Marty Smith engagement report
@MartySmithESPN - 350K followers on X
Measured over 40 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 7, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 746 interactions against 350K followers, an engagement rate of 0.213%. Measured over 40 original posts, its engagement rate beats 82% of 19,932 tracked accounts of a similar size. Comparing inside a size band matters here: engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly just re-measure the follower count. Posts are seen about 57K times each, and 1.30% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 16.4% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 2.1 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 77% of days. Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 40 posts sampled, 45% carry an image or video and 5% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 31K interactions, about 60x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #3forever, #hottytoddy, #hottytoddyfreemarty.
Measured over 40 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 7, 2026. Recurring tags: #3forever, #hottytoddy, #hottytoddyfreemarty.
Compared with accounts its own size
Marty Smith's engagement rate beats 82% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (19,932 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 55% 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 0.213%, Marty Smith sits above the 50th percentile of the 201,449 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the above the median band, which runs 0.141% to 0.671%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.024% |
| 50th percentile | 0.141% |
| 75th percentile | 0.671% |
| 90th percentile | 2.53% |
| 99th percentile | 82.5% |
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 13:00 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.
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 | 45% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 5% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | no effect | -2% to -1% | 42K |
- 45% 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.
- 5% 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 256 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
- Jun 23, 202660x their median
Last week, I was involved in a serious car accident in Missouri and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital. I’m deeply grateful for the exceptional care I have received, from the first responders to the doctors, nurses and medical staff. I’m incredibly fortunate to be writing this. As a result of the accident, I sustained significant injuries, including multiple fractures and broken ribs. I also underwent a life-saving amputation of my left arm. While I have a long road ahead, I’m focused on my recovery and taking things one day at a time. Thank you for the overwhelming support, prayers and kind messages — they have meant so much to me and my family during this time. I look forward to continuing my recovery and getting back to ESPN to talk football, including what should be an exciting 2027 NFL Draft class.
- Jun 23, 202631x their median
Just in: NFL is declining to hold a supplemental draft this summer, currently leaving the 2027 Draft as the only way for QB Brendan Sorsby to enter the NFL. A letter is being sent to Sorsby, and to all 32 NFL teams, to inform them of the league’s decision. The league continues to try to show it has little tolerance for gambling issues.
- Aug 13, 202619x their median
Just learned about Sam's passing. Sam Schulz was the toughest dude I ever met. Indomitable spirit. Always happy despite the pain. World class shoe game. Rest easy, buddy. ❤️💙 https://t.co/u8jnyLclYN
- Jun 16, 202622x their median
Sources: Texas Tech transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby plans to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft. Amid the legal wrangling over his NCAA eligibility after admitting he bet on sports, he intends to head to the NFL. https://t.co/jXnkg0IZ5W
- Jul 1, 202616x their median
Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica have landed at Wimbledon - and the Masters champion has brought along his green jacket! 😍 https://t.co/QrdKBxRikX
- Jul 5, 202615x their median
One of the greatest moments in NASCAR history. Looking back at Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s iconic win at Daytona after his father's passing ❤️ https://t.co/Vmo0YCGRiY
- Sep 6, 20269.6x their median
And the Oscar goes to…ESPN! The score. The fistpump. The darkness. The WELCOME TO DEATH VALLEY in the background. The turn back. The swagger. Incredible sequence. Incredible. https://t.co/08ThMDzCQY
- Jun 30, 20269.2x their median
"Betting in golf is something that's going to have to be tackled here soon." Jordan Spieth says sports betting has caused fan behavior at PGA Tour events to change. https://t.co/MrBmmq51Lr
- Sep 18, 20265.6x their median
Oxford, Mississippi has the nicest people. Been on The Square this afternoon, and everyone is so welcoming and kind and gracious. There’s a special energy here. https://t.co/gVz6Og3NJp
- Jul 19, 20265.2x their median
What an incredible night. The smells. The sound. The authenticity of it all. The WINSTON CUP SERIES signage. Just beautiful. https://t.co/eotw4w6Wsn
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 746 interactions against 350K followers, an engagement rate of 0.213%. Measured over 40 original posts, its engagement rate beats 82% of 19,932 tracked accounts of a similar size. Comparing inside a size band matters here: engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly just re-measure the follower count. Posts are seen about 57K times each, and 1.30% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 16.4% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 2.1 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 77% of days. Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 40 posts sampled, 45% carry an image or video and 5% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 31K interactions, about 60x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #3forever, #hottytoddy, #hottytoddyfreemarty.
- What is Marty Smith's engagement rate on X?
- Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) has an engagement rate of 0.213%, based on the median interactions across 40 original posts from the last 30 days against 349,694 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.213%, Marty Smith sits above the 50th percentile of the 201,449 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 @MartySmithESPN have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 82% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (19,932 accounts), which puts it in the top 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 @MartySmithESPN post?
- Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Saturday is its busiest day, at roughly 2.1 posts per day across the measured window.