malaysiakini.com engagement report
@malaysiakini - 1.5M followers on X
Measured over 792 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 3 interactions against 1.5M followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 792 original posts, its engagement rate beats 3% 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 1.7K times each, and 0.172% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.114% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 28.5 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 Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 792 posts sampled, 84% carry an image or video, 7% are part of a thread and 40% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 541 interactions, about 180x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #builtfortheworld, #digitaltransformation, #innovation.
Measured over 792 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026. Recurring tags: #builtfortheworld, #digitaltransformation, #innovation.
Compared with accounts its own size
malaysiakini.com's engagement rate beats 3% 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 12% 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%, malaysiakini.com sits below the 10th percentile of the 202,467 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 | 0.142% |
| 75th percentile | 0.673% |
| 90th percentile | 2.54% |
| 99th percentile | 82.6% |
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 04:00 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 | 84% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 40% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | no effect | -2% to -1% | 42K |
- 84% 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.
- 40% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts.
- Its average post runs 227 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
- Oct 19, 2026180x their median
Universiti Malaya student Ummi Umairah Bakhit, who sparked a national debate criticising the need to raise funds for former premier Najib Abdul Razak, has doubled down on her remarks and insists she will never apologise. “I stand by my question. I will never apologise. Because donating hard-earned money to the elite, yes, is the MOST STUPID and most immoral thing to do,” she said in a statement on social media. Ummi said the response she has received since raising the question at a young leaders' summit has been extraordinary, but expressed disappointment at how some members of the public have reacted - cyberbullying, political obsession and a feudal mindset. Full story: https://t.co/ZnClld1W9I
- Sep 18, 2026168x their median
Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim questions the morality of granting a conditional pardon to Najib. In a statement, the PKR lawmaker acknowledges the constitutional and legal validity of the decision, but argues that it raises concerns revolving around the justice system, equality, and rule of law. "If wealthy, prominent, and powerful elites can be released from prison and placed under house arrest on the condition that a RM50 million fine is paid to the authorities, what remains of Malaysia’s dignity and integrity if the rule of law can be bought with money?" he says. Full story: https://t.co/lRz0q7poGg
- Sep 23, 2026144x their median
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil lamented that his staff members have become deeply affected by comments on social media to the point that they have become depressed. The PKR information chief said his team works hard to clarify policy decisions, but the public tends to blame Fahmi whenever a message does not land well, even for issues belonging to other ministries or external agencies. Full story: https://t.co/8xlDhFrBH7
- Sep 24, 2026138x their median
Tuanku Muhriz's sacking of 10 N Sembilan excos gazetted https://t.co/lyyxgs35nS
- Sep 8, 2026128x their median
Ex-Tabung Haji chairperson Abdul Azeez to be charged in court tomorrow https://t.co/AH4FO9hCqI
- Aug 24, 2026123x their median
'Lethal Lefty' Lim You and the Malayan Tigress U-17 team return to Kuala Lumpur this evening after a memorable Srikandi Merdeka Cup campaign in Indonesia. The 14-year-old became an overnight sensation after scoring seven goals against Saudi Arabia at the Srikandi Merdeka Cup, finishing as the tournament’s top scorer with eight goals as the Malayan Tigress U-17 team clinched bronze. Speaking at KLIA, Lim You said she was grateful for the opportunity to represent Malaysia. Full video: https://t.co/dzUJJe0DwE
- Oct 16, 2026120x their median
Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, whose position as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan is under dispute, did not mince his words in admonishing state menteri besar Ismail Lasim, who has played a key role in attempts to dethrone the ruler. In a fierce tongue-lashing captured by those present and uploaded online, Tuanku Muhriz disclosed that Ismail, who is also the Kuala Pilah Umno division chief, had written to the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal informing them he was no longer the state ruler. Read more: https://t.co/tkWTFAFNFX
- Sep 10, 2026120x their median
YOURSAY | Najib has done nothing to deserve pardon https://t.co/zVelzHPWZr
- Aug 26, 202699x their median
Ismail Sabri to be charged under MACC Act tomorrow https://t.co/MR9PcnnYPE
- Sep 8, 202697x their median
Fadhlina must resign over dive in Pisa scores - Bersama https://t.co/1Af3NNI9h1
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 3 interactions against 1.5M followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 792 original posts, its engagement rate beats 3% 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 1.7K times each, and 0.172% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.114% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 28.5 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 Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 792 posts sampled, 84% carry an image or video, 7% are part of a thread and 40% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 541 interactions, about 180x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #builtfortheworld, #digitaltransformation, #innovation.
- What is malaysiakini.com's engagement rate on X?
- malaysiakini.com (@malaysiakini) has an engagement rate of 0%, based on the median interactions across 792 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,530,636 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At under 0.001%, malaysiakini.com sits below the 10th percentile of the 202,467 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 @malaysiakini have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 3% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,182 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 @malaysiakini post?
- Most posts go out around 04:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day, at roughly 28.5 posts per day across the measured window.