Ministerio de Defensa Nacional del Ecuador engagement report
@DefensaEc - 237K followers on X
Measured over 28 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 10, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 72 interactions against 237K followers, an engagement rate of 0.03%. Measured over 28 original posts, its engagement rate beats 31% of 6,874 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 2.6K times each, and 2.81% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.08% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.8 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 63% of days. Most posts go out around 20:00 UTC, and Tuesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 28 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 5.0K interactions, about 69x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #bloquedeseguridad, #quito, #colombia.
Measured over 28 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 10, 2026. Recurring tags: #bloquedeseguridad, #quito, #colombia.
Compared with accounts its own size
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional del Ecuador's engagement rate beats 31% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (6,874 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 73% 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 0.03%, Ministerio de Defensa Nacional del Ecuador sits above the 25th percentile of the 66,393 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.016% to 0.1%.
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 20:00 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 | 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 462 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 8, 202669x their median
🚨 ¡SE LES ACABÓ EL ESCONDITE: GOLPE AL FRENTE OLIVER SINISTERRA! Pensaron que podían moverse y operar desde territorio ecuatoriano. La inteligencia ya les seguía el rastro. ➡️ Información del CNI permitió ubicar en Nuevo Hogar, Imbabura, a ocho presuntos integrantes del grupo irregular armado “Frente Oliver Sinisterra”, vinculados a secuestros, extorsiones, robos a mano armada y sicariato. El #BloqueDeSeguridad entró en acción y los ocho fueron aprehendidos. Pueden internarse, esconderse o cambiar de ruta. Los vamos a encontrar. En Ecuador no tendrán territorio. 👊
- Sep 8, 202611x their median
📹 DOS AERONAVES LLEGAN PARA COMBATIR AL NARCOTERRORISMO 🇪🇨🤝🇺🇸 ➡️ Dos aeronaves MV-22B Osprey de Estados Unidos se incorporan al apoyo de las operaciones militares en Alto Punino, Orellana, ampliando la movilidad, transporte y capacidad de respuesta en zonas de difícil acceso. 📌 Esta capacidad permite movilizar personal y equipos con rapidez y llegar a zonas de difícil acceso, reforzando la respuesta frente al crimen. Más capacidades para defender nuestro territorio. 👊🏻
- Aug 29, 20266.8x their median
🚨Anunciamos que se produjo la destrucción de un buque que funcionaba como estación de reabastecimiento de combustible para actividades de narcotráfico. ➡️ Esta embarcación, perteneciente al Grupo de Delincuencia Organizada “Los Choneros”, fue dada de baja en una operación realizada en aguas internacionales, gracias a la oportuna acción de nuestro coaliado el Comando Sur de los Estados Unidos, @Southcom
- Sep 5, 20265.5x their median
🚨 ¡NUEVO GOLPE EN ALTA MAR! ➡️ En una operación ejecutada en alta mar, el Comando Sur de los Estados Unidos @Southcom intervino la embarcación “María Candelaria”. 📌 La embarcación estaría vinculada a la organización narco-terrorista Los Choneros y sería utilizada como una estación de reabastecimiento flotante para embarcaciones menores en actividades ilícitas de narcotráfico.
