The SA Music Awards engagement report
@TheSAMAs - 200K followers on X
Measured over 26 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 14, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 4 interactions against 200K followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Measured over 26 original posts, its engagement rate beats 9% 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 1.2K times each, and 0.326% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.615% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 20% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 23:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 26 posts sampled, 27% carry an image or video and 77% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 51 interactions, about 13x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #nownowchats, #sama32, #thefuturesoundslikenownow.
Measured over 26 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 14, 2026. Recurring tags: #nownowchats, #sama32, #thefuturesoundslikenownow.
Compared with accounts its own size
The SA Music Awards's engagement rate beats 9% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 9 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 19% 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 0.002%, The SA Music Awards sits below the 10th percentile of the 204,798 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 23:00 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 | 27% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 77% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | -3% | -3% to -2% | 54K |
- 27% 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.
- 77% 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 167 characters, which falls in the 80 - 180 characters band. Across the catalog, posts of 80 to 180 characters run 3% below 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
- Aug 15, 202613x their median
Yoh Mzansi! What an unforgettable night of celebrating excellence at #SAMA32! From emotional acceptance speeches to monumental wins and culture-defining moments, our champions officially collected their crowns live at Sun City. A massive congratulations to all of tonightโs winners for taking South African music to greater heights! Drop a message in the comments to show love to your favourite winners! #SAMA32 #TheFutureSoundsLikeNowNow
- Aug 15, 202613x their median
The day is upon us! The SAMA 32 Awards are happening LIVE from Sun City tonight! Hosted by Cassper Nyovest and Zanele Potelwa. ๐บ Tonight | 20:00 | @sabc1mzansifosho ๐๏ธ Get your tickets at https://t.co/ZtnMa2XpUf #MzansiFoSho #SAMA32 https://t.co/ZHF15pRVxZ
- Aug 15, 202612x their median
Congratulations! Best Produced Album- A masterclass in audio architecture and arrangement! Therapy: The Other Side - @LangaMav Produced by Darren Blackansee, Simphiwe Mashinini, Ndumiso Manana,Ndabo Zulu, Christer Kobedi, Civil Motha, Unako Chabeli, Langa Mavuso, Jabulani Nkabinde, Lindelani Lee, Seragi Thantsha, Mnqobi Bayanda Nxumalo, Zooci, Jonathan Takyi Mensah, Onkabetse John Hlongwane Best Engineered Album- Precision, clarity, and sonic perfection in every frequency! ๐ง Huge applause to @GuyButtery & Fuzzy for engineering brilliance on Orchestrations! Rest of Africa Award- Continental excellence taking over the world! ๐ Saluting the iconic @TiwaSavage for This One Is Personal! Remix of The Year- Reimagined, elevated, and guaranteed to turn every dancefloor upside down! ๐ฅ Cheers to @KabzaDeSmall_ featuring Njelic, Mthunzi, Mkeyz, GL_Ceejay & Simmy for Eningi (Remix)!
- Aug 15, 20269.5x their median
Yoh! The #SAMA32 performances delivered pure excellence! From high-energy dance numbers to soul-stirring live vocals, our artists brought down the house at the Sun City Superbowl! Mzansiโs musical talent was on full display, proving why our sound continues to resonate across the globe. Relive these show-stopping moments and let us know in the comments: Which performance was your top pick of the night? #SAMA32 #TheFutureSoundsLikeNowNow
- Aug 16, 20267.3x their median
The adrenaline is still bumping! Siyabonga for running the timeline with us all night long! ๐๐ฝ What is your peak #SAMA32 moment? #SAMA32 #TheFutureSoundsLikeNowNow https://t.co/5tEi5VxOGH
- Aug 15, 20266.8x their median
Haibo Mzansi! Visual storytelling is on a whole other level! ๐ฌ From cinematic masterpieces to culture-defining visuals, the Music Video of the Year nominees gave us pure art on screen all year long. A massive congratulations to our #SAMA32 MVOTY champion for taking local creativity to the world! #SAMA32 #TheFutureSoundsLikeNowNow
- Aug 14, 20266.3x their median
Night 1: Pure magic. The celebration is far from over - get ready, because the main event lights up tomorrow. #SAMA32 #TheFutureSoundsLikeNowNow #RoadToSAMA32 https://t.co/Wa4Ux6Qri9
- Aug 16, 20265.8x their median
What an incredible night! That is an official wrap on SAMA32! Tonight at Sun City was a true celebration of South African talent, passion, and musical excellence. Congratulations to all of tonightโs big winners and nominees who continue to push the culture forward! Thank you to everyone who joined us live and followed along across all our social channels. Tell us in the comments: What was your absolute favourite moment or performance of SAMA32? #SAMA32 #TheFutureSoundsLikeNowNow #RoadToSAMA32
- Aug 15, 20265.3x their median
The people have spoken and Mzansi has officially crowned its anthem! ๐๐ถ Voted 100% by the fans, Record of the Year goes to the track that dominated every playlist and kept the nation moving all year long. Halala to our #SAMA32 ROTY winner on a legendary victory! ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ #SAMA32 #TheFutureSoundsLikeNowNow
- Aug 15, 20265.3x their median
Yoh! Mzansi music took over and our champions brought the heat at #SAMA32! From lifetime honours and international record-breakers to chart-topping anthems, our standard setters officially collected their crowns. See the full list of winners here: https://t.co/9FktH6wevX #SAMA32 #TheFutureSoundsLikeNowNow
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 4 interactions against 200K followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Measured over 26 original posts, its engagement rate beats 9% 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 1.2K times each, and 0.326% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.615% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 20% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 23:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 26 posts sampled, 27% carry an image or video and 77% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 51 interactions, about 13x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #nownowchats, #sama32, #thefuturesoundslikenownow.
- What is The SA Music Awards's engagement rate on X?
- The SA Music Awards (@TheSAMAs) has an engagement rate of 0.002%, based on the median interactions across 26 original posts from the last 30 days against 199,946 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.002%, The SA Music Awards sits below the 10th 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 @TheSAMAs have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 9% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 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 @TheSAMAs post?
- Most posts go out around 23:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day, at roughly 1 posts per day across the measured window.