Free Instagram Engagement Rate Calculator
Enter your followers, likes and comments to get your Instagram engagement rate, compared with the average for brand accounts. Add saves, shares and reach for more detail. Free, no login.
For several posts, add up their likes, comments, saves and shares, and enter how many posts that is. You will find saves, shares and reach under View insights on each post.
What this tool does
Instagram engagement rate is the share of your followers who like or comment on a post. Add a post's likes and comments, divide by your followers and multiply by 100. The average brand account gets about 0.48% per post, so 1% is good for a business. Small local accounts often score higher.
Updated 12 November 2026
How to use it
- 1Enter your follower count from your profile.
- 2Enter the likes and comments on one post, or the totals for several posts and how many posts that is.
- 3Add saves, shares and accounts reached from View insights, if you want the fuller rates.
- 4Press Calculate to see your rate and how it compares with the average brand account.
How to raise your engagement rate
Post more carousels and reels
For brand accounts, carousels average 0.55% and reels 0.52%, against 0.37% for single images.
Make posts worth sending
Instagram has said sends by message are a strong signal for reaching new people. Useful tips, prices and offers get sent.
Ask one simple question
A question in the caption, such as "Which colour would you pick?", gives people an easy reason to comment.
Reply to every comment
Replies start conversations, add comments and show new visitors that someone is listening.
Questions
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