What is a good engagement rate by platform?
A good engagement rate varies by platform: on Instagram 1-3% is solid and above 3% is strong; TikTok runs higher, with 4-8% considered good; YouTube engagement of 2-5% is healthy; and smaller creators almost always post higher rates than large ones. Compare each creator to peers of similar size.
Benchmarks differ because each platform's mechanics differ. Instagram engagement clusters lower, so 1-3% is respectable and anything consistently above 3% signals a tight community. TikTok's algorithm and watch-based interaction push rates higher, often 4-8% for good creators. YouTube measures differently through views, likes, and comments, where 2-5% is a healthy range for sponsored content.
Always read engagement relative to account size. Nano and micro creators routinely post double-digit rates because their audiences are closer and more responsive, while mega-creators dilute toward 1% or less simply from scale. Judging a 50K creator against a 5M creator's percentage is meaningless, compare each to peers in the same tier and niche.
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