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United Nations engagement report

@UN - 16M followers on X

Measured over 108 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026.

Engagement

Middle of its size range
Per follower
0.003%
of 16M followers
Per impression
0.764%
57K views on a typical post
Reach
0.35%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
436
interactions (median)
Saved
0.018%
10 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
6.3/day
active 70% of days
Peak time
04:00 UTC
Thursday

A typical post picks up 436 interactions against 16M followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 108 original posts, its engagement rate beats 28% of 3,774 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 57K times each, and 0.764% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.354% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 6.3 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 70% of days. Most posts go out around 04:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 108 posts sampled, 89% carry an image or video and 72% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 9.4K interactions, about 22x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #colombia, #worldhumanitarianday, #gaza.

Measured over 108 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026. Recurring tags: #colombia, #worldhumanitarianday, #gaza.

Compared with accounts its own size

United Nations's engagement rate beats 28% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,774 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 49% 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 0.003%, United Nations sits above the 10th percentile of the 36,654 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.012%.

p100.002%
p250.012%
p50 (median)0.08%
p750.433%
p902.10%
p99160.5%
Engagement rate as a share of followers, across the 36,654 accounts we have scanned enough to measure. The axis is logarithmic, because the top and bottom of this population are about 106,977 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 percentile0.012%
50th percentile0.08%
75th percentile0.433%
90th percentile2.10%
99th percentile160.5%

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 04:00 UTC, and Thursday 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: 04:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 6%Busiest hour: 04:00 UTC
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
Engagement by hour posted, UTC
Hour (UTC)Vs author medianPosts
00:00 UTC-1%51K
01:00 UTC-2%52K
02:00 UTC-3%50K
03:00 UTC-4%53K
04:00 UTC-6%43K
05:00 UTC-4%42K
06:00 UTC-4%48K
07:00 UTC-5%52K
08:00 UTC-4%61K
09:00 UTC-3%70K
10:00 UTC-2%72K
11:00 UTC-3%78K
12:00 UTC-2%86K
13:00 UTC-2%94K
14:00 UTC-4%97K
15:00 UTC-2%101K
16:00 UTC-3%98K
17:00 UTC-2%91K
18:00 UTC-1%85K
19:00 UTC-1%80K
20:00 UTC-1%74K
21:00 UTC-1%66K
22:00 UTC-1%57K
23:00 UTC-2%52K
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: Thursday.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 5%Busiest day: Thursday
Show engagement by day of week as a table
Engagement by day of week
DayVs author medianPosts
Sunday+4%231K
Monday0%288K
Tuesday-2%278K
Wednesday-1%251K
Thursday-1%245K
Friday-3%253K
Saturday+3%227K
See what moves engagement across the whole catalogWhat counts as a good engagement rate at this size

Best tweets

  • Aug 18, 202622x their median

    Tuesday marks eight years since the passing of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who was regarded by so many as a guiding force for good. Today and every day, we remember him. https://t.co/GW8fas0Boc https://t.co/PL5lraPE01

    7.1K2.0K225126264K viewsView on X
  • Aug 20, 20269.5x their median

    Uganda provides 600+ military and police officers to four @UNPeacekeeping missions. They are #ServingForPeace at great personal risk and under harsh conditions to help others. We thank them for their service and sacrifice. https://t.co/wptcVaVAAo https://t.co/l1GcCj5p1w

    2.5K775801104129K viewsView on X
  • Aug 19, 20266.3x their median

    Orangutans are critically endangered, facing threats from climate change, habitat loss, poaching, deforestation and more. On Wednesday’s #OrangutanDay, help spread the word about the importance of protecting these incredible animals. More from @UNEP: https://t.co/SJmH6U6e2Z https://t.co/pLK2cw9Hbm

    1.6K1.0K6967169K viewsView on X
  • Aug 14, 20263.9x their median

    Afghanistan is the only country where girls and women are banned from education beyond the primary level. Five years since the Taliban takeover, 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary education — holding back their communities & the country’s future. — via @UN_Women https://t.co/thQzq6mE8O

    1.0K5151334391K viewsView on X
  • Aug 17, 20263.8x their median

    All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines that these rights are for all people – and that they are non-negotiable. https://t.co/SNgVpQ77M2 https://t.co/tNRrlPueZ8

    9194632504179K viewsView on X
  • Aug 23, 20263.7x their median

    Deepening our understanding of major historical events can help foster greater respect and tolerance. Sunday’s #RememberSlavery Day is an opportunity to reflect on one of the darkest chapters in human history and learn from it. More from @UNESCO: https://t.co/bs09cMJPvx https://t.co/LrE9HpHybs

    9664981155195K viewsView on X
  • Aug 21, 20263.6x their median

    From eradicating smallpox to healing the ozone layer, over the last 80 years the UN has led the way to some of humanity’s greatest triumphs. Today, the #UnitedNations is needed more than ever. We’ll continue to carry out our work with determination. https://t.co/105vArPUKC

    7462625562781K viewsView on X
  • Aug 22, 20263.5x their median

    Targeting people because of their religion or beliefs is a grave violation of human rights. Saturday is the International Day for Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. https://t.co/QQV482dgSF #StandUp4HumanRights https://t.co/GGjuuaUhSL

    8593742397292K viewsView on X
  • Aug 28, 20263.3x their median

    We are supporting rescue & relief efforts in Nepal after this week’s deadly floods have left hundreds killed & many more injured or missing. UN teams on the ground are providing food, medical supplies, shelter & other life-saving assistance. https://t.co/UpTfw2cdgn https://t.co/MsmF47dZI1

    1.0K278901879K viewsView on X
  • Aug 21, 20263.1x their median

    On this #VictimsofTerrorism Day, we pay tribute to victims & survivors. We honour their courage, amplify their voices & reaffirm our commitment to their dignity & rights. Instead of letting terror divide us, we must stay united to build a future free from violence & fear. https://t.co/0dDXNKGf1b

    7812442674087K 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.

Recurring topics

#colombia#worldhumanitarianday#gaza#globalgoals#kyiv

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 436 interactions against 16M followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 108 original posts, its engagement rate beats 28% of 3,774 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 57K times each, and 0.764% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.354% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 6.3 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 70% of days. Most posts go out around 04:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 108 posts sampled, 89% carry an image or video and 72% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 9.4K interactions, about 22x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #colombia, #worldhumanitarianday, #gaza.

What is United Nations's engagement rate on X?
United Nations (@UN) has an engagement rate of 0.003%, based on the median interactions across 108 original posts from the last 30 days against 16,105,956 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.003%, United Nations sits above the 10th percentile of the 36,654 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 @UN have real engagement?
Its engagement rate beats 28% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,774 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 @UN post?
Most posts go out around 04:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 6.3 posts per day across the measured window.

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