Bafana Bafana engagement report
@BafanaBafana - 736K followers on X
Measured over 44 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 30, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 826 interactions against 736K followers, an engagement rate of 0.113%. Measured over 44 original posts, its engagement rate beats 72% of 21,185 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 23K times each, and 3.58% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.14% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.5 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 27% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 44 posts sampled, 61% carry an image or video and 16% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 39K interactions, about 48x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #bafanapride, #bafanabafana.
Measured over 44 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 30, 2026. Recurring tags: #bafanapride, #bafanabafana.
Compared with accounts its own size
Bafana Bafana's engagement rate beats 72% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 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 83% 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 0.113%, Bafana Bafana sits above the 25th percentile of the 212,741 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.025% to 0.146%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.025% |
| 50th percentile | 0.146% |
| 75th percentile | 0.697% |
| 90th percentile | 2.61% |
| 99th percentile | 82.8% |
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 Wednesday 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 | 61% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 16% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | -3% | -3% to -2% | 54K |
- 61% 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.
- 16% 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 179 characters, which falls in the 80 - 180 characters band. Across the catalog, posts of 80 to 180 characters run 3% below 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
- Jul 11, 202648x their median
Today, South African football mourn the loss of a talented player whose passion, dedication, and love for the beautiful game inspired many. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, loved ones, teammates, and everyone affected by this devastating loss. May his soul rest in eternal peace. You will never be forgotten, Jayden. ποΈπππΏπ¦ #RIPJaydenAdams
- Jul 31, 202629x their median
Thank You, Coach Hugo Broos. A Grateful Nation Salutes You. πΏπ¦ππβ½οΈ βCoach, βtoday, as you step down from your role as Head Coach of Bafana Bafana, we want to pause and extend our deepest, most heartfelt gratitude for everything you have poured into South African football. https://t.co/FqdWFQcnV3
- Jun 28, 202614x their median
And that is how it ends in Los Angeles, Canada winning 1-0 to signal the end of the road for Bafana Bafana in the 2026 FIFA World Cup #BafanaBafana #BafanaPride #FIFAWorldCup https://t.co/lP50Ib916T
- Jul 19, 202618x their median
A tribute for Jayden. π― ππβ½οΈ #BafanaPride https://t.co/WoFZeAwFAz
- Jul 2, 202613x their median
Bafana Bafana receives a warm welcome from supporters at O.R Tambo International Airport β½οΈπ₯πΏπ¦ #bafanabafana #bafanapride https://t.co/jIiL0hygr6
- Sep 30, 202611x their median
Full time score in Cairo. Bafana Bafana πΏπ¦ takes the 3 points after a 5 - 0 victory against Eritrea πͺπ· No DNA just RSA bafethu! β½οΈπΏπ¦π₯ #BafanaPride @StandardBankZA @adidasZA @HonorAfrica @SABC_Sport @REXONA_SA @NUTRITECHFIT @socios @10bet_ZA @CastleLagerSA @flysaa @southernsungrp
- Jul 2, 202611x their median
Bafana Bafana Supporters are in good spirits awaiting the team at O.R Tambo International Airport π©β½οΈπ₯πΏπ¦ No DNA, just RSA πΏπ¦πΏπ¦ #bafanapride #bafanabafana https://t.co/6Wvab9t5zE
- Sep 30, 20269.6x their median
GOALLLLL!!!! β½οΈπΏπ¦ππ Relebohile Mofokeng scores the opener for Bafana Bafana!! Footage courtesy of @sabcsport https://t.co/2emlpgHeh3
- Aug 8, 20266.8x their median
SAFA NEC approves the appointment of Pitso Mosimane as the new Bafana Bafana coach. https://t.co/WdBoMJwVWK #BafanaPride @StandardBankZA @adidasZA @adidasfootball @10bet_ZA @SABC_Sport @HonorAfrica @CastleLagerSA @REXONA_SA
- Jul 1, 20265.1x their median
The long journey back home back home begins... π© Bafana Bafana is expected to arrive at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday morning. #BafanaPride #BafanaBafana https://t.co/ucgog3HezR
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 826 interactions against 736K followers, an engagement rate of 0.113%. Measured over 44 original posts, its engagement rate beats 72% of 21,185 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 23K times each, and 3.58% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.14% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.5 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 27% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 44 posts sampled, 61% carry an image or video and 16% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 39K interactions, about 48x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #bafanapride, #bafanabafana.
- What is Bafana Bafana's engagement rate on X?
- Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) has an engagement rate of 0.113%, based on the median interactions across 44 original posts from the last 30 days against 735,910 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.113%, Bafana Bafana sits above the 25th percentile of the 212,741 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 @BafanaBafana have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 72% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 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 @BafanaBafana post?
- Most posts go out around 17:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.53 posts per day across the measured window.