Matthew VanDyke engagement report
@Matt_VanDyke - 573K followers on X
Measured over 3 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 11, 2026.
Engagement
Early reading. We have captured 3 original posts for this account, below the 8 we require before treating a median as settled. The numbers above describe what we have seen so far, not a finished profile of the account.
A typical post picks up 247 interactions against 573K followers, an engagement rate of 0.043%. Posts are seen about 15K times each, and 1.70% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.54% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.8 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 30% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 3 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video, 33% are part of a thread and 33% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 4.5K interactions, about 8.0x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #25thanniversary, #breaking, #freematthewvandyke. Only 3 original posts have been captured so far, fewer than the 8 posts we want behind a median before treating it as settled. Read the figures above as an early measurement of this account, not as a finished profile of it.
Measured over 3 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 11, 2026. Recurring tags: #25thanniversary, #breaking, #freematthewvandyke.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.043%, Matthew VanDyke sits above the 25th percentile of the 204,798 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.024% to 0.143%.
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 12:00 UTC, and Wednesday 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 | 33% 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.
- 33% 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 316 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
- Jun 29, 20268.0x their median
An American veteran is dying in an Indian prison. Matthew VanDyke (@Matt_VanDyke)—founder of SOLI, who fought for freedom in Libya and Syria and supported Ukraine—has been on a hunger strike for 54 days in India's Tihar Prison. He was arrested in March alongside six Ukrainians on charges of terrorism and drone-related offenses. He suffered a leg injury in custody and has been denied proper medical care, medication, and contact with his family since mid-March. It appears India is acting on russian allegations. A man who fought against dictatorships and stood with Ukraine is now behind bars. This is not justice. It is political persecution. If you're American, this cannot be ignored. Raise your voice. Contact your elected officials. Demand action from the U.S. government. Share his story. Free Matthew VanDyke.
- Aug 30, 20266.9x their median
The family of @Matt_VanDyke seeks urgent U.S. diplomatic intervention as Matthew VanDyke is presently still denied basic detainee rights, and is being kept in solitary confinement at Tihar Jail 8/9 in Delhi, India. It is time to bring #MatthewVanDyke back home! #FreeVanDyke https://t.co/g1CrRnMnDF
- Aug 24, 20265.5x their median
Today is #Ukraine Independence Day, on the anniversary of Matthew VanDyke’s escape from a #Libya prison on 8/24/11. Wounded and captured in the war, he was a POW for nearly 6 months. Today, Matthew continues to be wrongfully detained at Delhi, India Tihar jail with all basic detainee rights denied since March 11th, 2026. #FreeVanDyke #FreeMatthewVanDyke
- Sep 1, 20262.8x their median
The family of @Matt_VanDyke seeks urgent U.S. diplomatic intervention as he is presently still denied basic detainee rights, and is being kept in solitary confinement at Tihar Jail 8/9 in Delhi, India. Matthew is innocent of all charges against him. Throughout his career, he has documented human suffering and provided humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and crisis. It is time to bring #MatthewVanDyke back home! #FreeVanDyke #FreeMatthewVanDyke
- Aug 12, 20261.8x their median
Thank you President Trump @POTUS for securing the release of Robert Gilman. Can you please bring back American Human Rights Activist @Matt_VanDyke from India. He has been illegally arrested since 5 months ago and is being tortured. “No one gets left behind.” #FreeVanDyke https://t.co/X7HmNcsL0D
- Sep 11, 2026
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” -former President Harry S. Truman #neverforget #25thanniversary https://t.co/3nU94GfARd
- Sep 16, 2026
Stand with @Matt_VanDyke stand for freedom, as we @OfficialSOLI have stood for the freedom of others worldwide. For more information and ways to support visit our website: https://t.co/N1lxVXkgLA It is time to bring Matthew VanDyke back home! #FreeVanDyke #FreeMatthewVanDyke https://t.co/QEgJ0gh6lz
- Jul 9, 2026
#FreeVanDyke! The result of the Delhi court hearing today regarding @Matt_VanDyke humanitarian application wasn’t approved by the Indian court! The superintendent of Tihar jail, who had previously met with the U.S. Embassy, failed to show up in court and instead sent a female representative who said: “They need more time.” Jail authorities get up to one week to decide! Matthew’s family will once again be in DC tomorrow July 9th, 2026 for a meeting regarding matthew’s humanitarian situation. “This is a humanitarian emergency for our family,” his mother said. “Matthew has spent his life documenting human suffering and supporting people in crisis. We are pleading for his safe return home.” The family demands that the U.S. government @POTUS immediately take diplomatic measures with the Indian government to bring #MatthewVanDyke back home!
- Aug 7, 2026
For Immediate Release: Another 30-day jail extension recently went into effect at the Delhi court for @Matt_VanDyke detained at Tihar jail, Delhi India on a prolonged detention since March 11th, 2026 #freeVanDyke #FreeMatthewVanDyke https://t.co/8nDXaryyrR
- Aug 7, 2026
🇺🇸🇷🇺 There's an update on U.S. Marine veteran Robert Gilman, who is reportedly near death in a Russian prison after 4 years. Marco Rubio is pushing hard for his release. The charges have always looked shaky, and the treatment reports are grim. Russia has freed several high-profile prisoners in recent months. The pattern is there. Gilman needs to be next. Writer: Lucas https://t.co/zuRw5xoohh
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 247 interactions against 573K followers, an engagement rate of 0.043%. Posts are seen about 15K times each, and 1.70% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.54% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.8 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 30% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 3 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video, 33% are part of a thread and 33% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 4.5K interactions, about 8.0x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #25thanniversary, #breaking, #freematthewvandyke. Only 3 original posts have been captured so far, fewer than the 8 posts we want behind a median before treating it as settled. Read the figures above as an early measurement of this account, not as a finished profile of it.
- What is Matthew VanDyke's engagement rate on X?
- Matthew VanDyke (@Matt_VanDyke) has an engagement rate of 0.043%, based on the median interactions across 3 original posts from the last 30 days against 572,782 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.043%, Matthew VanDyke sits above the 25th percentile of the 204,798 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 @Matt_VanDyke have real engagement?
- There is not yet enough sample to rank this account against others of its size.
- When does @Matt_VanDyke post?
- Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.8 posts per day across the measured window.