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City of Toronto 🇨🇦 engagement report

@cityoftoronto - 484K followers on X

Measured over 50 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 22, 2026.

Engagement

Bottom quarter for its size
Per follower
0.003%
of 484K followers
Per impression
0.573%
2.4K views on a typical post
Reach
0.51%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
14
interactions (median)
Saved
0.041%
1 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
1.97/day
active 43% of days
Peak time
13:00 UTC
Sunday

A typical post picks up 14 interactions against 484K followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 50 original posts, its engagement rate beats 20% of 21,185 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 2.4K times each, and 0.573% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.505% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 2 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 43% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Sunday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 50 posts sampled, 94% carry an image or video and 84% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 589 interactions, about 42x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #trafficalert, #endthestigma, #thanksgiving.

Measured over 50 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 22, 2026. Recurring tags: #trafficalert, #endthestigma, #thanksgiving.

Compared with accounts its own size

City of Toronto 🇨🇦's engagement rate beats 20% 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 33% 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 0.003%, City of Toronto 🇨🇦 sits below the 10th percentile of the 212,482 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.025%.

p100.004%
p250.025%
p50 (median)0.146%
p750.696%
p902.61%
p9982.9%
Engagement rate as a share of followers, across the 212,482 accounts we have scanned enough to measure. The axis is logarithmic, because the top and bottom of this population are about 22,403 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 percentile0.025%
50th percentile0.146%
75th percentile0.696%
90th percentile2.61%
99th percentile82.9%

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 13:00 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.

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: 13:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest hour: 13:00 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: Sunday.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest day: Sunday
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 video94% of posts+111%+108% to +115%34K
Outbound link84% of posts-41%-42% to -40%32K
Typical length-+15%+14% to +16%32K
  • 94% 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.
  • 84% 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 329 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

  • Sep 11, 202642x their median

    Today, we mark 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks. We send our deepest condolences to the families of the nearly 3,000 victims, including 24 Canadians, and honour the brave first responders. The Toronto Sign is dimmed today in memory of those who lost their lives. https://t.co/7eoomcuKDk

    4709718413K viewsView on X
  • Sep 19, 202626x their median

    Today, the Mayor of Toronto presented Kyle Lowry, the GROAT (Greatest @Raptors of All Time), with a Key to the City. #7 will forever live on in The Six. Thanks for all the memories champ 🥹. We can’t wait for the jersey retirement ceremony next year. https://t.co/i9w1gkO0n8

    327402114K viewsView on X
  • Sep 1, 202620x their median

    Drivers, please take extra care when driving around vulnerable road users such as cyclists & pedestrians. Remember: there’s a life on every bike. So, let’s all do our best to make sure everyone gets home safely. ❤️ Learn tips on how to safely share the road: https://t.co/EtN8f7NUby

    20520352128K viewsView on X
  • Aug 18, 202620x their median

    #DYK that if a cyclist is struck by a driver travelling at 50 km/h, their chance of survival is only one in 10? Drivers, when passing a cyclist on the road, maintain a minimum distance of one metre, where practical, between your vehicle & them. More: https://t.co/pvLQ05RCg4 https://t.co/2g7SDVySWk

    1864437714K viewsView on X
  • Oct 21, 202618x their median

    The Toronto Raptors flag is flying high at Toronto City Hall in honour of their 32nd season start tonight. Let’s cheer them on as they face the Chicago Bulls here in TO. #WeTheNorth https://t.co/eops0SHnBF

    22828206.6K viewsView on X
  • Oct 16, 202618x their median

    Speed limits on local roads and laneways across Toronto will soon have speed limits of 30 km/h as part of the City's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan. The goal is to reduce the risk of serious collisions and create safer neighbourhood streets for everyone. This work is being implemented on a ward-by-ward basis and will continue through 2028. Learn more about speed limit reductions in Toronto: https://t.co/27y2mDyoVq

    91181331515K viewsView on X
  • Sep 13, 202614x their median

    The coyotes you’ve been seeing in The Annex are growing up! 🐾 By late summer, coyote pups are becoming more independent and exploring beyond the areas where they were raised. Coyotes are a natural part of Toronto’s urban ecosystem. Seeing one does not automatically mean there is a safety concern. Help support safe coexistence: 🐕 Keep dogs on leash 🚫 Never feed wildlife 🗑 Secure food sources More info: https://t.co/hOsW1KVNT4

    159324213K viewsView on X
  • Sep 16, 202611x their median

    ATTN parents and guardians: e-scooters are not toys; they are unsafe and have resulted in an increasing number of serious injuries among young people. That’s why e-scooters can't be ridden on public streets, sidewalks, bike lanes or trails in Toronto. 🛴🚫 Learn more about the rules for all rideables: https://t.co/VNwcPP4Rbw

    793732714K viewsView on X
  • Oct 14, 20268.0x their median

    Spotted: More zig-zag pavement markings are appearing at streetcar stops across Toronto Last year, the City launched a Vision Zero pilot adding these markings at select streetcar stops to help people better identify streetcar stops. More stops have been added for continued piloting. Streetcar stops have seen 114 reported collisions in the past 10 years, not including near-misses. Nicknamed "raccoon’s teeth" 🦝 for their distinctive zig-zag pattern, the markings help make streetcar stops more visible and remind people driving and cycling to stop and let streetcar passengers cross safely. Have you spotted it yet? Share your thoughts below 👇

    8162327.5K viewsView on X
  • Sep 15, 20267.6x their median

    Today is International Day of Democracy. Established by the United Nations, the International Day of Democracy is celebrated annually on September 15 to raise awareness of democratic values. Torontonians can get involved by joining a public board, committee or tribunal to help shape our city. Get involved today: https://t.co/bFbFXaQgXs

    7621645.4K 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.

Recurring topics

#trafficalert#endthestigma#thanksgiving#wethenorth

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 14 interactions against 484K followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 50 original posts, its engagement rate beats 20% of 21,185 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 2.4K times each, and 0.573% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.505% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 2 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 43% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Sunday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 50 posts sampled, 94% carry an image or video and 84% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 589 interactions, about 42x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #trafficalert, #endthestigma, #thanksgiving.

What is City of Toronto 🇨🇦's engagement rate on X?
City of Toronto 🇨🇦 (@cityoftoronto) has an engagement rate of 0.003%, based on the median interactions across 50 original posts from the last 30 days against 483,975 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.003%, City of Toronto 🇨🇦 sits below the 10th percentile of the 212,482 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 @cityoftoronto have real engagement?
Its engagement rate beats 20% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 accounts), which puts it in the bottom quarter for its size 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 @cityoftoronto post?
Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Sunday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.97 posts per day across the measured window.

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