BlackTwist Threads April 2026 Monthly Report

BLACKTWIST MONTHLY THREADS REPORT

State of Threads — April 2026

Name: Threads Creator Performance Data — April 2026
Creator: BlackTwist
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A data-driven look at creator growth and engagement

Total Posts

23,202

Total Views

22.9M

Sample Size

319

Creators who met analysis thresholds

Avg Engagement Rate

4.2%

Top Format by Views

Long Form Thread

3,921 avg views per post

Most Engaging Format

Long Post

5.06% avg engagement rate

In April 2026, 319 BlackTwist creators who met minimum analysis thresholds (100+ followers, 1,000+ views) published 23,202 posts, generating nearly 22.9 million views. Long form threads led on reach with 3,921 average views per post, while single long posts delivered the highest engagement rate at 5.06%. Posting volume kept paying off: creators publishing 10+ times per week saw the strongest average growth at 13.55%, and those who collected 500+ replies grew at a median rate of 8.76%. Sunday was the highest-reach day with 1,602 average views per post, and Monday drove the best engagement rate at 4.92%. Posts with media outperformed text-only posts by 71% on average views (1,783 vs 1,041) and 36% on engagement rate.

Growth Leaderboard

Which creators grew the fastest in April 2026?

Top 10 by Follower Gain

#CreatorGainedTier

@ljyjeffrey3,579 → 31,726

+28,147

Micro

@lintropreneur25,075 → 51,438

+26,363

Mid

@justindavidcarl101,464 → 122,853

+21,389

Large

@zachmovesabroad65,660 → 85,755

+20,095

Large

@jimmy.nicolaides46,167 → 64,457

+18,290

Mid

@tribu.gladiadores139,554 → 155,372

+15,818

Large

@antifragileadhd2,576 → 17,820

+15,244

Micro

@benakribo87,145 → 100,012

+12,867

Large

@heydearwomen130,769 → 141,048

+10,279

Large

@yestomomlife38,175 → 47,763

+9,588

Mid

Top 10 by Growth Rate

Minimum 100 followers at start of month

#CreatorGrowth %Tier

@writtenconfidence295 → 3,459

1072.5%

Nano

@ljyjeffrey3,579 → 31,726

786.5%

Micro

@onceupon.success867 → 6,659

668.0%

Nano

@antifragileadhd2,576 → 17,820

591.8%

Micro

@pirlollerena2,037 → 6,296

209.1%

Micro

@torijgamble174 → 472

171.3%

Nano

@themarcoscoppa562 → 1,516

169.8%

Nano

@justinebuilds310 → 759

144.8%

Nano

@mktpavlenko430 → 1,052

144.7%

Nano

@softlystartingover383 → 863

125.3%

Nano

What the fastest growers have in common

The top growers in April leaned heavily into long form threads — the format that averaged 3,921 views per post. @writtenconfidence exploded from 295 to 3,459 followers (+1,073%), while @ljyjeffrey gained 28,147 followers in absolute terms (+786%). Of the top 20 absolute growers with posting data through BlackTwist, the most active creators published 18-40+ posts per week — and the highest reach per post came from creators leaning into thread-format content with strong hooks and consistent posting cadence.

Top Performing Posts

The posts that made the biggest impact in April 2026

@tim_denningLong Form Thread

The most terrifying age is 40. Not because you’re getting old or have some grey hair, but because your perception of time completely changes. At 40, life is f*cking serious. If you have kids and don’t work hard, they starve and end up getting a bad education. You also see the difference between those who f*cked around and figured it out and those that settled for mediocre.

720.3K

737

0.12% ERView post →

@hermitwroteLong Form Thread

A follower once asked me to analyze Trump's signature, below. It appears in Epstein's Birthday book. The guy (and his fans) are claiming it was forged. Here were my first impressions:

609.2K

1.1K

0.18% ERView post →

@parentingwithsystemsLong Form Thread

15 marriage communication habits so good they feel like cheating:

432.5K

1.9K

153

0.49% ERView post →

@tim_denningLong Post

I’m 39. I deeply regret spending so much of my 20s working office jobs that led nowhere. The best years of my life can never be lived again. If you’re in your 20s, understand this: climbing the corporate ladder won’t make you happy.

233.2K

0.02% ERView post →

@husseinnaji_Long Form Thread

I'm neurodivergent and have a PhD in healthcare research. Here are 13 things your body does automatically to regulate itself — that most people interrupt without realizing it: 1. Sighing: It's a physiological reset your body does when tension builds too high (most people suppress it, especially in professional settings).

203.4K

3.0K

256

1.65% ERView post →

@mitchelljasper.coLong Form Thread

8 years married. 6 brutally honest tips to stop ruining your marriage

197.1K

102

0.05% ERView post →

@husseinnaji_Long Form Thread

I’m neurodivergent and have a PhD in healthcare research. Here are 13 subtle signs your body needs support, not more discipline: (save this for the days when everything feels harder than it should)

196.1K

3.0K

305

1.74% ERView post →

@tenderabouthimShort Post

A man who wants you will always find a way to show it.

186.8K

647

149

0.44% ERView post →

@chaymae_czShort Post

START. ADJUST. LEARN.

