1%66K
22:00 UTC-1%57K
23:00 UTC-2%52K
Engagement by day of weekSeven bars, one per weekday, Sunday first. Each bar shows how posts published on that day compare with their own authors' median engagement. Bars above the centre line ran higher than the median, bars below ran lower. A marker flags Busiest day: Sunday.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 5%Busiest day: Sunday
Show engagement by day of week as a table
Engagement by day of week
DayVs author medianPosts
Sunday+4%231K
Monday0%288K
Tuesday-2%278K
Wednesday-1%251K
Thursday-1%245K
Friday-3%253K
Saturday+3%227K
See what moves engagement across the whole catalogWhat counts as a good engagement rate at this size

Best tweets

  • Aug 14, 202676x their median

    So Kenna Limpopo Boy ? 🤘🤘🤘ndiyagezelwa straight. https://t.co/lhiXdCm3mj

    3.3K467748196513K viewsView on X
  • Aug 14, 202664x their median

    Good morning & happy to share that I was nominated as EU Ambassador to #Kenya Feeling very honoured and looking forward to take up duty soon @EUinKenya 🇪🇺🇰🇪 https://t.co/utBgOLWdz0

    3.3K29832050168K viewsView on X
  • Aug 30, 202653x their median

    Wits is aware of fake news being shared regarding the number of international staff employed at the University. The total number of international staff is in fact 9%. Pls refrain from sharing misinformation which seeks to sow division in our community and our country. Our approach to internationalisation does not occur at the expense of transformation or the development and employment of South African talent. Our objective is therefore neither localisation nor internationalisation in isolation, but a strategically balanced institution that develops South African leadership while drawing on the very best expertise available globally, where necessary.

    1.7K612787213938K viewsView on X
  • Aug 26, 202636x their median

    Why I didn't watch the polygamous as it's just a distraction and a misrepresentation of our culture. https://t.co/2TashFQDza

    1.6K48910654256K viewsView on X
  • Aug 16, 202633x their median

    [WATCH] We are at the 74th birthday celebrations of her Majesty Queen Thulare. The reigning Queen of the BaPedi Nation. It was great to meet the leadership of the EFF led by Julius Malema. Such occasions bring us all together under one roof to celebrate the monarch of a great. https://t.co/AP0o1SOMwd

    1.7K2358610124K viewsView on X
  • Aug 19, 202631x their median

    “Can you please try to summarize” Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga “I'm finishing chief” NCC President Fadiel Adams “I'm not chief please” Madlanga “Sorry Buda, that's how we address an elder in Capetown” Adams https://t.co/Qimbcby4mq

    1.5K29310758269K viewsView on X
  • Aug 19, 202631x their median

    “I said to you, I’m not Chief. Please just try and drum that into your head: I’m not Chief.” — Justice Madlanga. Fadiel Adams is so disrespectful 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ #MadlangaCommission https://t.co/pwYqlrbcDh

    1.5K3214814106K viewsView on X
  • Aug 18, 202630x their median

    I like Tyla ,Never seen someone so humble as she rises to the top higher and higher ,Full of respect south Africa gave birth to a star .Thanks to the parents and her friends for keeping her grounded. Politicians and celebrities alike we can learn from this young girl .keep moving @Tyllaaaaaaa

    1.5K13313562108K viewsView on X
  • Aug 28, 202623x their median

    Cold comfort https://t.co/9B0G9cD2dm

    97123820823112K viewsView on X
  • Aug 25, 202621x their median

    Good morning mabakaniya I want to dedicate this morning to my favorite player atPpirates Patrick Maswanganyi, You served our team with hounor and total commitment you gave us good memories God and your ancestors be with you "Ambulance yase Tembisa"we will miss you Tito @orlandopirates once and always.

    1.2K11235467K viewsView on X

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

#voteanc2026#ancmanifesto2026#letscontinuebuildingbettercommunitiestogether#letsbuildbettercommunities#ancmanifesto

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 62 interactions against 3.1M followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Measured over 205 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 3,758 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 12K times each, and 0.511% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.386% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 7.7 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 63% of days. Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Sunday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 205 posts sampled, 92% carry an image or video and 8% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 4.7K interactions, about 76x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #voteanc2026, #ancmanifesto2026, #letscontinuebuildingbettercommunitiestogether.

What is ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula's engagement rate on X?
ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) has an engagement rate of 0.002%, based on the median interactions across 205 original posts from the last 30 days against 3,143,297 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.002%, ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula sits above the 10th percentile of the 36,654 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 @MbalulaFikile have real engagement?
Its engagement rate beats 24% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,758 accounts), which puts it in the bottom quarter 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 @MbalulaFikile post?
Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Sunday is its busiest day, at roughly 7.7 posts per day across the measured window.

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