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Engagement Rate Calculator for Instagram and YouTube

For creators preparing for brand deals or checking what works. Get your engagement rate by followers and by views or reach, with a simple Low to Excellent benchmark.

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How to use

How to use the Engagement Rate Calculator

  1. Choose Instagram or YouTube.
  2. Enter followers or subscribers and the views or reach of the post.
  3. Enter likes and comments, plus saves and shares on Instagram.
  4. Read the rate and benchmark, and note the views per follower figure brands also check.
Worked example

An example, step by step

You enter

Instagram, 12,000 followers, reach 8,000, 540 likes, 38 comments, 60 saves, 25 shares

The tool shows

Engagement 5.53 percent by followers (Good), 8.29 percent by reach, 66.7 percent reach per follower, 663 engagements

FAQ

Questions about the Engagement Rate Calculator

How is Instagram engagement rate calculated?

Likes, comments, saves and shares on a post, divided by your followers, times 100. Dividing by reach instead shows how the people who saw it reacted.

What is a good engagement rate?

On Instagram 1 to 3 percent by followers is average and above 3 percent is good. On YouTube, likes plus comments of 4 percent or more of views is good.

Why do brands care about engagement rate?

It shows whether your audience actually listens. Smaller creators with high engagement often get better deals than big accounts with silent followers.

Is the Engagement Rate Calculator free and private?

Yes. It is free, needs no sign-up and runs entirely in your browser, so what you type is not uploaded. You only sign in if you want to email a result to yourself or save it to your CareerByteCode profile.