- Sep 7, 20264.5x their median
📹 CAMPAMENTOS GUERRILLEROS DESTRUIDOS EN EL ALTO PUNINO ➡️ Aquí te contamos cómo 3 campamentos, instalados para albergar a unos 60 integrantes de estructuras armadas, fueron desmantelados. Durante la intervención, 9 personas fueron aprehendidas, presuntamente vinculadas a los Comandos de la Frontera. El territorio se defiende. 👊
- Aug 27, 20263.9x their median
🚨 ¡TRES PAÍSES UNIDOS PARA CERRARLE EL PASO AL NARCOTERRORISMO! Las fronteras no pueden ser una ventaja para las mafias. #Ecuador, #EstadosUnidos y #Colombia unen capacidades para perseguir al crimen organizado más allá de sus rutas y conexiones. 💪 ➡️ Autoridades de defensa de los tres países articularon acciones para fortalecer el intercambio de inteligencia, la coordinación operativa y la capacidad de respuesta frente a las estructuras criminales transnacionales que operan en la frontera norte. Este Tridente de la Seguridad permitirá compartir información, anticipar amenazas, fortalecer las operaciones coordinadas y cerrar rutas utilizadas por el narcotráfico y otras economías ilícitas. Si el crimen cruza fronteras, nuestra respuesta también.👊
- Sep 9, 20263.4x their median
🚨 ¡A “LOS LOBOS” SE LES CAYÓ EL NEGOCIO! Droga fuera de las calles, más de USD 1,5 millones afectados y parte de su estructura logística desarticulada. 👊 ➡️ Dos operaciones golpearon a “Los Lobos” en Quito. 1️⃣ EL QUINCHE: cerca de media tonelada de droga quedó fuera del mercado criminal, provocando una afectación superior a USD 1,5 millones. 2️⃣ ALANGASÍ: tres personas fueron aprehendidas y se decomisaron 140 planchas y 35 sobres de presunta marihuana. A “Los Lobos” los golpeamos donde más les duele: en el bolsillo. 💪🏼
- Sep 1, 20263.1x their median
🚨 ¡REFINERÍA CLANDESTINA DESMANTELADA! Más de medio millón de dólares mensuales dejarán de alimentar las economías del crimen organizado.💪 ➡️ La operación del #BloqueDeSeguridad evitó un perjuicio estimado de más de USD 500.000 mensuales al Estado, debilitando una de las fuentes de financiamiento de las estructuras dedicadas al tráfico ilegal de hidrocarburos. 📌 Durante la operación “Oleoducto” fue aprehendido Willy M., alias “Gordo”, presunto integrante del GDO “Los R”, quien registra un antecedente por robo. El negocio criminal quedó sin combustible. 👊
- Sep 8, 20262.3x their median
🚨 ¡EL NARCOTRÁFICO SE QUEDA SIN RUTAS! 26 pistas clandestinas inhabilitadas en 2026. 💪 ➡️ El cielo también se cerró para el narcotráfico. 26 pistas clandestinas han quedado fuera de operación en lo que va de 2026, cortando espacios utilizados por el crimen para movilizar droga y sostener sus economías criminales. 📍 Desde 2022, la cifra asciende a 87 pistas inhabilitadas, con mayor incidencia en #Guayas, #SantaElena, #Manabí y #LosRíos. Las @FFAAECUADOR mantiene vigilancia 24/7, los 365 días del año, para detectar y cerrar estas rutas. 👊
- Aug 28, 20261.6x their median
🚨 ¡TRIDENTE DE LA SEGURIDAD! 🇪🇨 #Ecuador 🇺🇸 #EstadosUnidos 🇨🇴 #Colombia Una respuesta sin fronteras contra el crimen organizado transnacional. ➡️ Compartir información estratégica. ➡️ Anticipar amenazas criminales. ➡️ Fortalecer operaciones coordinadas. ➡️ Cerrar rutas del narcotráfico. Si el crimen cruza fronteras, nuestra respuesta también. 👊
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 72 interactions against 237K followers, an engagement rate of 0.03%. Measured over 28 original posts, its engagement rate beats 31% of 6,874 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 2.6K times each, and 2.81% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.08% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.8 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 63% of days. Most posts go out around 20:00 UTC, and Tuesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 28 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 5.0K interactions, about 69x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #bloquedeseguridad, #quito, #colombia.
- What is Ministerio de Defensa Nacional del Ecuador's engagement rate on X?
- Ministerio de Defensa Nacional del Ecuador (@DefensaEc) has an engagement rate of 0.03%, based on the median interactions across 28 original posts from the last 30 days against 237,385 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.03%, Ministerio de Defensa Nacional del Ecuador sits above the 25th 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 @DefensaEc have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 31% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (6,874 accounts), which puts it in the middle of its size range 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 @DefensaEc post?
- Most posts go out around 20:00 UTC, and Tuesday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.77 posts per day across the measured window.