178.4K

0.02% ERView post →

@lifeasmineeLong Form Thread

THE DIRTY GAMES MEN PLAY THAT YOU KEEP FALLING FOR: (the manipulation playbook exposed)

177.6K

614

0.41% ERView post →

Content Format Breakdown

How do long form threads, short posts, and long posts compare?

Average Views by Format

FormatPostsAvg ViewsAvg LikesAvg ER

Long Form Thread2,2793,92139.73.50%

Short Post12,29266416.24.48%

Long Post2,0373869.15.06%

Most Views per Post

Long Form Thread

3,921 avg views — 6x more than short posts

Highest Engagement Rate

Long Post

5.06% avg ER — Tight long posts drive interaction

Posting Frequency vs Growth

Does posting more often lead to faster follower growth?

Median Follower Growth by Posting Frequency

FrequencyCreatorsAvg GrowthMedian Growth

1-2/week369.7%1.6%

3-4/week206.1%3.2%

5-6/week116.4%4.7%

7-10/week (daily)2110.1%3.4%

10+/week (2+/day)10113.6%4.7%

The frequency advantage

Creators posting 10+ times per week (the largest group at 101 creators) led on both average growth (13.55%) and median growth (4.68%). The 5-6/week bucket came in close on the median (4.67%) — a steady publishing rhythm continues to compound. Lower-frequency posters (1-2/week) showed a high average growth (9.68%) skewed by a few outliers, but a flat 1.64% median, reinforcing that consistency outperforms occasional bursts.

Engagement to Growth Pipeline

How does engagement translate into follower growth?

Reply Volume vs Follower Growth

Engagement-to-Views Correlation

Likes-Views

0.369

Strongest correlation

Reposts-Views

0.316

Quotes-Views

0.294

Replies-Views

0.243

Weakest correlation

Engagement Rate vs Views

ER BucketPostsAvg ViewsMedian Views

<1%5,2361,985116

1-3%3,986937222

3-5%2,553610150

5-10%2,953522101

10%+1,86035234

Engagement drives growth

Creators who received 500+ total replies in April grew at an average rate of 18.87% (median 8.76%), compared to 6.43% average for those with fewer than 10 replies. Likes showed the strongest correlation with views (0.369), followed by reposts (0.316) — the algorithm rewards content that drives broad reactions, but conversation still maps to sustained follower growth. Posts with less than 1% engagement rate had the highest average views (1,985): the same pattern as prior months — viral content accumulates views far faster than engagement keeps up.

Content Analysis

What content characteristics correlate with better performance?

Content Length vs Average Views

Day of Week Performance

DayPostsAvg ViewsAvg ER

Sunday1,9221,6024.04%

Monday2,1848334.92%

Tuesday2,3891,0494.66%

Wednesday2,9111,2504.59%

Thursday2,8129964.48%

Friday2,3239594.28%

Saturday2,0678773.80%

Media vs Text-Only Posts

With Media

752 posts·1,783 avg views·5.88% avg ER·16 avg likes

Text Only

15,856 posts·1,041 avg views·4.33% avg ER·18.8 avg likes

Content insights

Sunday posts led in views with 1,602 average, with Wednesday close behind at 1,250 — and Monday topped engagement at 4.92%. The 100-199 character range performed best on average reach (1,350 views per post) while the longer 200-500 range hit the highest engagement rate (4.82%). Media posts continued to outperform text-only ones on both views (1,783 vs 1,041, +71%) and engagement (5.88% vs 4.33%) — reinforcing that visual content holds an algorithmic edge on Threads.

Creator Spotlights

Standout creators from different follower tiers

@torijgambleTori J. Gamble

Nano

Followers174 → 472

Growth+298 (171.3%)

Posts103

Total Views26.6K

Avg ER4.31%

@chaymae_czChaymae

Micro

Followers1,322 → 2,350

Growth+1,028 (77.8%)

Posts213

Total Views1.4M

Avg ER1.50%

@thisissamsheppardSam | Introvert OS™

Mid

Followers11,264 → 12,221

Growth+957 (8.5%)

Posts162

Total Views720.7K

Avg ER3.30%

Methodology

How we collected and analyzed the data

Sample

325 Threads accounts with at least one published post between April 1-30, 2026, and 2,058 accounts with follower snapshots tracked across the month. All accounts are users of BlackTwist, a Threads analytics and management tool. This is not a random sample of all Threads creators — results reflect the behavior and performance of BlackTwist users specifically.

Definitions

Engagement Rate: (likes + replies + reposts + quotes) / views
Short Post: Single post under 250 characters
Long Post: Single post of 250+ characters
Long Form Thread: Multiple connected posts
Nano: Under 1,000 followers
Micro: 1,000 - 10,000 followers
Mid: 10,000 - 50,000 followers
Large: 50,000+ followers

Minimum Thresholds

Growth rate rankings require a minimum of 100 followers at the start of the month. Engagement rate post rankings require a minimum of 1,000 views.

Caveats

This data represents BlackTwist users only and may not reflect broader Threads trends. View counts and engagement metrics are cumulative snapshots and may include engagement from after April 30. Correlation values are Pearson coefficients and do not imply causation.

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