U.S. Air Force engagement report
@usairforce - 1.8M followers on X
Measured over 29 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 547 interactions against 1.8M followers, an engagement rate of 0.03%. Measured over 29 original posts, its engagement rate beats 64% of 3,899 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 41K times each, and 1.32% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.29% 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 roughly 70% of days. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Sunday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 29 posts sampled, 62% carry an image or video and 66% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 25K interactions, about 45x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #freedom250, #mondaymotivation, #motivationmonday.
Measured over 29 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026. Recurring tags: #freedom250, #mondaymotivation, #motivationmonday.
Compared with accounts its own size
U.S. Air Force's engagement rate beats 64% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,899 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 64% 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 0.03%, U.S. Air Force sits above the 25th percentile of the 37,701 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.012% to 0.081%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.002% |
| 25th percentile | 0.012% |
| 50th percentile | 0.081% |
| 75th percentile | 0.439% |
| 90th percentile | 2.10% |
| 99th percentile | 156.3% |
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 17:00 UTC, and Sunday 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% | 53K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 53K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 52K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 55K |
| 04:00 UTC | -6% | 44K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 43K |
| 06:00 UTC | -4% | 50K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 54K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 63K |
| 09:00 UTC | -3% | 72K |
| 10:00 UTC | -2% | 75K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 81K |
| 12:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 13:00 UTC | -2% | 98K |
| 14:00 UTC | -3% | 101K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 105K |
| 16:00 UTC | -4% | 102K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 95K |
| 18:00 UTC | -1% | 88K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 83K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 77K |
| 21:00 UTC | -1% | 69K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 60K |
| 23:00 UTC | -2% | 53K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 238K |
| Monday | 0% | 302K |
| Tuesday | -3% | 302K |
| Wednesday | -1% | 257K |
| Thursday | -2% | 250K |
| Friday | -3% | 259K |
| Saturday | +3% | 233K |
Best tweets
- Jul 30, 202645x 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, 202621x 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, 202618x 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, 202615x 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, 202614x their median
Not exactly keeping a low profile. 👀 A B-2 Spirit soars above the @IndyCar #Freedom250 Grand Prix. https://t.co/q6NBtk0HNy
- Aug 23, 20267.2x their median
Three iconic Air Force bombers. One unforgettable flyover above the @IndyCar #Freedom250 Grand Prix. https://t.co/M8QEx1M91E
- Jul 13, 20266.3x 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, 20266.2x 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
- Aug 23, 20265.6x their median
American might was on FULL DISPLAY at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. https://t.co/WXBaRh9Hus
- Jul 24, 20264.9x their median
The @usairforce KC-135 Stratotanker, a refueling tanker aircraft, expands operational reach, strengthens readiness and keeps America's military prepared at any moment. https://t.co/4HSCUfVKyQ
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 547 interactions against 1.8M followers, an engagement rate of 0.03%. Measured over 29 original posts, its engagement rate beats 64% of 3,899 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 41K times each, and 1.32% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.29% 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 roughly 70% of days. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Sunday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 29 posts sampled, 62% carry an image or video and 66% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 25K interactions, about 45x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #freedom250, #mondaymotivation, #motivationmonday.
- What is U.S. Air Force's engagement rate on X?
- U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) has an engagement rate of 0.03%, based on the median interactions across 29 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,809,658 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.03%, U.S. Air Force sits above the 25th percentile of the 37,701 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?
- Its engagement rate beats 64% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (3,899 accounts), which puts it in the middle of its size range 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 @usairforce post?
- Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Sunday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.33 posts per day across the measured window.