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5FM engagement report

@5FM - 1.1M followers on X

Measured over 139 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 28, 2026.

Engagement

Bottom 10% for its size
Per follower
0.001%
of 1.1M followers
Per impression
0.479%
1.3K views on a typical post
Reach
0.12%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
6
interactions (median)
Saved
0%
0 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
5.07/day
active 97% of days
Peak time
07:00 UTC
Saturday

A typical post picks up 6 interactions against 1.1M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 139 original posts, its engagement rate beats 8% of 21,185 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 0.479% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.116% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 5.1 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 07:00 UTC, and Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 139 posts sampled, 91% carry an image or video and 17% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 701 interactions, about 117x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #top40on5, #5nights, #5fm.

Measured over 139 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 28, 2026. Recurring tags: #top40on5, #5nights, #5fm.

Compared with accounts its own size

5FM's engagement rate beats 8% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 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 30% 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 0.001%, 5FM sits below the 10th percentile of the 212,146 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.025%.

p100.004%
p250.025%
p50 (median)0.146%
p750.694%
p902.61%
p9983.1%
Engagement rate as a share of followers, across the 212,146 accounts we have scanned enough to measure. The axis is logarithmic, because the top and bottom of this population are about 22,455 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 percentile0.004%
25th percentile0.025%
50th percentile0.146%
75th percentile0.694%
90th percentile2.61%
99th percentile83.1%

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 07:00 UTC, and Saturday 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: 07:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest hour: 07:00 UTC
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
Engagement by hour posted, UTC
Hour (UTC)Vs author medianPosts
00:00 UTC-1%89K
01:00 UTC-2%90K
02:00 UTC-3%88K
03:00 UTC-4%94K
04:00 UTC-5%76K
05:00 UTC-4%75K
06:00 UTC-5%86K
07:00 UTC-5%93K
08:00 UTC-4%108K
09:00 UTC-4%124K
10:00 UTC-3%129K
11:00 UTC-3%141K
12:00 UTC-3%154K
13:00 UTC-3%167K
14:00 UTC-4%173K
15:00 UTC-2%176K
16:00 UTC-3%171K
17:00 UTC-3%159K
18:00 UTC-2%149K
19:00 UTC-2%141K
20:00 UTC-1%131K
21:00 UTC0%116K
22:00 UTC-2%100K
23:00 UTC-1%90K
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: Saturday.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest day: Saturday
Show engagement by day of week as a table
Engagement by day of week
DayVs author medianPosts
Sunday+5%393K
Monday+1%483K
Tuesday-2%520K
Wednesday-3%472K
Thursday-2%430K
Friday-3%447K
Saturday+2%393K
See what moves engagement across the whole catalogWhat counts as a good engagement rate at this size

Formats this account uses

Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.

This account's posting mix compared with catalog-wide effects
FormatThis accountCatalog effect95% intervalAccounts behind it
Image or video91% of posts+111%+108% to +115%34K
Outbound link17% of posts-41%-42% to -40%32K
Typical length-+15%+14% to +16%32K
  • 91% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
  • 17% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts.
  • Its average post runs 291 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 15% above the same accounts' other posts.

These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.

Best tweets

  • Sep 15, 2026117x their median

    Throwing it to a powerful Hip Hop Chair conversation! πŸŽ™οΈπŸ”₯ @speedstabro and @ShabZiMadallion sat down with Eugene Singer and Tweezy to talk music, their creative journeys, collaboration and what’s coming next. πŸŽΆπŸ‘€ Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/srVmSeVs3x #HipHopChair #5FM

    5591031722198K viewsView on X
  • Apr 1, 202662x their median

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    752207922K viewsView on X
  • Oct 20, 202647x their median

    .@ginger_trill on the Hip Hop Chair! 🎀 From his journey in SA hip-hop to his lyrical craft, creative evolution and the culture he continues to shape, we’re unpacking the mind behind the bars. Catch the highlights here: https://t.co/ukboITmIEW https://t.co/saFcQle7xV

    19164131514K viewsView on X
  • Oct 27, 202634x their median

    The Hip Hop Chair was ready, the introduction was made… but Blue Papi’s seat had other plans. πŸ‘€πŸͺ‘πŸ˜­ @speedstabro and @ShabZiMadallion held it down, but the question remains: where was Blue Papi? 🎀πŸ”₯ Watch full clip here: https://t.co/d34z1KgUcY #5HipHopNights https://t.co/csabPUsSbk

