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Windows Central engagement report

@WindowsCentral - 738K followers on X

Measured over 72 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 2, 2026.

Engagement

Middle of its size range
Per follower
0.009%
of 738K followers
Per impression
0.542%
12K views on a typical post
Reach
1.67%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
66
interactions (median)
Saved
0.049%
6 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
2.67/day
active 43% of days
Peak time
10:00 UTC
Wednesday

A typical post picks up 66 interactions against 738K followers, an engagement rate of 0.009%. Measured over 72 original posts, its engagement rate beats 32% of 20,444 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 12K times each, and 0.542% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.66% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 2.7 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 43% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 10:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 72 posts sampled, 100% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 929 interactions, about 14x its own typical post.

Measured over 72 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 2, 2026.

Compared with accounts its own size

Windows Central's engagement rate beats 32% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 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 33% 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 0.009%, Windows Central sits above the 10th percentile of the 204,583 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.024%.

p100.004%
p250.024%
p50 (median)0.143%
p750.677%
p902.55%
p9982.4%
Engagement rate as a share of followers, across the 204,583 accounts we have scanned enough to measure. The axis is logarithmic, because the top and bottom of this population are about 22,891 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 percentile0.004%
25th percentile0.024%
50th percentile0.143%
75th percentile0.677%
90th percentile2.55%
99th percentile82.4%

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 10:00 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: 10:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest hour: 10:00 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 video4% of posts+111%+108% to +115%34K
Outbound link100% of posts-41%-42% to -40%32K
Typical length-+15%+14% to +16%32K
  • 4% 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.
  • 100% 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 338 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

  • Sep 29, 202614x their median

    Xbox's disc-to-digital feature has been in insider testing for about a month now, and momentum is picking up as SEGA seems to have joined in. Now we're just waiting for Bandai Namco and Square Enix to follow. https://t.co/3gwXKELacH

    79211216922K viewsView on X
  • Sep 10, 20269.5x their median

    BREAKING🚨 Xbox has officially acquired the publishing rights to Hideo Kojima’s PHYSINT, marking a major shift as the project moves away from PlayStation. Kojima choosing Xbox for his next big cinematic‑stealth experience is a huge win for Microsoft’s gaming strategy. More on this news and its implications from @JezCorden 🔗https://t.co/kE7nVNLYQZ

    568488318K viewsView on X
  • Sep 9, 20269.2x their median

    Apple really dropped an iPhone Duo after Microsoft spent years building the Duo brand for Surface. First Neo, now this — Apple keeps lifting Microsoft’s device names, and it’s starting to feel less like a coincidence and more like a pattern. Here's what @zacbowden has to say about it 🔗https://t.co/YG6WLl7MZD

    4827841825K viewsView on X
  • Sep 29, 20267.9x their median

    Microsoft has just officially released the Windows 11 2026 Update (version 26H2), and it’s shaping up to be one of the smoothest feature updates yet! https://t.co/vSdhiEmYED Built on the same platform as 24H2 and 25H2, version 26H2 arrives as a lightweight enablement package, meaning faster installs, minimal disruption, and no expected compatibility issues for existing users. Rather than introducing a completely new platform, 26H2 acts as a checkpoint that unlocks the Windows innovations, security improvements, and feature updates delivered throughout the last year, including enhancements to the Start menu and File Explorer. The update also resets the support lifecycle, giving Home and Pro users another 24 months of support, while commercial editions receive 36 months. Rollout begins today, with users able to install it early through Windows Update settings.

    4386023131K viewsView on X
  • Aug 27, 20266.7x their median

    "If you're a scalper, I sincerely hope both sides of your pillow are always warm." Xbox Series X25 preorders seem to have gone as well as you would expect in 2026 with stock vanishing in seconds and listings cropping up on eBay for thousands of dollars soon after. https://t.co/iySz7OduFU

    33838531025K viewsView on X
  • Aug 26, 20266.3x their median

    The Division 2 is a game that, even after 7 years, continues not just to exist but keeps growing. Ubisoft has today revealed the third DLC expansion, once again taking us back to the heart of the outbreak in New York City. But Echoes of Central Park promises to take a different, darker path to previous content in the franchise. https://t.co/mA25gCaGAN

    3594114531K viewsView on X
  • Sep 30, 20266.2x their median

    Windows 11 just made running Linux containers native, so you can ditch extra desktop apps! Microsoft announced WSL Containers at Build 2026, with testing continuing afterward, and it's now readily available to all. https://t.co/huvLUcuohQ

    3673411024K viewsView on X
  • Sep 29, 20265.7x their median

    Even if GTA 6 flopped on Xbox, it wouldn't matter. Xbox has something even better for the November launch window, and if it came exclusively to Xbox, it would sell more consoles than GTA 6 ever could. OPINION: https://t.co/VFjlLrcGKa

    11482124580K viewsView on X
  • Aug 25, 20265.2x their median

    We played Gears of War: E-Day's campaign, and The Coalition absolutely defies expectations. If the full game is anywhere near this good, you might be looking at the best Gears of War ever. https://t.co/DdwrxE66re

    303298224K viewsView on X
  • Sep 7, 20264.3x their median

    Windows 11 is finally getting a new battery status widget that shows the charge level of your PC and every connected wireless device. You'll be able to put the widget on your Widgets Board or on the lock screen, too! It supports light and dark themes, shows charging status, and highlights energy saver settings, making it far easier to keep track of your gear. https://t.co/FXKs7ffC8N

    250287023K 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 66 interactions against 738K followers, an engagement rate of 0.009%. Measured over 72 original posts, its engagement rate beats 32% of 20,444 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 12K times each, and 0.542% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.66% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 2.7 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 43% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 10:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 72 posts sampled, 100% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 929 interactions, about 14x its own typical post.

What is Windows Central's engagement rate on X?
Windows Central (@WindowsCentral) has an engagement rate of 0.009%, based on the median interactions across 72 original posts from the last 30 days against 737,849 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.009%, Windows Central sits above the 10th percentile of the 204,583 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 @WindowsCentral have real engagement?
Its engagement rate beats 32% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 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 @WindowsCentral post?
Most posts go out around 10:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day, at roughly 2.67 posts per day across the measured window.

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