Topbilling engagement report
@SABC3Topbilling - 379K followers on X
Measured over 40 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 10 interactions against 379K followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 40 original posts, its engagement rate beats 9% of 3,848 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 1.3K times each, and 0.747% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.353% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.3 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 23% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 40 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video and 15% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 83 interactions, about 8.3x its own typical post.
Measured over 40 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026. Recurring tag: #topbilling.
Compared with accounts its own size
Topbilling's engagement rate beats 9% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,848 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 6 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 35% 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 0.003%, Topbilling sits above 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 17:00 UTC, and Thursday 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, 20268.3x their median
For @ZolaZeelovin her latest chapter is all about creating spaces where women feel celebrated. Her new shapewear range brings that vision to life, while adding entrepreneur to an impressive resume. Thank you Zola for welcoming #TopBilling into your world. 📷@emmy_photograph https://t.co/zoX72Y2IS2
- Aug 27, 20266.8x their median
A team that continues to make South Africa proud. 🇿🇦 Fresh from the Commonwealth Games, we spent a special day with some of the @My_SPAR @Netball_SA Proteas and Coach Jenny van Dyk, celebrating their journey and exciting ambitions for the future. #TopBilling https://t.co/TlcB2gp0ym
- Aug 27, 20265.0x their median
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- Aug 27, 20264.9x their median
It’s #TopBilling time! Tonight, @basetsanakumalo and @DrMichaelMol are your hosts for an hour filled with inspiring people, incredible adventures and the very best of the good life. Get comfortable… the show starts now! https://t.co/wfoN85SW86
- Aug 20, 20264.0x their median
It’s #TopBilling time! Join your hosts @jon_boyntonlee and @DrFezMkhize, looking sharp in @FRANKBESPOKE , for an evening of spectacular homes, inspiring South Africans, creativity and adventure. Sit back, relax and enjoy the very best of the good life! https://t.co/VDMQo0jWP8
- Aug 30, 20263.2x their median
The future is looking bright for our @My_SPAR Proteas! We loved catching up with some of the team and Coach Jenny van Dyk as they reflected on the Commonwealth Games. Wishing @Netball_SA every success on the road to the 2027 Netball World Cup! 💚 #TopBilling https://t.co/qzkOBJsx5C
- Aug 27, 20262.8x their median
And that’s a wrap on another beautiful evening of #TopBilling! Thank you to all our incredible guests for sharing their stories and special moments with us, and to everyone who joined us tonight. Until next time… goodnight and God bless. https://t.co/NrkhVoBzUm
- Aug 27, 20262.8x their median
A little #TopBilling behind-the-scenes magic before showtime! @DrMichaelMol is swapping presenter for cameraman with a little help from his Meta glasses! And can we take a moment for @basetsanakumalo beautiful spring-inspired @GAVINRAJAH look? See you tonight 7pm on @SABC3 https://t.co/ePkTbPNV5l
- Aug 23, 20262.6x their median
Sunday #TopBilling starts now! Join your hosts @jon_boyntonlee and @DrFezMkhize as we revisit an episode filled with spectacular homes, inspiring South Africans, creativity and adventure. Sit back, relax and enjoy a dose of the very best of the good life! https://t.co/xpIjXlS360
- Aug 20, 20262.4x their median
From an international ballet career to founding Amaballet Dance Company, Bhungane Mehlomakulu’s journey is a remarkable story of talent, creativity and determination. Thank you, Bhungane and Linda, for sharing your inspiring story with #TopBilling. https://t.co/9NoIzQypge
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
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 10 interactions against 379K followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 40 original posts, its engagement rate beats 9% of 3,848 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 1.3K times each, and 0.747% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.353% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.3 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 23% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 40 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video and 15% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 83 interactions, about 8.3x its own typical post.
- What is Topbilling's engagement rate on X?
- Topbilling (@SABC3Topbilling) has an engagement rate of 0.003%, based on the median interactions across 40 original posts from the last 30 days against 378,604 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.003%, Topbilling sits above 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 @SABC3Topbilling have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 9% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,848 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 @SABC3Topbilling post?
- Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.33 posts per day across the measured window.