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United Airlines engagement report

@united - 1.2M followers on X

Measured over 5 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.

Engagement

Per follower
0.069%
of 1.2M followers
Per impression
1.44%
56K views on a typical post
Reach
4.78%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
811
interactions (median)
Saved
0.028%
16 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
0.2/day
active 13% of days
Peak time
12:00 UTC
Saturday

Early reading. We have captured 5 original posts for this account, below the 8 we require before treating a median as settled. The numbers above describe what we have seen so far, not a finished profile of the account.

A typical post picks up 811 interactions against 1.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.069%. Posts are seen about 56K times each, and 1.44% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 4.78% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.2 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 13% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 5 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video and 40% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 73K interactions, about 90x its own typical post. Only 5 original posts have been captured so far, fewer than the 8 posts we want behind a median before treating it as settled. Read the figures above as an early measurement of this account, not as a finished profile of it.

Measured over 5 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.

Where this sits in the catalog

At 0.069%, United Airlines sits above the 25th percentile of the 204,424 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.024% to 0.143%.

p100.004%
p250.024%
p50 (median)0.143%
p750.677%
p902.55%
p9982.4%
Engagement rate as a share of followers, across the 204,424 accounts we have scanned enough to measure. The axis is logarithmic, because the top and bottom of this population are about 22,888 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 12:00 UTC, and Saturday 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: 12:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest hour: 12:00 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: Saturday.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest day: Saturday
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 video100% of posts+111%+108% to +115%34K
Outbound link40% 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.
  • 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, so a large share of this account's output sits in the weakest bucket we measure.
  • Its average post runs 289 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

  • Mar 24, 202690x their median

    The entire row is alllllll yours. Welcome to United Relax Row, three adjacent United Economy seats with adjustable leg rests that can each be raised or lowered to create a cozy lie-flat space for stretching out... You'll also get a mattress pad, blanket and two pillows. If you’re traveling with kids, a plushie too! United Relax Row will be available starting next year on more than 200 of our 787s and 777s, each with up to 12 of these brand-new rows. https://t.co/bzHodhQ5Y8

    61K3.9K4.6K3.6K34M viewsView on X
  • Aug 12, 202552x their median

    Okay, finally calmed down enough to post something. ❤️‍🔥 https://t.co/mS4GeFWO5S

    22K1.7K177167855K viewsView on X
  • Oct 15, 202518x their median

    Lightning-fast @Starlink Wi-Fi is now on board our first mainline aircraft. 🛰️ Stay connected from gate to gate on allllll your devices just like you’re at home. That means live streaming, live sports, live gaming, even live watching your pet cam. 😉 Starlink Wi-Fi is already available on more than half of our regional fleet, and it’s rolling out on more planes every day. Free for MileagePlus members.

    11K1.3K1.0K59618M viewsView on X
  • Jan 22, 202616x their median

    Counting how many rows before the beverage cart gets to me 👀 https://t.co/wFahCLlV0x

    12K8021891201.1M viewsView on X
  • Nov 13, 20259.6x their median

    This week's Northern Lights from 35,000 feet. https://t.co/VHg9y9lcdn

    7.0K7067722186K viewsView on X
  • Feb 9, 20268.3x their median

    When you said yes to the matching trip outfits https://t.co/DtCAIQ7hIl

    6.0K51813557183K viewsView on X
  • Feb 2, 20268.0x their median

    We just took one more giant leap with @Starlink The fastest, most reliable Wi-Fi in the sky is now on board 300+ planes, nearly our entire regional fleet. We expect to also have it on board more than half our full fleet (bringing the total to 800+ aircraft!) by the end of this year. More than 7 million of you — on 129,000 flights — have already been able to stream, scroll, game and connect from gate to gate with Starlink. FREE for MileagePlus members.

    5.4K579457692.0M viewsView on X
  • Mar 24, 20266.3x their median

    Introducing the A321XLR and Coastliner A321neo, two new aircraft with the United Elevated interior both featuring: ✨ Lie-flat United Polaris business class seats with all-aisle access 💺 For the first time on a single-aisle plane — United Premium Plus (with a →retractable← divider) 📺 The biggest Economy screen in the world 🔋 Chargers everywhere 🍪 Self-serve snack bar https://t.co/bzHodhQ5Y8

    4.6K30017379862K viewsView on X
  • Jun 15, 20266.1x their median

    As America celebrates 250 years, our newest specialty livery honors the selfless contributions of our nation’s veterans, including the 8,300 military veterans, of which 1,500 are active members of the National Guard and Reserve forces currently at United. Painted on both a 737-800 and 787-10, you can track the Stars and Stripes planes with these tail numbers: N91007 and N78285

    4.2K52716368621K viewsView on X
  • May 28, 20265.8x their median

    Starlink powers the world’s biggest satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. What does that mean for you? We're rolling out the world’s fastest, most reliable high-speed inflight Wi-Fi now — with waaaaay more on the horizon. By the end of this year, we expect that 880+ United planes will have @Starlink on board. And it's free for MileagePlus members.

    3.7K635387321.9M 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.

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Reading these numbers

A typical post picks up 811 interactions against 1.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.069%. Posts are seen about 56K times each, and 1.44% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 4.78% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.2 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 13% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 5 posts sampled, 100% carry an image or video and 40% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 73K interactions, about 90x its own typical post. Only 5 original posts have been captured so far, fewer than the 8 posts we want behind a median before treating it as settled. Read the figures above as an early measurement of this account, not as a finished profile of it.

What is United Airlines's engagement rate on X?
United Airlines (@united) has an engagement rate of 0.069%, based on the median interactions across 5 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,179,196 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.069%, United Airlines sits above the 25th 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 @united have real engagement?
There is not yet enough sample to rank this account against others of its size.
When does @united post?
Most posts go out around 12:00 UTC, and Saturday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.2 posts per day across the measured window.

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