Engagement Rate Calculator

Calculate engagement rate for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn and Facebook. Find ER, required engagements, or needed followers. Free.

Platform
Instagram: Likes + Comments + Saves + Shares
Likes
Comments
Shares
Saves
Followers
Platform Engagement Rate Benchmarks
Platform
Avg ER
Components
Instagram
1–3%
Likes+Cmts+Saves+Shares
TikTok
5–10%
Likes+Cmts+Shares+Saves
YouTube
3–5%
Likes+Cmts+Shares
X (Twitter)
0.05–0.1%
Likes+RTs+Replies+Clicks
LinkedIn
3–5%
Likes+Cmts+Shares+Clicks
Facebook
0.3–0.6%
Likes+Cmts+Shares+Clicks
Source: caesarcipher.org / Sprout Social benchmarks (2024)

How to Use

  1. 1 Select your social media platform (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, or Facebook).
  2. 2 Choose a calculation mode: 'Find Engagement Rate' to measure performance, 'Find Engagements' to set a goal, or 'Find Followers' to determine audience size needed.
  3. 3 In Find Engagement Rate mode: enter likes, comments, shares, saves and total followers to calculate your ER.
  4. 4 After calculating, compare your result to the platform benchmark — the calculator will rate your performance (Low / Average / High / Excellent).
  5. 5 Use the cross-platform reference table to benchmark your ER against all major platforms.

Use Cases

Evaluate Influencer Campaigns

Before partnering with an influencer, enter their likes, comments, shares and follower count to calculate their true engagement rate and compare it to the platform average.

Track Content Performance

After each post, calculate your engagement rate to track trends over time. Compare against the benchmark to understand whether your content strategy is working.

Set Campaign Goals

Use Find Engagements mode to calculate how many total interactions (likes + comments + shares) you need to achieve a target engagement rate with your current follower base.

Audience Growth Planning

Working backwards from a desired engagement rate and expected interactions? Use Find Followers mode to calculate how large your audience needs to be.

FAQ

Engagement Rate = (Total Engagements / Total Followers) × 100. Total engagements include platform-specific interactions: Instagram uses Likes + Comments + Saves + Shares; TikTok adds Saves; YouTube counts relative to views; X (Twitter) includes Retweets + Replies + Clicks; LinkedIn and Facebook include Clicks.

For Instagram, an engagement rate of 1–3% is considered average/good, 3–6% is high/very good, and above 6% is excellent. Rates below 0.5% indicate content needs improvement. Note that smaller accounts typically have higher engagement rates than large ones.

TikTok has much higher engagement rates than other platforms: 2–5% is average, 5–10% is high/very good, 10–20% is excellent, and above 20% is viral. These higher benchmarks reflect TikTok's algorithmic distribution to non-followers.

Each platform has a different feed algorithm, audience behavior, and content format. TikTok distributes content to non-followers, inflating engagement. X (Twitter) has very low average rates (0.05–0.1%) because impressions are high. Always compare within the same platform.

No. All calculations run entirely in your browser. No data is sent to any server.

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