Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 engagement report
@CyrilRamaphosa - 3.7M followers on X
Measured over 122 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 30 interactions against 3.7M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 122 original posts, its engagement rate beats 10% of 20,444 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 7.0K times each, and 0.437% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.187% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 5.3 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 53% of days. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Tuesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 122 posts sampled, 98% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 14K interactions, about 458x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #banapele, #letsbuildbettercommunities, #voteanc2026.
Measured over 122 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tags: #banapele, #letsbuildbettercommunities, #voteanc2026.
Compared with accounts its own size
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦's engagement rate beats 10% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 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 28% 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%, Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 sits below the 10th percentile of the 205,261 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.024%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.024% |
| 50th percentile | 0.143% |
| 75th percentile | 0.678% |
| 90th percentile | 2.55% |
| 99th percentile | 82.4% |
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 Tuesday 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 | 3% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 98% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | no effect | -2% to -1% | 42K |
- 3% 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.
- 98% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts, so a large share of this account's output sits in the weakest bucket we measure.
- Its average post runs 257 characters, which falls in the 180 - 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts of 180 to 280 characters match the same accounts' other posts almost exactly.
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
- Oct 15, 2026458x their median
On behalf of the government and people of South Africa, I offer warm congratulations to His Excellency President @PaulKagame and the government and people of Rwanda on securing a 10-year agreement to host the Formula 1 African Grand Prix. South Africa shares in the pride with which Rwanda is preparing to fly the chequered flag for our continent with the hosting of a globally prestigious event at the planned Bugesera circuit from the early 2030s. This contract is a recognition of the capabilities of the Rwandan nation and of our continent more broadly. As host of the first Grand Prix on African soil in 1993, and organiser of other major global events, South Africa will be happy to provide any support we may be invited to share. The F1 African Grand Prix is another lustrous addition to Rwanda’s growing collection of top international events, including the UCI-classified Tour du Rwanda cycling race. Congratulations, Rwanda. You are in pole position to make all of Africa proud and take motorsport to new heights.
- Sep 14, 2026104x their median
My heart goes out to the families and friends of the 21 people who lost their lives in a three-vehicle incident on the N1 near Leeu-Gamka in the Klein Karoo close to midnight last night, Sunday, 13 September 2026. This tragedy has robbed families of loved ones and breadwinners, and affected businesses and other organisations that employed some of the deceased persons. This devastating incident cautions us yet again to exercise the greatest care on our roads as we traverse our vast country. My thoughts are also with the women and men of our emergency services who are deeply affected when they attend to such scenes.
- Oct 12, 202685x their median
Through the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy, we are releasing approximately 2.5 million hectares of state-owned land in various parts of the country to black farmers and providing them with title deeds.  🔗 https://t.co/uVRljb6SF4 https://t.co/PCQeJLDPPP
- Aug 31, 202645x their median
Every Polo you see outside South Africa was built right here.  Close to 5 million vehicles have been built here – the Beetle, the Kombi, the Golf, the Jetta, the Citi Golf, the Polo and the Polo Vivo. These vehicles have been built for South Africa and for the world.  This is a remarkable achievement. https://t.co/hc4O63Aw0v
- Aug 13, 202634x their median
We cannot accept the continued erosion of South Africa’s industrial base. Manufacturing is not simply another sector of the economy. It is fundamental to our economic sovereignty. https://t.co/7I5XNUmrjh
- Oct 22, 202629x their median
We cannot solve the challenge of youth unemployment simply by doing more of what we have always done. We must be prepared to do things differently. We must be prepared to challenge established practices, remove unnecessary barriers and rethink the way we prepare young people for the world of work. https://t.co/pcszpHSk2c
- Aug 31, 202623x their median
Dear Fellow South African,  A reliable electricity supply is the backbone of oureconomy. It is essential for development and growth.  Not long ago, South Africans planned their lives around load shedding. Businesses and households that could afford to had to buy generators and diesel to keep operating. Factories lost production. Small businesses struggled to survive. Hospitals, schools and households had to cope with hours without power. 🔗 https://t.co/3NrOZn9DKT
- Oct 17, 202619x their median
South Africa joins people across the world in welcoming His Holiness Pope Leo’s return to the Vatican following surgery. We wish His Holiness a full and comfortable recovery that will allow him to continue his life of service and spiritual leadership to Catholics and humanity at large. Our appreciation extends to the medical staff who managed Pope Leo from diagnosis to discharge, and we pray that the Pope’s recovery will bring reassurance and peace to many who are presented with similar diagnoses. Pope Leo remains in our thoughts and prayers.
- Aug 25, 202618x their median
Honourable Members,  South Africa remains a respected member of the African community of nations and a principled Pan-African actor.  We continue to participate actively in continental and regional bodies and processes.  While some African countries have raised concerns about anti-migrant actions by some groups in South Africa, as a Government, we have firmly and publicly rejectedxenophobia, Afrophobia, vigilantism, and all forms of discrimination against migrants.  At the regional and continental level, we have reinforced South Africa's commitment to Pan-Africanism through cooperation with the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and partner states on migration governance, regional integration and burden-sharing.  We have had direct engagements with a number of Heads of State and Government to explain our position and approach.  Last week, at the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit, hosted in eThekwini, we had the opportunity to brief the leaders of the region on the situation in the country.  In its Communiqué, the Summit called for a coordinated and multidimensional dialogue at regional level to address the underlying drivers of migration and develop comprehensive, sustainable and effective responses.  Through our Comprehensive Approach to Managing Migration, we have emphasised that migration challenges must be addressed through the rule of law, respect for human dignity and the strengthening of state institutions – not through unlawful actions targeting foreign nationals.  An important part of this approach is the reform and modernisation of South Africa's migration governance framework.  This includes strengthening border management, addressing corruption within the immigration system, improving legal migration pathways, and implementing the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection.  These measures are intended to enhance public confidence in the state's ability to manage migration effectively while upholding South Africa's constitutional and international obligations.  South Africa continues to advocate for collective African solutions to the drivers of migration, while engaging diplomatically to address concerns about developments in the country.  #RamaphosaQandA
- Sep 29, 202617x their median
I have directed the Minister of Police, the National Commissioner of Police and the relevant forensic authorities to present, within 60 days, a funded plan to reduce forensic backlogs and establish clear turnaround standards for priority gender-based violence and femicide cases. https://t.co/R8xYuOIRNK
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 30 interactions against 3.7M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 122 original posts, its engagement rate beats 10% of 20,444 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 7.0K times each, and 0.437% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.187% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 5.3 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 53% of days. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Tuesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 122 posts sampled, 98% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 14K interactions, about 458x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #banapele, #letsbuildbettercommunities, #voteanc2026.
- What is Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦's engagement rate on X?
- Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) has an engagement rate of 0.001%, based on the median interactions across 122 original posts from the last 30 days against 3,734,104 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.001%, Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 sits below the 10th percentile of the 205,261 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 @CyrilRamaphosa have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 10% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 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 @CyrilRamaphosa post?
- Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Tuesday is its busiest day, at roughly 5.27 posts per day across the measured window.