Anglo American South Africa

Anglo American South Africa

@AngloAmericanZA

We’re a globally diversified mining business – our purpose is to re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives. Official Twitter account for South Africa.

South Africa https://southafrica.angloamerican.com/ Joined 2013-07-22 Date of Analysis: Dec 16, 2025

62,024

Followers

644

Following

9,237

Tweets

31.2

Avg Engagement

116

Listed

Yes

Verified

Account Overview

What This Report Covers

This comprehensive analysis examines @AngloAmericanZA's Twitter/X presence across multiple dimensions. We analyze tweet content, engagement patterns, audience demographics, posting habits, and network connections to provide actionable insights about this account's social media strategy and influence.

Account Classification

  • Account Size: Mid-Tier (10K+)
  • Account Age:2013-07-22
  • Verification:Yes
  • Location:South Africa

Data Summary

  • Tweets Analyzed:3,247
  • Avg Likes per Tweet:26.1
  • Avg Retweets per Tweet:5.0
  • Followers Analyzed:10,000

Engagement Analysis

Based on 3,247 tweets

The account maintains a steady average engagement with likes and retweets, indicating a consistent level of interest from its followers. The engagement rate suggests a moderate level of interaction with the content posted.

26.1

Avg Likes/Tweet

5.0

Avg Retweets/Tweet

84,881

Total Likes

16,358

Total Retweets

Engagement Quality Analysis

Median-based metrics that resist fake virality and outliers.

1

Median Likes

0

Median Retweets

7

75th Percentile

10,175

Top Tweet

0.5

Engagement per 1K Followers

Normalized influence metric

Viral Spikes

Engagement Pattern

Few posts get most engagement

Posting Behavior

Content style and format preferences

Conversationalist

Highly engaged in discussions

29.9%

Original

61.2%

Replies

6.7%

Retweets

2.2%

Quotes

0.0%

Threads

0.1%

With Media

75.9%

With Links

32.9%

With #Tags

65.9%

With @Mentions

3.6%

With Emojis

223

Avg Length

Audience Reaction Profile

Conversational

Engages heavily in discussions

2.05

Reply/Original Ratio

0.33

Quote/RT Ratio

Posting Rhythm

Highly Bursty

Posts in concentrated bursts

98.1%

Weekday Posts

1.9%

Weekend Posts

Top Hashtags

#sustainableimpact (73) #hydrogen (52) #joburgindaba (41) #womensmonth (38) #nupossibilities (34) #wecare (33) #miningindaba2019 (32) #womeninmining (29) #mining (28) #choosetovaccinate (26)

Most Mentioned

@lindo_ntusi (161) @angloamerican (158) @angloamericanza (103) @sasolsa (93) @realmrumadrive (75) @exxaroresources (70) @eskom_sa (48) @glencore (47) @joburgindaba (45) @keletsomss (45)

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Content Strategy Analysis

Based on 3,247 tweets

Content Type Distribution

Content Breakdown

Original Tweets 971 (30%)
Replies 1,988 (61%)
Retweets 217 (7%)
Quote Tweets 71 (2%)

What This Reveals About Their Strategy

This account prioritizes community engagement over content broadcasting. With replies making up the majority of their activity, they invest significant time in conversations, building relationships with followers and participating in discussions. This approach typically leads to higher loyalty and more authentic connections.

The 217 retweets (7% of activity) show they also amplify content from others, which helps build relationships with other accounts and provides value to followers by surfacing relevant content.

Posting Patterns & Optimal Timing

Based on 3,247 tweets

Engagement by Hour (UTC)

Posting Frequency Over Time

Timing Insights

Understanding when an account posts and when their audience is most responsive provides valuable competitive intelligence. The charts above show when this account's content receives the most engagement, which often correlates with when their specific audience is most active on the platform.

Peak posting times vary significantly based on an account's audience demographics, timezone distribution, and content type. Accounts with global audiences often see engagement spread across multiple time windows, while those with regional focus may have more concentrated peaks.

Audience Demographics

Based on 10,000 followers

The primary audience includes professionals in the mining industry, potential investors, and the general public interested in sustainability and innovation. It also targets individuals interested in diversity and inclusion efforts.

Good

Audience Quality

19.3%

Suspicion Index

20.7%

Low-Quality %

130

Median Reach

Audience Quality Signals

Lower percentages indicate healthier, more authentic followers.

30.0%

Empty Bio

19.1%

<10 Tweets

21.4%

Mass Following (>2K)

0.0%

New (<90 days)

28.8%

Low Ratio (<0.1)

0.0%

New (<180 days)

86.9%

No URL

11.5%

<3 Tweets

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Follower Reach & Influence

This account's followers have their own audiences, creating potential for secondary amplification.

25,131,073

Total Potential Reach

130

Median Follower Reach

502

75th Percentile Reach

14.7%

>1K followers

1.2%

>10K followers

0.2%

>50K followers

0.1%

>100K followers

Creator vs Consumer Split

Classification based on tweet activity: Creators (>100 tweets), Consumers (10-100 tweets), Dormant (<10 tweets).

58.5%

Creators

5,855 accounts

22.4%

Consumers

2,238 accounts

19.1%

Dormant

1,907 accounts

45

Verified Followers

0.45% of total

9.9%

Professional Bios

founder, dev, analyst, etc.

0.2

Median Follow Ratio

follower/following

Follower Influence Distribution

How many followers do their followers have?

Follower Account Age

How long have followers been on Twitter?

