BlackTwist Threads March 2026 Monthly Report

BLACKTWIST MONTHLY THREADS REPORT

State of Threads — March 2026

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

A data-driven look at creator growth and engagement

Total Posts

21,864

Total Views

26.5M

Sample Size

283

Creators who met analysis thresholds

Avg Engagement Rate

5.3%

Top Format by Views

Long Form Thread

4,416 avg views per post

Most Engaging Format

Short Post

6.09% avg engagement rate

In March 2026, 283 BlackTwist creators who met minimum analysis thresholds (100+ followers, 1,000+ views) published 21,864 posts, generating over 26.5 million views. Long form threads dominated in reach with 4,416 average views per post, while short posts achieved the highest engagement rate at 6.09%. Creators posting 5-6 times per week saw the strongest median growth at 8.87%, and those who received 500+ replies grew at a median rate of 10.09%. Saturday was the highest-reach day with 1,853 average views per post, while Friday drove the best engagement at 6.29%.

Growth Leaderboard

Which creators grew the fastest in March 2026?

Top 10 by Follower Gain

#CreatorGainedTier

@zachmovesabroad23,565 → 64,894

+41,329

Mid

@melodijoelperez2,370 → 29,264

+26,894

Micro

@justindavidcarl78,935 → 101,217

+22,282

Large

@heydearwomen115,222 → 129,547

+14,325

Large

@pak.thor9,194 → 22,037

+12,843

Micro

@yestomomlife27,486 → 38,174

+10,688

Mid

@lintropreneur14,801 → 25,072

+10,271

Mid

@louisetilbrookdesigns14,872 → 24,959

+10,087

Mid

@husseinnaji_73,887 → 83,490

+9,603

Large

Top 10 by Growth Rate

Minimum 100 followers at start of month

#CreatorGrowth %Tier

@melodijoelperez2,370 → 29,264

1134.8%

Micro

@daltonspeers306 → 1,395

355.9%

Nano

@realcodytye1,339 → 4,665

248.4%

Micro

@jeremiah.2.0142 → 486

242.3%

Nano

@zachmovesabroad23,565 → 64,894

175.4%

Mid

@ummi.andrea3,268 → 8,517

160.6%

Micro

@pak.thor9,194 → 22,037

139.7%

Micro

@melusi_k952 → 2,150

125.8%

Nano

@theladymystic1,097 → 2,403

119.0%

Micro

@mitchelljasper.co1,620 → 3,505

116.4%

Micro

What the fastest growers have in common

The top growers in March leaned heavily into long form threads — the format that averaged 4,416 views per post. @melodijoelperez exploded from 2,370 to 29,264 followers (+1,135%), while @zachmovesabroad gained 41,329 followers in absolute terms. High-growth creators consistently generated more replies, and many posted daily or more — reinforcing that conversation-starting content remains a key driver of algorithmic reach on Threads.

Top Performing Posts

The posts that made the biggest impact in March 2026

@mattstrattonShort Post

what’s a hill you’ll die on that literally doesn’t matter

763.3K

5.8K

1.9K

1.02% ERView post →

@husseinnaji_Long Form Thread

I’m neurodivergent and have a PhD in healthcare research. Here are 14 ways to regulate your nervous system you’ve probably never heard of: 1. Shower in the dark (reduces sensory input and is one of the fastest ways to calm your overstimulated nervous system).

688.4K

10.6K

168

973

1.71% ERView post →

@piss.off.bossLong Form Thread

2006: - Go to college - Get the degree - Land the job - Spend 40 years paying off the degree 2026: - Learn a skill on YouTube - Package what you know into a PDF - Sell it on Threads - Make back your investment in a weekend

457.9K

0.01% ERView post →

@husseinnaji_Long Form Thread

I have a PhD in healthcare research, and I can’t overstate how important blood work is. The vast majority of supplements are useless. Blood work tells you what’s actually worth fixing. Here are 12 tests that catch the most common “I feel off but my doctor says I’m fine” pattern

398.4K

2.8K

225

0.77% ERView post →

@husseinnaji_Long Form Thread

I’m neurodivergent and have a PhD in healthcare research. Here are 12 things people call laziness that are often just nervous system overload: (save this post for bad days)

371.0K

4.8K

479

1.45% ERView post →

@parentingwithsystemsLong Form Thread

I’ve been married 5 years. And I need you to hear this. Date nights don’t save marriages. Weekly syncs with your spouse does. Here’s what we do for 30-mins every Sunday:

346.4K

862

0.28% ERView post →

@tim_denningLong Form Thread

I’m 39. If you’re between 21-30, start doing these things before it’s too late:

309.3K

520

0.19% ERView post →

@blissmentalityShort Post

Perfect explanation of a narcissist.

