Legit.ng | Leading the way engagement report
@legitngnews - 979K followers on X
Measured over 41 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 19, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 3 interactions against 979K followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 41 original posts, its engagement rate beats 5% of 1,003 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 2.7K times each, and 0.111% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.277% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.4 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 10% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 41 posts sampled, 39% carry an image or video and 73% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 208 interactions, about 69x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #davido, #legitnews, #legitng.
Measured over 41 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 19, 2026. Recurring tags: #davido, #legitnews, #legitng.
Compared with accounts its own size
Legit.ng | Leading the way's engagement rate beats 5% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (1,003 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 6 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 9% 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 under 0.001%, Legit.ng | Leading the way sits below the 10th percentile of the 11,579 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.007%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.001% |
| 25th percentile | 0.007% |
| 50th percentile | 0.05% |
| 75th percentile | 0.337% |
| 90th percentile | 2.46% |
| 99th percentile | 309.6% |
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 16:00 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.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | 0% | 15K |
| 01:00 UTC | +4% | 15K |
| 02:00 UTC | -1% | 14K |
| 03:00 UTC | -2% | 15K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 12K |
| 05:00 UTC | -5% | 12K |
| 06:00 UTC | -7% | 13K |
| 07:00 UTC | -6% | 14K |
| 08:00 UTC | -7% | 17K |
| 09:00 UTC | -2% | 19K |
| 10:00 UTC | -2% | 20K |
| 11:00 UTC | -2% | 22K |
| 12:00 UTC | -1% | 24K |
| 13:00 UTC | +1% | 27K |
| 14:00 UTC | -2% | 29K |
| 15:00 UTC | -1% | 30K |
| 16:00 UTC | -1% | 30K |
| 17:00 UTC | -1% | 28K |
| 18:00 UTC | +1% | 25K |
| 19:00 UTC | 0% | 24K |
| 20:00 UTC | 0% | 22K |
| 21:00 UTC | +1% | 19K |
| 22:00 UTC | +1% | 17K |
| 23:00 UTC | +1% | 15K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +8% | 59K |
| Monday | +8% | 72K |
| Tuesday | +1% | 94K |
| Wednesday | -4% | 78K |
| Thursday | -3% | 71K |
| Friday | -5% | 73K |
| Saturday | +2% | 64K |
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 | 39% of posts | +79% | +73% to +85% | 5.8K |
| Outbound link | 73% of posts | -49% | -50% to -47% | 6.1K |
| Typical length | - | +13% | +10% to +15% | 6.4K |
- 39% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 79% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 73% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 49% 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 325 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 13% 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
- Aug 18, 202669x their median
"I'm not going to apologize. I didn't do anything wrong. I was just telling people of the state the WAEC result their governor has. You left your state, came to another state to rig. Then you come in, and then you start talking that my uncle is a dancer; he's not serious. The road to your government house is not done o. First of all, you were not even elected. You were selected. You didn't win those votes, sir. You don't know what it is to win an election. That's why you could go there and talk. And I feel so bad for his kids. Because they would be like see what our daddy is doing. You are visiting a sitting governor in his own state. Anyhow, finish your three years. We'll visit you when it's time for you to get re-elected." Davido addresses his public clash with the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, as he refuses to apologise for his comments during the Osun State elections. Photo credit: Davido/Instagram, m_akpakomiza/X #legitng #legitnews
- Aug 18, 202655x their median
"So I met this family. They are Lebanese, so they invited me to Lebanon, and I was like, I'm here in Dubai with my friends. I can't just up and leave. They were like, Bring them all. I said, 'Ah, they are 15'. The guy said, 'Don't worry, I own the country. I will send you the plane'. They drove us to the plane, all 15 of us, and put us on a private plane. And flew us all to Lebanon. From the plane sef, we didn't even see immigration; straight to the hotel. He got me a room that was $36,000 for a night. All my other friends- 15 of us- everybody had their own room. They took us out to eat at night. Dinner was like 50 bands. So after we went to the club, when I came back to the hotel, the guy dropped me back; he has all the cars- Bugatti, everything. There was an AP store; it was next to the elevator, so I just stopped and looked and said, 'Oh wow, nice watches,' and I went upstairs. Everybody went to bed. The next day, when I woke up, I went to the dining room. He got me the presidential dining. When I got to the dining table, not only did I see that AP watch, but he bought Rolexes for all 15 of my other friends. That was the first time I was surprised. My cook, who followed me, got a Rolex too." Davido opened up about the most unforgettable gift he has ever received. The singer shared this during his appearance on the Uncut podcast, where one of the hosts asked him to name a gift that still moves him to this day. Photo credit: Davido/Instagram #legitng #legitnews
- Aug 18, 202633x their median
The daughter of veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, Ogogo, has addressed concerns from fans about why her father has not yet travelled abroad for specialised stage 4 cancer treatment. His second daughter, Kira, confirmed that a travel visa to India had already been obtained and approved, and that financial support had been secured, notably from Senator Olamilekan Adeola, known as "Yayi." Despite these arrangements falling into place, she noted that Doctors declared the 66-year-old actor too physically fragile to endure the strain of an international flight. Photo credit - limataiwo_, ogogotaiwohassan, yhemo_lee (Instagram) #legitnews #legitng
- Aug 18, 202627x their median
