United Nations engagement report
@UN - 16M followers on X
Measured over 112 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 466 interactions against 16M followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Posts are seen about 40K times each, and 1.17% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.247% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 8.6 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 04:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 112 posts sampled, 94% carry an image or video and 78% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 9.4K interactions, about 20x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #yemen, #unga, #climateaction.
Measured over 112 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tags: #yemen, #unga, #climateaction.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.003%, United Nations sits below the 10th percentile of the 204,424 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 | 0.677% |
| 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 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.
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 | 94% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 78% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | no effect | -2% to -1% | 42K |
- 94% 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.
- 78% 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 268 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
- Aug 18, 202620x 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
- Oct 9, 202620x their median
Congratulations to our colleague Navi Pillay on being awarded the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize! Her unwavering commitment to justice, human rights and accountability is a source of inspiration for the United Nations and millions of people around the world. https://t.co/IXRp6gbey4
- Sep 22, 20269.7x their median
“The greatest power is not the power to dominate. It is the power to build a future that works for everyone.” At #UNGA, @antonioguterres stresses our shared future depends on whether humanity can govern power wisely. https://t.co/OVqSQcJLdj https://t.co/FT7BuxiBBo
- Oct 1, 20269.2x their median
Coffee is enjoyed worldwide & provides livelihoods for millions. The UN supports producers, climate-resilient practices & a more sustainable coffee sector. On #InternationalCoffeeDay, we celebrate this popular beverage & the people who make it possible. https://t.co/z4EBX2WlXz https://t.co/ELYtvXfdDS
- Aug 20, 20268.9x 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
- Oct 2, 20266.1x their median
Friday's International Day of Non-Violence marks the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, a leader who remained committed to the principle of non-violence, even in the most difficult circumstances. https://t.co/cjpYWYbGYN https://t.co/JZsSCV9jFM
- Aug 19, 20265.9x 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
- Sep 20, 20265.3x their median
As world leaders arrive for #UNGA, @antonioguterres has stressed the need for unity. “My message to them is clear: Come together for peace, for dignity, for justice and for humanity.” https://t.co/ObjA4yE6p3 https://t.co/i7TtoRGPnB
- Oct 1, 20264.9x their median
There are no blurred lines when it comes to consent. Yet it is still too often misunderstood, ignored or dismissed. There is no excuse for sexual violence. Women’s rights and choices must be protected. — via @UN_Women https://t.co/aTuSPP1Enu
- Oct 5, 20264.9x their median
Monday is #WorldTeachersDay! Thank you to all educators around the world for their unwavering dedication to future generations. Join @UNESCO in celebrating teachers worldwide: https://t.co/62BvQEzXi9 https://t.co/zuaF5RMz4a
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 466 interactions against 16M followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Posts are seen about 40K times each, and 1.17% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.247% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 8.6 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 04:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 112 posts sampled, 94% carry an image or video and 78% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 9.4K interactions, about 20x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #yemen, #unga, #climateaction.
- 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 112 original posts from the last 30 days against 16,110,469 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 below the 10th percentile of the 204,424 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?
- There is not yet enough sample to rank this account against others of its size.
- When does @UN post?
- Most posts go out around 04:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 8.57 posts per day across the measured window.