CGTN Radio engagement report
@CGTNRadio - 696K followers on X
Measured over 89 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 2 interactions against 696K followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 89 original posts, its engagement rate beats 4% 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 489 times each, and 0.409% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.07% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 5.4 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 33% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Monday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 89 posts sampled, 98% carry an image or video, 76% are part of a thread and 11% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 93 interactions, about 47x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #headlinenews, #xijinping, #thebeijinghour.
Measured over 89 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026. Recurring tags: #headlinenews, #xijinping, #thebeijinghour.
Compared with accounts its own size
CGTN Radio's engagement rate beats 4% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,848 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 8 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 under 0.001%, CGTN Radio sits below 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 09:00 UTC, and Monday 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 30, 202647x their median
Helicopters carrying food, medicine and rescue gear have dropped supplies to the core area at mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in Xizang. Meanwhile, drones are assessing conditions as rescue teams continue to advance. https://t.co/8BAYjFT0Ws
- Jul 31, 202637x their median
Have a story about China? We’d love to hear from you. We are looking for people from the U.S. who would like to share their personal experiences with China—whether China has become a second home, a place of collaboration, or a turning point that opened a new chapter in life. No professional background is required. We are simply looking for your authentic voice and your unique story. We can record online at a time convenient for you. Your voice could be part of the “Hello from the Other Shore”podcast, scheduled for release in September, and shared with listeners around the world. If you are interested, please send us a brief introduction including your name and city, and a few words about your story topic
- Aug 29, 202611x their median
Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China is preparing a package of assistance to Nepal, including cash and humanitarian aid. Wang told his Nepali counterpart over the phone that China has made arrangements for Nepalese citizens stranded on the Chinese side, and will assist them in returning home. #HeadlineNews
- Aug 31, 20268.0x their median
Rescue teams work through treacherous mud and scattered rocks at mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Using rope systems to secure the area, search dogs and life-detection devices, they continue combing key areas for signs of life. https://t.co/6VKjouXBzP
- Aug 24, 20266.5x their median
"The role of the media cannot be overemphasized." Nigerian journalist Michael Onjewu says stronger media cooperation can help China and Africa break down stereotypes and tell the true stories of their relationship. He calls on journalists from both sides to travel, engage with local communities and hear directly from each other, because firsthand experience matters in telling an objective story. @DayBreakNigeria @TalkWithMikeNG @china_emb_ng https://t.co/il4MhOOHoq #ChinaAfrica #MediaCooperation #ChinaAfricaTalk
- Sep 1, 20266.0x their median
Chinese President #XiJinping on Tuesday published a signed article titled "Celebrating 70 Years of Solidarity, China and Egypt Embark on a New Journey" ahead of his state visit to Egypt, and he noted that "across time and space, the two civilizations have been reaching out to each other, adding new chapters of everlasting friendship between the two peoples." #ChinaKeywords
- Sep 1, 20265.5x their median
"A just cause finds great support, and a journey with many companions goes far," Chinese President #XiJinping once quoted the classic expression to emphasize that the #SCO's development accords with the trend of our times and goes along with the direction of human progress. Through joint efforts, it will definitely grow from strength to strength. #ChinaKeywords
- Aug 29, 20265.5x their median
China saw 35,000 newly established foreign-invested enterprises in the first half of 2026, up seven percent year on year. The number of new foreign-invested enterprises rose in major exporting provinces. #HeadlineNews https://t.co/JaVWQfKbxB
- Aug 30, 20265.0x their median
Chinese relief supplies and four rescue experts have arrived in Nepal to assist with disaster relief efforts following devastating mudslides. The supplies include tents, blankets, sleeping bags, emergency food and other relief materials. #HeadlineNews https://t.co/0Jtig5vDWq
- Aug 21, 20264.5x their median
AI is making media production faster, but it is also bringing new risks. Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah @Cee_Bah @MoiceComm says his country is working on rules and guidelines for the responsible use of AI. He sees China’s @CN_Emb_SLexperience in the field as an opportunity for practical cooperation, particularly in helping the media navigate the rapidly changing technology. https://t.co/8Ymx6TRqNz #SierraLeone #ECOWAS #ChinaAfricaTalk
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.
Buy or sell X accounts - escrow-protected
PlayerSells is an escrow marketplace for X accounts. Every deal is protected, with no middleman risk.
Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 2 interactions against 696K followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 89 original posts, its engagement rate beats 4% 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 489 times each, and 0.409% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.07% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 5.4 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 33% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Monday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 89 posts sampled, 98% carry an image or video, 76% are part of a thread and 11% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 93 interactions, about 47x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #headlinenews, #xijinping, #thebeijinghour.
- What is CGTN Radio's engagement rate on X?
- CGTN Radio (@CGTNRadio) has an engagement rate of 0%, based on the median interactions across 89 original posts from the last 30 days against 695,883 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At under 0.001%, CGTN Radio sits below 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 @CGTNRadio have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 4% 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 @CGTNRadio post?
- Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Monday is its busiest day, at roughly 5.37 posts per day across the measured window.