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X engagement rate calculator
Type in a post's numbers and get your engagement rate two ways — with a verdict you can trust.
Your post stats
Engagement rate by followers
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(likes + replies + reposts + bookmarks) ÷ followers × 100
Engagement rate by impressions
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(likes + replies + reposts + bookmarks) ÷ impressions × 100
Total engagements counted: —
Benchmarks
By followers
- Low — under 0.5%
- Average — 0.5% to 1%
- Good — 1% to 3%
- Excellent — above 3%
By impressions
- Low — under 1%
- Average — 1% to 2.5%
- Good — 2.5% to 5%
- Excellent — above 5%
How engagement rate works on X
Engagement rate answers one question: of the people who could have interacted with your post, how many actually did? The classic formula divides total engagements — likes, replies, reposts, and bookmarks — by your follower count. It's the number brands and benchmark reports quote, and it tells you how alive your audience is relative to your size. The second formula divides the same engagements by impressions, and it's often more useful for you as a creator: it measures how well a specific post converted the people the algorithm actually showed it to, independent of how big your account is.
Why it matters: X's feed rewards engagement velocity, so posts with a high impression-based ER tend to get pushed to more non-followers. A few tips — compare like with like (a reply-bait question and a long tutorial thread will never score the same); track bookmarks, since they're a strong quality signal the algorithm weighs heavily; and judge trends over 10–20 posts rather than a single outlier. Everything here is computed locally in your browser — no login, no data sent anywhere.
What is a good engagement rate on X?
By followers, 1–3% is good and anything above 3% is excellent; most accounts sit between 0.5% and 1%. By impressions, 2.5–5% is good. Smaller accounts usually see higher rates than large ones.
Should I measure by followers or by impressions?
Use both. Follower-based ER shows how engaged your audience is relative to your size and is what most benchmarks quote. Impression-based ER shows how well a specific post converted the people who actually saw it — better for comparing your own posts against each other.
Where do I find impressions for a post?
Open the post on X and tap the analytics (bar chart) icon, or use Creator Studio. Impressions are the number of times the post was displayed on screens.
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