How to Find and Monitor Competitor X Spaces
Where Competitor Spaces Show Up, What to Log While They Are Live, and a Simple Dashboard You Keep Yourself
Short answer
To monitor competitor X Spaces, put the brand and its founders in a private List and watch for posts announcing a Space. Check the Spaces tab in the X app, log each Space with host, speakers, topic and the listener figure shown while live, and listen to recordings the host keeps up.
1. What are X Spaces, and why watch a competitor use them?
Spaces are live audio conversations hosted on X, which the host can record for replay. A competitor running them is investing founder or team time in talking directly to an audience, and what they say live is often less polished than what they post.
- X Spaces
- Live audio rooms on X where a host and invited speakers talk while listeners join, with an option for the host to record the session so it can be replayed after it ends.
- Also known as: Twitter Spaces
- Full definition of X Spaces
Live audio is where teams answer unscripted questions. A founder asked about pricing or a roadmap in a Space will often say more than any blog post allows, and customer questions from the audience show what people are confused about. That is the reason to watch, more than the listener numbers.
Spaces are also an effort signal. A competitor that hosts a weekly Space is committing a person for an hour every week. If the series continues for months, it is working for them; if it stops after three sessions, it did not.
2. Where do competitor Spaces show up?
In four places: posts announcing a scheduled or live Space, the Spaces tab in the X mobile app, the profiles of the hosts while they are live, and Spaces hosted by other accounts where your competitor appears as a speaker.
| Where | What you see | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Announcement posts | A Space card with title, host and start time, shared from the host or brand account | Catching scheduled Spaces in advance |
| Spaces tab in the X app | Live and upcoming Spaces, mixed with recommendations | Catching impromptu Spaces as they happen |
| Host profiles | A visible indicator on the profile while the account is live in a Space | Checking a founder or brand account quickly |
| Other hosts Spaces | Your competitor listed as a speaker in an industry or partner Space | Seeing who they partner with and where they show up |
| Recordings | A replayable version on the host account, if the host chose to record it | Listening after the fact |
3. What should I record for each competitor Space?
Date, host account, co-hosts and speakers, title and topic, whether it was scheduled or impromptu, whether it was recorded, the listener figure shown and when you saw it, and the engagement on the announcement post.
| Column | How to fill it | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Date and start time | From the Space card or announcement post | Shows cadence and which slot they favor |
| Host and co-hosts | Account names on the card | Tells you who owns the channel internally |
| Speakers | Names and, where obvious, their role or company | Partners, customers and guests they give a platform to |
| Title and topic | The Space title plus your two-word topic tag | Lets you group themes over a quarter |
| Scheduled or impromptu | Scheduled if announced in advance | Planned program versus reactive talk |
| Recorded | Yes or no, and whether it is still up | Recorded Spaces keep working after the live session |
| Listener figure | The number displayed, with the time you saw it | A snapshot only; say so in the log |
| Announcement engagement | Views, replies, reposts and likes on the announcement post | A comparable public measure of interest |
| Notes | Claims, roadmap hints, repeated audience questions | The part that actually changes your plan |
This log is your Spaces dashboard. It fits in one spreadsheet tab, and after a quarter it answers the questions that matter: how often they host, who they bring on, which topics they return to, and whether the series is growing or fading.
4. What is a sustainable routine for monitoring competitor Spaces?
Check the private List daily for announcements, add a row when one appears, join or sample the live Space when timing allows, and listen to recordings weekly at higher speed. Review the log once a quarter.
- Build the List. Add the brand handle, founders, and anyone who has hosted a Space for the brand before. You do not need to follow them, and a private List is visible only to you.
- Catch announcements daily. Skim the List once a day. When a Space is announced, add the row with date, host and title, and set a reminder if you plan to listen live.
- Sample the live session. Join for ten minutes near the start and ten near the end. Note the listener figure at both points with times, and write down the speakers.
- Listen to recordings weekly. If the host recorded it, listen at higher playback speed and note claims, roadmap hints and audience questions. That is usually thirty minutes a week for an active competitor.
- Review quarterly. Count Spaces per month, list recurring topics and speakers, and compare announcement engagement against their normal posts. Write down one conclusion about whether the format is working for them.
5. Can I find competitor Spaces automatically?
Partly, through the X API, which has Spaces endpoints that search live and scheduled Spaces and return fields such as title, state, hosts and a participant count. It requires X developer access and only sees Spaces while they are scheduled or live.
For most small teams the API is more setup than the problem needs. A private List and a daily skim catch nearly every competitor Space, because brands announce them in posts. The API route pays off only if you track many accounts that host frequently.
Oppira does not track X Spaces themselves, meaning listener counts, speakers or recordings. It does track competitor X posts and replies daily for active accounts, so the posts announcing a Space appear in the competitor feed and in alerts, which is often the reminder you need to add a row to the log.
Key Takeaways
The Spaces dashboard belongs to the host
Host analytics are visible only to the host, so competitor monitoring means keeping your own log.
Watch people, not just brands
Many brand Spaces are hosted from founder or employee accounts; list them all.
Announcements are the reliable trail
Brands post before going live, and the post survives even when no recording does.
Listener figures are snapshots
Record the number with the time you saw it, and never present it as total audience.
The notes matter most
Roadmap hints and repeated audience questions are the intelligence; counts are context.
Continuity is the verdict
A series that keeps running for months is working for them; one that stops did not.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources
- About X Spaces X Help Center, September 2026.Official overview of Spaces, recording and host analytics.
- How to host a Space X Help Center, September 2026.
- How to find podcasts on X Spaces Tab X Help Center, September 2026.Describes the Spaces tab in the app, which also surfaces podcasts.
- Spaces endpoints on the X API v2 X Developer Platform, September 2026.Spaces lookup and search for live and scheduled Spaces.
- About X Lists X Help Center, September 2026.
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