    15525111331K viewsView on X
  • Sep 29, 202629x their median

    iFani pulls up to #5HipHopNights for real conversation with @speedstabro and @ShabZiMadallion, and a look at what's next. Catch the full interview here: https://t.co/uLXhS1MxSs https://t.co/6wAktPg2vo

    142225214K viewsView on X
  • Sep 10, 202624x their median

    🎢 SUNDAY PLANS = SORTED! πŸ”₯ Want to hit Soundset Sunday at Victoria Yards? πŸ‘€ Tag the friend you’d take with you and tell us WHY they deserve to come! πŸ˜‚πŸ‘‡ Best answer might just get you and your bestie in! 🎟️✨ https://t.co/JnESrJ6Dv5

    64126339.4K viewsView on X
  • Aug 20, 202615x their median

    🎬✨ WIN A MOVIE NIGHT FOR YOU + 3 FRIENDS! ✨🎬 SPA WEEKEND is a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about four lifelong friends who realize that somewhere between careers, relationships, families and everyday responsibilities, they have forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other 🍿🎟️ Want to win? Easy: ❀️ Like this post πŸ’¬ Comment and tag 3 friends you’d take with you πŸ‘₯ Make sure you’re all following our page Good luck! πŸ₯‚πŸŽ¬

    47192413.7K viewsView on X
  • Oct 24, 202614x their median

    #1 AGAIN! πŸ‘‘πŸ”₯ @rachelchinourir HOLDS THE CROWN! β€œOne Song Away From Crying” stays on top of the #Top40On5 for another week! πŸ†πŸŽΆThank you for tuning in with @HarrisonMkhize_! Until next Saturday, keep the music LOUD! πŸ”Š #Top40On5 #5FM Here's your official TOP 10! πŸ”₯ 10 – NE-YO – Dance Right Now 9 – Moonga K. – Strut 8 – @charli_xcx – Wink Wink 7 – Kelela & @pinkpantheress2 – The Bridge 6 – @flolikethis – Don't Break Her Heart 5 – @OskidoIBelieve & Gento Dust – Tiki Tiki ⬆️4 4 – Dwson & Jimmy Nevis – In My Bed ⬆️6 3 – @OneRepublic – Pay That Toll ⬆️2 2 – lordkez ft. Kwesta – 4SHO 1 – @rachelchinourir – One Song Away From Crying πŸ‘‘ Another Saturday. Another incredible countdown! ❀️ Who deserved the crown, and which song are you backing for NEXT WEEK? πŸ‘€πŸ‘‡

    745058.3K viewsView on X
  • Oct 2, 202613x their median

    πŸŽ‰βš½οΈ KOTA FESTIVAL x 5FM! πŸ”₯ To stand a chance to win tickets, tag the person you’d take with you to the party! πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈπŸ‘‡ Make sure you’re following @5FM and get tagging! πŸ”₯ https://t.co/3cO9nWTCTV

    37102813.6K viewsView on X
  • Oct 20, 202612x their median

    πŸŽ‰ Crocs Day is 23 October, but we’re celebrating ALL MONTH LONG! 🐊πŸ”₯ Expect in-store DJs, epic giveaways, incredible deals and a GIANT Croc touring the country! πŸ’Έ WhatsApp 082 550 5151 on #5Drive , and tell us what you miss about the early 2000s. You could WIN R5,000 cash! Crocs. Doing your things since day one. T&Cs apply.

    5012712.9K 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

#top40on5#5nights#5fm#5hiphopnights#pianoplug

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 6 interactions against 1.1M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 139 original posts, its engagement rate beats 8% of 21,185 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 0.479% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.116% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 5.1 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 07:00 UTC, and Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 139 posts sampled, 91% carry an image or video and 17% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 701 interactions, about 117x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #top40on5, #5nights, #5fm.

What is 5FM's engagement rate on X?
5FM (@5FM) has an engagement rate of 0.001%, based on the median interactions across 139 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,083,283 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.001%, 5FM sits below the 10th percentile of the 212,146 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 @5FM have real engagement?
Its engagement rate beats 8% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 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 @5FM post?
Most posts go out around 07:00 UTC, and Saturday is its busiest day, at roughly 5.07 posts per day across the measured window.

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