07/08/2026
Reels win the reach race. Engagement is a different story. ๐
Across every profile size, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต per follower compared with posts and carousels.
For profiles up to 10K followers:
๐ฌ Reels: 4.9%
๐ผ๏ธ Posts: 3.5 %
๐ Carousels: 2.6%
For profiles over 1M followers:
๐ฌ Reels: 2.3%
๐ Carousels: 1.3%
๐ผ๏ธ Posts: 0.39%
But images generated more interactions than reels for profiles up to 10K. They also came out slightly ahead above 1M followers. Reels led from 100K to 1M, while both formats tied in the up to 50K group.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐: Choose reels for reach, but match your content mix to your profile size and goal.