"Since 2018, almost 10 years ago, you have been my bedrock. My pillar of strength and my king of support. Mama no too like publicity and noise, so we don’t post, but you see this woman; she is selfless, and she comes through for everyone, not just me. I’m sorry, but i need to worship you as my mini god because you too do. Apart from you mentioning my name on big tables, I’m also your big fan. God bless you for all the things you do that we cannot post. Your kind is too rare o." Actress Etinosa Idemudia goes public with a heartfelt tribute to her senior colleague, Mercy Johnson. Photo credit - etinosaofficial, Mercy Johnson-Okojie (Instagram) #legitng #legitnews
- Aug 18, 202618x their median
"Wande Coal has been looking for my attention for the past year, for some reason I don't know. He even asked for my number two weeks ago, and I told them not to give him. He's just acting like a baby. He'll be fine. He has somebody to take care of him anyway. I didn't even say anything bad in that interview. I just said I recorded the song as an original, i didn't record it as a remix. But he wanted to drop it as a remix, and I was like, no, I don't want us to do that. The whole industry, they always rush to get to David. I've known Wande, hes one of the artistes I looked up to growing up. I know it's painful to see somebody come from behind and overtake them, so he's not himself in the head. But he'll be fine. As for Wizkid, I don't want to answer that question." - Davido addresses his public fallout with Wande Coal, breaking down what actually sparked their online dispute. This comes after Davido and Wande Coal clashed publicly on Twitter over why their joint record, "Come My Way," was never dropped. In a recent interview with News Central, Davido was asked if he would like to clarify his friendship with Wande Coal and Wizkid. Photo credit: Davido, Wande Coal (Instagram) #legitng #legitnews
- Aug 19, 202615x their median
"MC Oluomo is one of my best friends. That is the only man that I can say I dated as a married man. But he is Muslim. Even bus conductors have 4 wives as muslims. I do not snatch people's husbands. I am still waiting for the wives to come out and tell me how I snatched. I have had two failed marriages. With my beauty and money, I still had failed marriages." Popular Nigerian interior designer Ehi Ogbebor has broken her silence on some of the most talked-about controversies surrounding her personal life, opening up about two failed marriages, accusations of using juju, and her relationship with Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo. Ehi, during a candid interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, addressed public scrutiny regarding her love life and the rumours head-on. Photo credit - ceosayavethinteriors_and_hotel/Instagram, Mc Oluomo/Facebook #legitng #legitnews
- Aug 19, 202614x their median
"You are my heart, my joy, and the beautiful light that makes every day brighter." Wizkid's partner, Jada, writes as she shares adorable photos with their daughter Morayo. Photo credit: jada_p__/Instagram #legitng #legitnews https://t.co/FRdb5eTMyJ
- Aug 18, 202614x their median
"My call to come and save my people is a divine mandate. I will be the next governor of Abia State. Nothing is going to stop it. I know it because I'm better than all of them. I have been in Abia for three good months. No lights. I sleep in my family's house. I don't have lights. I can tell you that this present government has done nothing. And I will tell you because I know. I can tell you for a fact that A-Line in Ariaria was built by Ibarzu with the lift. I'm saying this on national TV. I dare the governor to challenge me. He didn't build Ariaria. The only place built in Ariaria is A-Line. And it was built by Ibarzu. John Oki was the commissioner then. I was part of the government." Actress Doris Ogala declares her gubernatorial ambitions for Abia State, while criticizing the current administration of Governor Alex Otti. Photo credit: Doris Ogala/Instagram, Alex Otti/Facebook #legitng #legitnews
- Aug 3, 202612x their median
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- Aug 19, 20264.7x their median
Angélique Kidjo becomes the first African artist to get a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Speaking during the presentation, the Legendary Beninese, Grammy Award-winning singer said, "We Africans don't know what we've given to the world. Without us, there's no music possible on this planet." Angélique Kidjo was honored with the 2,854th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 18, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. Kidjo is one of the most influential and acclaimed artists in international music, whose four-decade career has bridged cultures, generations, and genres The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark that consists of more than 2,800 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars. The stars are monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry and bear the names of actors, filmmakers, musicians, inventors, businessmen, fictional characters, and more. Photo credit: JB Lacroix/Getty Images #legitng #legitnews
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 3 interactions against 979K followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 41 original posts, its engagement rate beats 5% of 1,003 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 2.7K times each, and 0.111% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.277% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.4 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 10% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 41 posts sampled, 39% carry an image or video and 73% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 208 interactions, about 69x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #davido, #legitnews, #legitng.
- What is Legit.ng | Leading the way's engagement rate on X?
- Legit.ng | Leading the way (@legitngnews) has an engagement rate of 0%, based on the median interactions across 41 original posts from the last 30 days against 979,423 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At under 0.001%, Legit.ng | Leading the way sits below the 10th percentile of the 11,579 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 @legitngnews have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 5% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (1,003 accounts), which puts it in the bottom 10% 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 @legitngnews post?
- Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.37 posts per day across the measured window.