Doctor Who engagement report
@bbcdoctorwho - 1.4M followers on X
Measured over 13 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 654 interactions against 1.4M followers, an engagement rate of 0.046%. Measured over 13 original posts, its engagement rate beats 59% of 3,791 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 46K times each, and 1.41% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.23% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.43 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 37% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 13 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video and 100% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 11K interactions, about 18x its own typical post.
Measured over 13 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026. Recurring tag: #doctorwho.
Compared with accounts its own size
Doctor Who's engagement rate beats 59% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,791 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 61% 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 0.046%, Doctor Who sits above the 25th percentile of the 36,654 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.012% to 0.08%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.002% |
| 25th percentile | 0.012% |
| 50th percentile | 0.08% |
| 75th percentile | 0.433% |
| 90th percentile | 2.10% |
| 99th percentile | 160.5% |
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 09:00 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% | 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 |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +4% | 231K |
| Monday | 0% | 288K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 278K |
| Wednesday | -1% | 251K |
| Thursday | -1% | 245K |
| Friday | -3% | 253K |
| Saturday | +3% | 227K |
Best tweets
- Jun 10, 202618x their median
Today we’re announcing an update on plans for the future of Doctor Who. Read all about it on the Doctor Who website ➡️ https://t.co/G93OPLuur0 https://t.co/Swb1f8vb5n
- Jun 5, 202616x their median
We are very sad to report the passing of Anthony Head, who appeared as Mr Finch in 'School Reunion' in 2006. He was also known by fans for his commentary in #DoctorWho Confidential and the voice of Baltazar in 'The Infinite Quest' ❤️❤️ https://t.co/mRSvglyRUT https://t.co/5T5A2s6Xlc
- Apr 15, 202611x their median
20 years ago today, the Tenth Doctor and Rose set course for NEW EARTH - and began a whole new series of adventures in #DoctorWho Series 2! ❤️❤️ https://t.co/vG2zcY1CWg
- Mar 13, 202610x their median
🚨 Two ‘missing’ Doctor Who episodes from THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN have been found and are coming to BBC iPlayer this Easter! Read more on the #DoctorWho website ➡️ https://t.co/Sa3OoCPaTD https://t.co/WIarlWpYdB
- Apr 29, 20268.4x their median
"May I Introduce Miss Sarah Jane Smith" 🥹💙 OTD in 2006, Elisabeth Sladen returned to the role of Sarah Jane Smith in 'School Reunion' - where she met David Tennant's Tenth Doctor. For this iconic scene, we have dug out the rushes from the #DoctorWho archive to show you an exclusive new look at how this scene looked from the opposite camera. #behindthescenes #SchoolReunion
- Mar 16, 20266.3x their median
The Tenth Doctor returns - again!! 😱 David Tennant will reprise his iconic role in a new series of audio adventures with @bigfinish 🎧💥 Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/MSsP7eOokd https://t.co/fmeNBV84uc
- Feb 19, 20267.3x their median
He’s back…and it’s about time! 🕛 The Eighth Doctor’s debut, like you’ve never seen or heard it before. Fully restored in 4K from the original film to celebrate 30 years of THE TV MOVIE. Read all about it now on the Doctor Who website 👉 https://t.co/4oDrFGEeQG https://t.co/H5eiL9CEtY
- May 14, 20265.8x their median
13 seasons, five Doctors, hours of adventure! #DoctorWho (2005-2022) comes to @AMCPlus from June 11th in the US - Read more here: https://t.co/CJA4MqUtga https://t.co/iIiBTvyZ53
- Mar 13, 20265.7x their median
Unseen for over 60 years, we have your first look preview of the missing episodes of THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN 💥 Watch the full clip now on the #DoctorWho YouTube channel! https://t.co/hxq5OFkbed
- Jul 13, 20264.9x their median
Introducing the Fugitive Doctor's sonic screwdriver, exclusively for CIRCUIT BREAKER 🪛🔊 Discover the new sonic in action in #DoctorWho: THE KALEIDOSCOPE, coming September 2026 to BBC Books https://t.co/hSILL6PYhl https://t.co/VonuM5Mhzp
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
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 654 interactions against 1.4M followers, an engagement rate of 0.046%. Measured over 13 original posts, its engagement rate beats 59% of 3,791 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 46K times each, and 1.41% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.23% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.43 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 37% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 13 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video and 100% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 11K interactions, about 18x its own typical post.
- What is Doctor Who's engagement rate on X?
- Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) has an engagement rate of 0.046%, based on the median interactions across 13 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,434,013 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.046%, Doctor Who sits above the 25th 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 @bbcdoctorwho have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 59% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,791 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 @bbcdoctorwho post?
- Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.43 posts per day across the measured window.