Geographic Distribution

Top locations where followers are based (from those who share location data):

South Africa (706) Johannesburg, South Africa (558) Pretoria, South Africa (336) Cape Town, South Africa (111) Durban, South Africa (107) Johannesburg (106) Rustenburg, South Africa (91) Pretoria (85) Polokwane, South Africa (71) Bloemfontein, South Africa (46)

45

Verified Followers

0.45% of total

793

Protected Accounts

7.93% of total

6 years

Avg Account Age

of their followers

Notable Followers (By Influence)

Top accounts following this user, sorted by their follower count:

Username Followers Profession Interests
@JohnCena 14,075,122 Wrestler Wrestling, Motivation, Self-promotion
@tito_mboweni 1,487,666 Politician Economics, Politics, Agriculture
@CapeTown 373,591 Entrepreneur Travel, Entrepreneurship, Digital Content Strategy
@phuti1998 373,221 Construction Worker construction, fashion, social media
@DBE_SA 301,186 Education Education, Grades R-12, Matters
@TsepoMasilela 251,486 Footballer Football, Entrepreneurship, Family
@RealTalkFadzie 162,968 Marketer Marketing, Love, GGMU
@africaupdates 141,301 News Outlet Africa News, Africa Business, Africa Tech
@WitsUniversity 139,684 Education Education, Research, Innovation
@KalushaPBwalya 137,077 Footballer Football, Africa, Legend

Top Keywords in Follower Bios

god (408) life (336) love (330) mining (256) business (166) african (154) africa (145) engineer (139) music (137) entrepreneur (136)

Top Hashtags in Follower Bios

#gold (11) #copper (11) #mining (8) #putsouthafricansfirst (6) #hydrogen (5) #lithium (5) #ynwa (5) #oncealways (5) #bitcoin (5) #1 (5)

6,997

Followers With Bio

3,003

Followers Without Bio

69.97%

% With Bio

30.03%

% Without Bio

Why Audience Demographics Matter

Understanding who follows an account reveals the type of influence they hold. Accounts followed primarily by users with few followers indicate broad, mainstream appeal. Those with many high-follower followers have greater potential for content amplification through secondary sharing.

Account age distribution also tells a story: a follower base with many new accounts might indicate recent viral growth, while established followers suggest long-term, stable influence. Geographic data helps understand the cultural context and timezone spread of the audience.

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Viral Tweets

Top 5 by likes+RTs from 3,247 analyzed

17,610

Combined Engagement

15,086

Total Likes

2,524

Total Retweets

3,522

Avg per Tweet

Key Metrics for Viral Tweets

0%

With Media

80%

With Hashtags

20%

With @Mentions

60%

With Links

Topical Analysis:

Mining Sustainability Innovation Diversity And Inclusion Employee Spotlights
Anglo American Sout…
@AngloAmericanZA

Meet Africa’s first, and only, licensed hydrogen truck operator, Alex Tumisang Lekgau. Today, Alex took the wheel of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at our Mogalakwena PGMs mine in Limpopo. https://t.co/2RiIE2

2022-05-06
Retweets: 1,480 Likes: 8,695 Engagement: 10,175
Anglo American Sout…
@AngloAmericanZA

Meet Kedibone Lekoto, a plant operator at Mogalakwena mine. She tested positive in the early 2000s &amp; has since become an advocate for the fight against #HIV/#AIDS. Not only do we want to see our employees live healthy lives, but we want to see the end of HIV/AIDS. #WorldAIDSD

2019-12-06
Retweets: 267 Likes: 1,962 Engagement: 2,229
Anglo American Sout…
@AngloAmericanZA

32-year-old Portia Malele, our new Manager Mining: Drill and Blast at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen Mine. She is a trailblazer for young women in mining. “I wanted to break boundaries and make a difference, and the world of mining offers me that,” she says. #INWED19 #WomenInEngineering

2019-06-24
Retweets: 302 Likes: 1,738 Engagement: 2,040
Anglo American Sout…
@AngloAmericanZA

We are proud to announce that we are contributing US$30million to #COVID19 vaccine rollout efforts across our operational footprint. We've allocated $10million for SA where we'll be aiding the government with vaccine procurement, safe transport &amp; storage: https://t.co/RWxPqoH

2021-02-04
Retweets: 211 Likes: 1,381 Engagement: 1,592
Anglo American Sout…
@AngloAmericanZA

.@DeBeersGroup AWOME programme supports women micro-entrepreneurs like Shonisani Ndou, who started-off by planting in her own yard. She now employs 5 local people permanently and 85 local part-time workers and sells to Alljoy and Tiger Brands. #GrowingTogether https://t.co/kzDaiN

2019-11-15
Retweets: 264 Likes: 1,310 Engagement: 1,574

Key Insights & Takeaways

The account highlights employee stories that showcase diversity and inclusion within the mining industry. It emphasizes innovation through initiatives like hydrogen truck operations. It promotes the company's role in sustainability and improving people's lives through mining.

Strengths

  • + Established follower base of 62,024
  • + High community engagement through conversations
  • + Active presence with consistent posting

Opportunities

  • ~ Optimize posting times for peak engagement windows
  • ~ Analyze top-performing content for replicable patterns
  • ~ Leverage geographic concentration for targeted content
  • ~ Explore collaboration potential with followed accounts

Summary

This analysis of @AngloAmericanZA reveals an growing Twitter presence with 62,024 followers. The account demonstrates a conversation-first approach, averaging 31.2 engagements per tweet. Key strengths include consistent posting and an engaged audience, with opportunities to further optimize timing and content strategy based on the patterns identified in this report.

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About This Analysis: This analysis is based on a snapshot of followers, following, and recent tweets. It evaluates structure, quality, and behavior, not historical growth. Metrics like growth rate, momentum, churn, or spike analysis require time-series data which is not available from a single snapshot.

Data collected and analyzed by twtData | Analysis date: Dec 16, 2025