ANCYL engagement report
@ANCYLhq - 284K followers on X
Measured over 24 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 6, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 22 interactions against 284K followers, an engagement rate of 0.008%. Measured over 24 original posts, its engagement rate beats 23% of 6,874 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 2.5K times each, and 0.91% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.87% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.2 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 40% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 19:00 UTC, and Sunday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 24 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 181 interactions, about 8.2x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #ancmanifesto2026, #ancylatwork, #voteanc2026.
Measured over 24 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 6, 2026. Recurring tags: #ancmanifesto2026, #ancylatwork, #voteanc2026.
Compared with accounts its own size
ANCYL's engagement rate beats 23% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (6,874 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 7 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 44% 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 0.008%, ANCYL sits above the 10th percentile of the 66,393 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.016%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.002% |
| 25th percentile | 0.016% |
| 50th percentile | 0.1% |
| 75th percentile | 0.499% |
| 90th percentile | 2.09% |
| 99th percentile | 119.5% |
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 19:00 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.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
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.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 100% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 0% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | +15% | +14% to +16% | 32K |
- 100% 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.
- 0% 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
- Aug 12, 20268.2x their median
For Immediate Release || ANCYL RENEWS CALLS FOR PRESIDENT TO DECLARE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT A NATIONAL DISASTER #ANCYLatWork https://t.co/a7SvNEJo76
- Aug 12, 20264.6x their median
[🎥WATCH] ANCYL President, Cde Collen Malatji, conveys his heartfelt condolences to the Khumalo family following the passing of the late Cde Mzikayifane Elias “Mzi” Khumalo. #ANCYLatWork https://t.co/sWLPzfNk3F
- Aug 22, 20264.4x their median
[WATCH ]The ANCYL President, Cde Collen Malatji, attended the 3rd Annual Khumbula Wethu Ingoma Yezitshudeni Extended Picnic at Albert Park, Durban. The gathering also paid tribute to the late Scebi Dlamini, affectionately known as Inkosi Yamagcokama, who tragically passed away recently. He made a significant contribution to the Maskandi music fraternity, leaving behind a lasting musical legacy that will continue to live on. May his soul rest in peace.
- Aug 22, 20263.9x their median
Young people make their demands ahead of the #ANCElectionsManifesto, putting jobs, opportunities, quality services and meaningful youth participation firmly on the agenda. #ANCYLAtWork https://t.co/CHy8dnnUdU
- Aug 12, 20262.6x their median
Today, The ANCYL Secretary-General, Cde Tsakani Shiviti, joined the ANC Secretary-General, Cde Fikile Mbalula, and the ANC Gauteng PTT in paying homage to the family of Comrade Mzikayifane Elias “Mzi” Khumalo. His passing represents a painful loss to his family, the African National Congress and the people of Gauteng whom he served in different capacities over many years. May his revolutionary soul Rest in Peace.🕊️ Lala ngoxolo, Cde Mzi. #ANCYLatWork
- Aug 23, 20262.4x their median
The #ANCManifesto2026 is officially underway at Riverside, Diepsloot. #VoteANC2026 https://t.co/rFZuq7gRab
- Aug 18, 20262.2x their median
[🎥 WATCH] Music legend Oscar “Oskido” Mdlongwa dedicates his South African Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to the late Cde Peter Mokaba, former President of the ANC Youth League. This powerful moment reminds us that the ANC Youth League has always been an organisation that opens doors for young people, gives expression to their talent and fights for their place in society. What Cde Peter Mokaba did for young creatives then, the ANCYL must continue to do today: create opportunities, champion youth development and ensure that young people are never left behind. Economic Freedom and Social Change Now, Not Later! #ANCYLAtWork #RoarYoungLions
- Aug 22, 20261.9x their median
Young people make their demands ahead of the #ANCElectionsManifesto, putting jobs, opportunities, quality services and meaningful youth participation firmly on the agenda. #ANCYLAtWork https://t.co/OHiv6exgQ6
- Aug 17, 20261.7x their median
Today, the ANCYL Deputy President Cde Francisco Dyantyi together with the Convenor of Deployees to the Eastern Cape, Cde Ntando Maduna, are currently engaging with PET Members and RETs in the Eastern Cape as part of the National Elections Team (NET) visit. The engagement forms part of ongoing efforts to assess the functionality of provincial and regional election structures, strengthen coordination and ensure organisational readiness ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. #ANCYLatWork #LGE2026
- Aug 23, 2026
The ANC President Cde Cyril Ramaphosa speaks. The 2026 ANC Manifesto is here. Mayihlome! #ANCManifesto2026 #VoteANC2026 https://t.co/jm5bDKBDLw
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 22 interactions against 284K followers, an engagement rate of 0.008%. Measured over 24 original posts, its engagement rate beats 23% of 6,874 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 2.5K times each, and 0.91% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.87% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.2 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 40% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 19:00 UTC, and Sunday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 24 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 181 interactions, about 8.2x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #ancmanifesto2026, #ancylatwork, #voteanc2026.
- What is ANCYL's engagement rate on X?
- ANCYL (@ANCYLhq) has an engagement rate of 0.008%, based on the median interactions across 24 original posts from the last 30 days against 284,041 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.008%, ANCYL sits above the 10th percentile of the 66,393 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 @ANCYLhq have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 23% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (6,874 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 @ANCYLhq post?
- Most posts go out around 19:00 UTC, and Sunday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.23 posts per day across the measured window.