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Measure: X (formerly Twitter) Analytics

Definitions overview of all metrics used in the X dashboards.

Cheyenne V. avatar
Written by Cheyenne V.
Updated over 4 months ago

X Overview

METRICS

DEFINITION

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TOP POSTS

The total number of posts published to your accounts. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

POST ENGAGEMENTS

The number of times people clicked, replied, reshared or liked the posts in the selected time frame. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

ENGAGEMENT RATE

The average engagement rate for the posts published to your accounts. It is the number of times users engaged with your content as a percentage of impressions. Post type: organic, promoted Timezone: UTC

POST IMPRESSIONS

A count of how many times the post has been viewed (not unique by user). A view is counted if any part of the post is visible on the screen. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

POST VIDEO IMPRESSIONS

A count of how many times the video included in the post has been viewed. This is the number of video views aggregated across all posts in which the given video has been posted. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

POST LINK CLICKS

A count of the number of times a user clicks on a URL link or URL preview card in a post. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

Every 5 minutes

TOP X POSTS

The top posts sorted by engagement rate by default. Change the sort by clicking edit.

TOTAL POSTS TREND

The total number of posts published to your accounts. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

CONTENT TYPE BREAKDOWN

The total number of posts published to your accounts. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

POST ENGAGEMENT BREAKDOWN

A breakdown of engagements on your posts within the selected time frame. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

POST VIDEO VIEWS

A count of how many times the video included in the post has been viewed. This is the number of video views aggregated across all posts in which the given video has been posted. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: UTC

TOTAL FOLLOWERS

The number of X followers as of the last day of the selected time period. Timezone: UTC

NET FOLLOWERS

The number of new audience members gained minus the audience members lost. Timezone: UTC

FAN GROWTH

Total fans = The number of X followers as of the last day of the selected time period. Net fans = The number of new audience members gained minus the audience members lost. Timezone: UTC

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