292.3K

11.9K

214

2.1K

273

4.94% ERView post →

@piss.off.bossLong Form Thread

She auditioned for American Idol 7 times. Never made it past the first round. Showered with a water hose in a flooded camper for 3 years. Ten years later, she won the biggest award in country music.

243.6K

4.8K

2.01% ERView post →

@therooteddadLong Form Thread

Yesterday at the airport, we were checking in our luggage and we were over the weight limit. Not by a little. A few kilos. Pay extra or take things out. We decided to take things out, moved some into our backpacks, handed a few items to my parents, and went back to the scale.

216.2K

0.03% 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 Thread2,3494,416514.24%

Short Post11,811724206.09%

Long Post1,72174230.15.29%

Most Views per Post

Long Form Thread

4,416 avg views — 6x more than short posts

Highest Engagement Rate

Short Post

6.09% avg ER — Concise 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/week3919.4%2.7%

3-4/week166.3%2.8%

5-6/week1312.6%8.9%

7-10/week (daily)1223.5%3.4%

10+/week (2+/day)9414.4%6.8%

The frequency advantage

Creators posting 5-6 times per week hit the sweet spot with 8.87% median growth — the highest of any frequency bucket. Those posting 10+ times per week (the largest group at 94 creators) saw 6.83% median growth. Interestingly, daily posters (7-10/week) showed a high average growth of 23.47% but lower median (3.35%), suggesting a few outliers pulling the average up. Consistency matters more than sheer volume.

Engagement to Growth Pipeline

How does engagement translate into follower growth?

Reply Volume vs Follower Growth

Engagement-to-Views Correlation

Replies-Views

0.587

Strongest correlation

Likes-Views

0.580

Reposts-Views

0.478

Quotes-Views

0.441

Weakest correlation

Engagement Rate vs Views

ER BucketPostsAvg ViewsMedian Views

<1%3,7212,484141

1-3%3,5141,735234

3-5%2,543842171

5-10%3,490498115

10%+2,57437930

Engagement drives growth

Creators who received 500+ total replies in March grew at an average rate of 26.84%, compared to 12.45% for those with fewer than 10 replies. Replies showed the strongest correlation with views (0.587), closely followed by likes (0.580) — suggesting that the Threads algorithm rewards content that sparks conversation. Posts with less than 1% engagement rate had the highest average views (2,484), a pattern consistent with February: viral posts accumulate views faster than engagement.

Content Analysis

What content characteristics correlate with better performance?

Content Length vs Average Views

Day of Week Performance

DayPostsAvg ViewsAvg ER

Sunday2,1151,6195.11%

Monday2,6771,1555.73%

Tuesday2,8401,0865.85%

Wednesday2,1778476.06%

Thursday2,0581,0075.92%

Friday2,1101,4956.29%

Saturday1,9041,8535.07%

Media vs Text-Only Posts

With Media

971 posts·1,574 avg views·7.12% avg ER·41.4 avg likes

Text Only

14,910 posts·1,231 avg views·5.67% avg ER·24 avg likes

Content insights

Saturday posts led in views with 1,853 average — continuing the weekend trend from February. Friday had the highest engagement rate at 6.29%. The 200-500 character range (long captions) performed best on average with 1,609 views per post. Media posts had higher engagement rates (7.12% vs 5.67%) and higher average views (1,574 vs 1,231) — a shift from February where media had lower views. This suggests visual content is gaining algorithmic traction on Threads.

Creator Spotlights

Standout creators from different follower tiers

@jeremiah.2.0Osonuga Ifemayowa

Nano

Followers142 → 486

Growth+344 (242.3%)

Posts13

Total Views429

Avg ER9.47%

@mitchelljasper.coMitchell Jasper

Micro

Followers1,620 → 3,505

Growth+1,885 (116.4%)

Posts145

Total Views466.9K

Avg ER2.38%

@louisetilbrookdesignsLouise Tilbrook

Mid

Followers14,872 → 24,959

Growth+10,087 (67.8%)

Posts18

Total Views166.2K

Avg ER5.25%

Methodology

How we collected and analyzed the data

Sample

1,867 Threads accounts with at least one published post between March 1-31, 2026. 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 March 31. Correlation values are Pearson coefficients and do not imply causation.

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