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Zig Ziglar engagement report

@TheZigZiglar - 325K followers on X

Measured over 31 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 4, 2026.

Engagement

Middle of its size range
Per follower
0.049%
of 325K followers
Per impression
2.25%
7.1K views on a typical post
Reach
2.17%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
159
interactions (median)
Saved
0.241%
17 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
1.03/day
active 73% of days
Peak time
17:00 UTC
Wednesday

A typical post picks up 159 interactions against 325K followers, an engagement rate of 0.049%. Measured over 31 original posts, its engagement rate beats 51% 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 7.1K times each, and 2.25% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.17% 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, with activity on roughly 73% of days. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 31 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 322 interactions, about 2.0x its own typical post.

Measured over 31 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 4, 2026.

Compared with accounts its own size

Zig Ziglar's engagement rate beats 51% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (6,874 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 8 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 71% 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 0.049%, Zig Ziglar sits above the 25th percentile of the 65,980 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.016% to 0.1%.

p100.002%
p250.016%
p50 (median)0.1%
p750.499%
p902.09%
p99120.0%
Engagement rate as a share of followers, across the 65,980 accounts we have scanned enough to measure. The axis is logarithmic, because the top and bottom of this population are about 57,142 times apart and a linear axis would flatten everything below the median into a single point.
Show the percentile table
Engagement rate percentiles
PercentileEngagement rate
10th percentile0.002%
25th percentile0.016%
50th percentile0.1%
75th percentile0.499%
90th percentile2.09%
99th percentile120.0%

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 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.

Engagement by hour posted, UTCTwenty-four bars, one per UTC hour. Each bar shows how posts published in that hour compare with their own authors' median engagement. Bars above the centre line ran higher than the median, bars below ran lower. A marker flags Busiest hour: 17:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest hour: 17:00 UTC
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
Engagement by hour posted, UTC
Hour (UTC)Vs author medianPosts
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 UTC0%116K
22:00 UTC-2%100K
23:00 UTC-1%90K
Engagement by day of weekSeven bars, one per weekday, Sunday first. Each bar shows how posts published on that day compare with their own authors' median engagement. Bars above the centre line ran higher than the median, bars below ran lower. A marker flags Busiest day: Wednesday.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest day: Wednesday
Show engagement by day of week as a table
Engagement by day of week
DayVs author medianPosts
Sunday+5%393K
Monday+1%483K
Tuesday-2%520K
Wednesday-3%472K
Thursday-2%430K
Friday-3%447K
Saturday+2%393K
See what moves engagement across the whole catalogWhat counts as a good engagement rate at this size

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.

This account's posting mix compared with catalog-wide effects
FormatThis accountCatalog effect95% intervalAccounts behind it
Image or video100% of posts+111%+108% to +115%34K
Outbound link3% 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.
  • 3% 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 303 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

  • Aug 18, 20262.0x their median

    Leadership is not about proving how capable you are. It is about helping others discover how capable they can become. Great leaders encourage potential, provide direction, and create opportunities for people to grow beyond what they thought possible. The strongest leaders leave people better than they found them.

    242675812K viewsView on X
  • Aug 11, 20261.6x their median

    Gratitude has the power to transform the way you see your life. It shifts your focus from what is missing to what has already been given. It brings peace in difficult seasons, joy in ordinary moments, and hope for what lies ahead. A grateful heart not only changes your perspective. It changes the way you live.

    18958529.6K viewsView on X
  • Aug 13, 20261.5x their median

    Potential is a gift, but success is developed. Winning is rarely the result of luck. It grows from intentional preparation, disciplined effort, and the belief that your work today is preparing you for tomorrow’s opportunities. Success favors those who prepare before the opportunity arrives.

    18153418.0K viewsView on X
  • Aug 6, 2026

    Every challenge has the potential to strengthen the person who faces it. A positive attitude cannot erase difficulty, but it can produce the courage, wisdom, and perseverance needed to overcome it. When your perspective changes, your ability to face adversity changes with it. https://t.co/gq7D5haUhd

    17645409.3K viewsView on X
  • Aug 26, 2026

    Real value is not measured only by what you know or achieve. It is measured by what others gain because you showed up. Solve problems. Encourage people. Share what you know. Help someone move forward. The more value you create for others, the more valuable your contribution becomes.

    15850437.6K viewsView on X
  • Aug 5, 2026

    The people who make the greatest impact are rarely focused only on themselves. When you consistently solve problems, add value, and help others succeed, trust begins to grow. Over time, that trust opens doors that talent alone cannot. Service is not just an act of kindness. It is a way of building a life marked by purpose, influence, and lasting success.

    15742647.7K viewsView on X
  • Aug 15, 2026

    Comfort may feel good in the moment, but purpose builds the life you were created to live. Every decision to choose what is right instead of what is easy strengthens your character and prepares you for greater responsibility. Growth begins where comfort ends. https://t.co/Zaa6X6Fe7A

    16140318.6K viewsView on X
  • Sep 2, 2026

    Potential alone is never enough. Success requires a plan that gives you direction, preparation that makes you ready, and an attitude that allows you to believe the effort is worthwhile. Winning begins long before the result. It begins with how you prepare for it. https://t.co/uEGn5lkYOq

    15741428.1K viewsView on X
  • Aug 10, 2026

    Leadership is not earned through a title. It is earned through trust. People follow leaders who are consistent, honest, and willing to serve before they expect to be served. Trust is built one decision, one conversation, and one act of integrity at a time. The strongest influence always begins with strong character.

    14245618.3K viewsView on X
  • Aug 27, 2026

    Your mind is influenced every day by what you read, watch, listen to, and repeatedly think about. Those inputs gradually shape your beliefs, your attitude, and ultimately your actions. Be intentional about what you allow into your mind. What you feed today may become how you think tomorrow.

    13643817.8K viewsView on X

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.

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Reading these numbers

A typical post picks up 159 interactions against 325K followers, an engagement rate of 0.049%. Measured over 31 original posts, its engagement rate beats 51% 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 7.1K times each, and 2.25% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.17% 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, with activity on roughly 73% of days. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 31 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 322 interactions, about 2.0x its own typical post.

What is Zig Ziglar's engagement rate on X?
Zig Ziglar (@TheZigZiglar) has an engagement rate of 0.049%, based on the median interactions across 31 original posts from the last 30 days against 324,758 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.049%, Zig Ziglar sits above the 25th percentile of the 65,980 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 @TheZigZiglar have real engagement?
Its engagement rate beats 51% 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 @TheZigZiglar post?
Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.03 posts per day across the measured window.

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