DARPA

@DARPA · Arlington, VA · joined 07 Jul 2009

Official account of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Follows/retweets/links do not = endorsement. Breakthrough technologies for national security.

283 489Followers

387Following

7 874Posts total

69.2KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. reaches fewer people than peers of the same size.

Median views11 740this account22 159median for 100K–1M

Reach, %4.14%this account6.71%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %1.31%this account1.18%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	11 740	22 159	0.53×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	4.14%	6.71%	0.62×
Engagement rate	1.31%	1.18%	1.12×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

11K13 Aug

11.7K14 Aug

23.4K20 Aug

9.8K27 Aug

13.3K1 Sep

Last 5 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.73%13 Aug

1.31%14 Aug

1.89%20 Aug

1.28%27 Aug

2.49%1 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.18%.

What the audience does

Likes65.0%869 in total

Reposts12.6%169 in total

Replies5.3%71 in total

Quotes1.8%24 in total

Bookmarks15.3%204 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴! Teams competing in the first competition showed us the potential for massive breakthroughs in heavy lift vertical aviation is far greater than we initially anticipated. https://t.co/1cLZ9P1sUa 13.3K views · 271 likes · 43 reposts · 13 replies 01 Sep 2026 We dive deep into the world of maritime security with Dr. Christopher Kent, program manager in DARPA’s TTO. He shares his work developing innovative technologies that provide a new layer of security for vessels at sea and other parts of the battlefield. https://t.co/wmQWic3g9b ht 9.8K views · 92 likes · 20 reposts · 12 replies 27 Aug 2026 We released a new Small Business Innovation Research opportunity: Commercialization of Ultra-High Payload-to-Weight UAS Subsystems that asks for mature, high-impact subsystems to address the current payload-to-weight bottleneck & accelerate next gen heavy-lift drones. https:/ 23.4K views · 342 likes · 72 reposts · 18 replies 20 Aug 2026 Stacie's time at DARPA taught her the power of a flat org. The freedom to walk into the Director’s office to share ideas was incredible. The secret to 'technical surprise' is giving brilliant minds the space to create without bureaucracy! https://t.co/37yiflaw3D 11.7K views · 103 likes · 22 reposts · 23 replies 14 Aug 2026 Lift Challenge Program Manager Phillip “Donna” Smith sits down with our @FliteTest partners to discuss the competition, its 4:1 payload-to-weight ratio goal, and the event's mission to drive aviation innovation. https://t.co/DUa61EnDlq 11K views · 61 likes · 12 reposts · 5 replies 13 Aug 2026