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Social Media Engagement Rates: Key Statistics for 2026

Engagement rates measure how actively audiences interact with social content. They vary significantly across platforms and serve as a core indicator of content effectiveness.

By ContentMation Team·Updated April 2026

Key Statistics

The average engagement rate on Instagram is 0.70% per post

Source: Hootsuite (2024)

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TikTok has the highest average engagement rate at 2.65% per post

Source: Social Insider (2024)

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LinkedIn posts average 0.54% engagement rate for company pages

Source: Hootsuite (2024)

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Facebook page posts average 0.15% engagement rate

Source: Hootsuite (2024)

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Carousel posts on Instagram generate 3.1x more engagement than standard image posts

Source: Sprout Social (2024)

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Key Takeaway

TikTok leads all platforms in engagement rate, while Facebook organic reach continues to decline. Multi-image and carousel formats consistently outperform single-image posts across platforms.

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