U.S. Air Force engagement report
@usairforce - 1.8M followers on X
Measured over 22 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 700 interactions against 1.8M followers, an engagement rate of 0.039%. Posts are seen about 33K times each, and 2.15% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.79% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.3 post 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 Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 22 posts sampled, 77% carry an image or video and 68% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 25K interactions, about 35x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #flyfightwin, #hurricanehunters, #isaias.
Measured over 22 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026. Recurring tags: #flyfightwin, #hurricanehunters, #isaias.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.039%, U.S. Air Force sits above the 25th percentile of the 201,665 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.024% to 0.142%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.024% |
| 50th percentile | 0.142% |
| 75th percentile | 0.671% |
| 90th percentile | 2.53% |
| 99th percentile | 82.5% |
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 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 | 77% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 68% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | no effect | -2% to -1% | 42K |
- 77% 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.
- 68% 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 228 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
- Jul 30, 202635x their median
U.S. forces began launching strikes against Iran at 8 p.m. ET today. The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday's attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces based in the Middle East.
- Jul 16, 202617x their median
U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter aircraft are refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker while flying patrols over the Middle East. https://t.co/KSbmYTH2LT
- Jul 23, 202614x their median
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a base in the Middle East. U.S. forces remain vigilant. https://t.co/FgsAGLWn6g
- Aug 23, 202612x their median
Now that’s a capital entrance. 🇺🇸 Air Force One soars above the U.S. Capitol ahead of the @IndyCar #Freedom250 Grand Prix. https://t.co/svYqB4gYbm
- Aug 23, 202611x their median
Not exactly keeping a low profile. 👀 A B-2 Spirit soars above the @IndyCar #Freedom250 Grand Prix. https://t.co/q6NBtk0HNy
- Sep 18, 202610x their median
79 years of breaking barriers—and counting. Happy birthday to the U.S. Air Force! From the Bell X-1 to today’s Airmen, innovation and service fuel our future. https://t.co/7U4f68B2vy
- Sep 14, 20269.8x their median
This morning, @SecAFOfficial announced the official names of the Air Force’s newest Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury, during his keynote address at the @AFA_Air_Space's #AFANational Conference. Revealing popular names was a natural next step for the CCA program as the Air Force modernizes the nation’s aerial combat fleet. The Air Force intends to purchase about 1,000 combat-ready, semi-autonomous systems that will extend reach, awareness and survivability of American airpower in contested environments. Meink confirmed that the service would have 500 of the aircraft by 2032. More to follow.
- Aug 23, 20265.6x their median
Three iconic Air Force bombers. One unforgettable flyover above the @IndyCar #Freedom250 Grand Prix. https://t.co/M8QEx1M91E
- Jul 13, 20265.2x their median
.@OfficialCSAF Message to the Force Airmen, Every day, our Nation depends on the United States Air Force to deter aggression and, if called upon, to fight and win. Meeting that responsibility starts long before we launch aircraft or execute missions. It begins with the high standards we uphold. Standards are the foundation of discipline and readiness. Consistently holding ourselves accountable builds trust within our formations, reinforces confidence in our teammates, and ensures we are prepared to answer our Nation’s call. To strengthen our readiness, every Airman must focus on fitness and appearance standards. Start by familiarizing yourself with the updated physical fitness regulation and prepare to meet them. Fitness remains essential to every Airman’s ability to execute the mission under challenging conditions. The Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) assessment is an important component of our overall fitness program and provides commanders another tool to understand the readiness and health of the force. You must have a current WHtR assessment uploaded in myBodyComp. Unless medically exempt from the WHtR component, all Airmen must complete this action no later than 31 July 2026 (Active Duty) or 31 August 2026 (ARC members). Finally, continue to uphold our dress and appearance standards. A professional image reflects discipline, pride, and attention to detail. That same mindset drives excellence across every career field and should be evident in how we present ourselves. Let’s continue to hold ourselves to the highest standards that make us the world’s most capable Air Force. Thank you for your professionalism and commitment to excellence. Fight’s On! V/r, Kenneth S. Wilsbach General, USAF Chief of Staff
- Jul 12, 20265.1x their median
The F-15EX Eagle II is back in the Indo-Pacific. Training at Kadena AB is helping Airmen prepare for the aircraft's permanent arrival while advancing integration with joint partners. https://t.co/2X7GlvsUzf https://t.co/XsVk0Rvx7D
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 700 interactions against 1.8M followers, an engagement rate of 0.039%. Posts are seen about 33K times each, and 2.15% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.79% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.3 post 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 Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 22 posts sampled, 77% carry an image or video and 68% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 25K interactions, about 35x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #flyfightwin, #hurricanehunters, #isaias.
- What is U.S. Air Force's engagement rate on X?
- U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) has an engagement rate of 0.039%, based on the median interactions across 22 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,814,602 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.039%, U.S. Air Force sits above the 25th percentile of the 201,665 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 @usairforce have real engagement?
- There is not yet enough sample to rank this account against others of its size.
- When does @usairforce post?
- Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.3 posts per day across the measured window.