Dr. Sanjay Gupta engagement report
@drsanjaygupta - 2.2M followers on X
Measured over 11 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 42 interactions against 2.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Measured over 11 original posts, its engagement rate beats 16% of 20,182 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 14K times each, and 0.308% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.615% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.37 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 37% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 21:00 UTC, and Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 11 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video and 100% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 3.9K interactions, about 92x its own typical post.
Measured over 11 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026.
Compared with accounts its own size
Dr. Sanjay Gupta's engagement rate beats 16% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,182 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 22% 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 0.002%, Dr. Sanjay Gupta 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 21:00 UTC, and Friday 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 | 100% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 100% 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.
- 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 347 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
- May 6, 202692x their median
Ted Turner was my boss and became a close friend. A few years ago, I spent time with him in Montana learning about his mission to “save everything.” Thank you, Captain Planet. Watch his story here: https://t.co/n7dwrW5YL7 https://t.co/KfR7c492Nx
- Jun 18, 202482x their median
I’ve interviewed Dr. Fauci countless times over the last two decades covering topics like Anthrax, Ebola, Zika, H1N1, HIV/AIDS, Covid… but I’ve never quite heard him like this – he’s entered a new part of his life after leaving NIAID and has now had time to reflect on his 50+ years of service.
- Feb 7, 202635x their median
There are 30 NFL stadiums: Half use turf, half grass. This weekend, the decision was made to play the Super Bowl on grass. From a medical standpoint, this has become one of the more provocative issues in sports. I sat down with the chief medical officer of the NFL to understand why it matters.
- Nov 27, 202421x their median
A man in Kentucky was wheeled into the operating room to have his organs harvested and yet ended up being discharged from the hospital alive. When I heard this story, I didn’t believe it, so I traveled there to meet him myself and learn what exactly happened. It’s a remarkable story.
- May 21, 202412x their median
As part of our documentary film, "The Last Alzheimers Patient," we investigated a strange Alzheimer’s-like disease on the island of Guam. People there were 50 to 100 times more likely to develop the disease than anywhere else on the planet. Nearly 25% of the residents there develop the disease, and for decades ethnobotanists like those at @brain_chem_labs have been trying to understand why. When people moved to Guam, their risk increased sharply. And, importantly: if they left, their risk decreased. For the first time, we present what they uncovered and the very real implications for all of us, wherever we live in the world. It has to do with Guam, flying fox bats and a simple amino acid known as L-Serine. 📺 This might be the most interesting seven minutes of your day: https://t.co/VJYoAsuQyI
- Apr 19, 202613x their median
I have worked for more than a decade on my Weed docuseries. And focusing on women felt overdue. Women are now outpacing men when it comes to the use of cannabis, particularly women between the ages of 45-60. It has been a fascinating evolution. I never would have been able to predict where this journey would take me or how many facets of medical marijuana are still left to explore. Go to the link in bio to read about the inspiration for our latest installment, and make sure you watch “Weed 8: Women and Weed” tonight at 8pET on CNN.
- May 19, 202410x their median
Working on “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient” has been personal for me. I have a family history of the disease, so the idea that I could be at risk has always haunted me. It’s why I went through a battery of tests that can best be likened to my brain being cross-examined by a very skilled prosecutor. https://t.co/gmHxh8u4TE
- Apr 19, 202611x their median
Why are women now outpacing men when it comes to the use of cannabis? I answered your top questions about women and cannabis. And you can learn even more by watching my new special, “Weed 8: Women and Weed,” this Sunday, April 19, at 8pET. https://t.co/pUAlYYJn5t
- Apr 16, 20269.0x their median
“Weed 8: Women & Weed” airs THIS Sunday. In the eighth installment of our "Weed" documentary series, we're diving into how women are now one of the fastest-growing segments of cannabis users in the US. https://t.co/6h2NCUZ9eR
- Sep 24, 20255.0x their median
Suffering isn’t just something to endure. It’s a teacher that shapes us…as I discovered through endless miles on the bike and my fight for survival. I’m loving this new book by @drsanjaygupta. It Doesn’t Have to Hurt is as much about resilience as it is about pain. This book isn’t about giving in—it’s about rising above. It’s already a bestseller, and for good reason. It’s a must-read for warriors in any arena. (📸: IG/lizkreutz)
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 42 interactions against 2.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Measured over 11 original posts, its engagement rate beats 16% of 20,182 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 14K times each, and 0.308% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.615% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.37 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 37% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 21:00 UTC, and Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 11 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video and 100% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 3.9K interactions, about 92x its own typical post.
- What is Dr. Sanjay Gupta's engagement rate on X?
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta (@drsanjaygupta) has an engagement rate of 0.002%, based on the median interactions across 11 original posts from the last 30 days against 2,213,928 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.002%, Dr. Sanjay Gupta 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 @drsanjaygupta have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 16% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,182 accounts), which puts it in the bottom quarter for its size 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 @drsanjaygupta post?
- Most posts go out around 21:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.37 posts per day across the measured window.