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Catherine Russell engagement report

@unicefchief - 2.4M followers on X

Measured over 42 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.

Engagement

Bottom quarter for its size
Per follower
0.004%
of 2.4M followers
Per impression
0.25%
40K views on a typical post
Reach
1.68%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
100
interactions (median)
Saved
0.01%
4 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
1.7/day
active 80% of days
Peak time
16:00 UTC
Thursday

A typical post picks up 100 interactions against 2.4M followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 42 original posts, its engagement rate beats 23% of 20,444 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 40K times each, and 0.25% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.68% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.7 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 42 posts sampled, 83% carry an image or video and 21% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 2.3K interactions, about 23x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #wbgmeetings, #endpolio, #unga.

Measured over 42 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tags: #wbgmeetings, #endpolio, #unga.

Compared with accounts its own size

Catherine Russell's engagement rate beats 23% 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 18% 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 0.004%, Catherine Russell sits above the 10th percentile of the 204,491 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 204,491 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 16:00 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.

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: 16:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest hour: 16:00 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: Thursday.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest day: Thursday
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 video83% of posts+111%+108% to +115%34K
Outbound link21% of posts-41%-42% to -40%32K
Typical length-+15%+14% to +16%32K
  • 83% 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.
  • 21% 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 302 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

  • Aug 27, 202623x their median

    At least 17,000 children have been impacted by the devastating flash floods that tore through Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts in Nepal on 26 August. With partners, UNICEF is scaling up life-saving support across health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), education, child protection and social protection. Donate to support children in Nepal: https://t.co/tE9zg5qUyV

    1.6K6644236163K viewsView on X
  • Sep 19, 20264.8x their median

    Some welcomed news out of Gaza. Today, more than 330,000 children across #Gaza are returning to class with the support of UNICEF.   Being among classmates and learning can help restore a sense of childhood and hope.   All children have a right to education and safe schools. https://t.co/rFGMfzh9kw

    35193269224K viewsView on X
  • Aug 19, 20264.2x their median

    Humanitarian workers risk their lives to save and protect children, yet they face increasing attacks by warring parties. This #WorldHumanitarianDay, join us in demanding action from world leaders to protect workers and their vital response for children. https://t.co/wLlcEW9wWV

    245130361261K viewsView on X
  • Sep 24, 20263.2x their median

    Addressing hunger and malnutrition is a priority firmly rooted in Ireland's history. Prevention is not only the right choice morally, but also the smart choice economically. Ireland will continue to champion child nutrition and work closely with our global partners. https://t.co/88TxJwzlCe

    142231431133K viewsView on X
  • Oct 9, 20263.1x their median

    An important message ahead of World Mental Health Day. This year, @UNICEF and @txt_bighit are joining forces to help children and young people take care of their well-being with a new Interactive Self-Care Guide on @UReportGlobal. #OnMyMind https://t.co/VNZWmwYhrj

    2275035380K viewsView on X
  • Oct 17, 20263.0x their median

    At just two weeks old, Asante’s life turned upside down. She lost both of her parents amid the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and contracted the disease herself. But her story didn’t end there. Baby Asante survived Ebola and her recovery has been marked by weekly visits to a UNICEF-supported hospital, thanks to her foster mother, Francine. “Today, seeing her smile makes me feel good,” she says.

    23746155100K viewsView on X
  • Oct 6, 20262.7x their median

    More than 1,900 children have lost or been separated from one or both parents or caregivers by Ebola across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since the outbreak was declared in May. "For children, Ebola can set off a rapid chain of harm. A parent falls ill and a child may be exposed. That parent is then hospitalized or dies, and the child is left without the person they depend on, while fear of infection and stigma leaves relatives and neighbours afraid to step in,” - UNICEF Director of Emergency Operations @LelmiU, following a visit to the epicentre of the outbreak in Bunia. UNICEF is supporting 12 nurseries near Ebola Treatment Centres in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu. These nurseries provide safe, child-friendly care for young children who have been exposed to Ebola, are unaccompanied, or whose caregivers are receiving treatment. As the outbreak persists, UNICEF calls for urgent funding to protect children left without care. Learn more: https://t.co/NGX3Aubxos

    16762368111K viewsView on X
  • Aug 26, 20262.6x their median

    Flooding in Nepal has left thousands of children and families facing devastating loss, displacement and uncertainty. Our hearts are with everyone impacted. UNICEF is ready to work with partners to support children’s protection, health and well-being. https://t.co/z6oWIvuDrP

    201537335K viewsView on X
  • Sep 17, 20262.6x their median

    Dreams shattered. Futures snatched. More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied a secondary education since 2021. Girls like Mahira, Rabia and Shafiqa want to learn and have the chance to shape their own lives. But the ongoing ban on secondary education is keeping them out of the classroom. Watch and share their stories to show your support for every girl in Afghanistan.

    18148216113K viewsView on X
  • Aug 24, 20262.4x their median

    It’s official - we’re yet another step closer to eradicating polio! Polio outbreaks have now been declared closed in Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Uganda thanks to collective action from governments, partners, health workers, caregivers, young people and more. With enough commitment and investment, we can #EndPolio, one country at a time.

    16552126108K 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.

Recurring topics

#wbgmeetings#endpolio#unga#worldpolioday#worldteachersday

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 100 interactions against 2.4M followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 42 original posts, its engagement rate beats 23% of 20,444 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 40K times each, and 0.25% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.68% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.7 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 42 posts sampled, 83% carry an image or video and 21% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 2.3K interactions, about 23x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #wbgmeetings, #endpolio, #unga.

What is Catherine Russell's engagement rate on X?
Catherine Russell (@unicefchief) has an engagement rate of 0.004%, based on the median interactions across 42 original posts from the last 30 days against 2,360,231 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.004%, Catherine Russell sits above the 10th percentile of the 204,491 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 @unicefchief have real engagement?
Its engagement rate beats 23% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 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 @unicefchief post?
Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.7 posts per day across the measured window.

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