EnglishJohn Carmack Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @ID_AA_Carmack has 3,863,301 followers and 18,203 posts on X. Account age: 16 years (joined August 2010).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @ID_AA_Carmack gained 518,526 followers (+13.42%). In the last 7 days the change was +92,829 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 90% of tracked Tech accounts. John Carmack is on a 62-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +171,287 followers on Jul 19, 2026. At the current pace, @ID_AA_Carmack is on track to reach 4.0M followers in about 2 weeks.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 1.1K interactions against 3.9M followers, an engagement rate of 0.03%. Measured over 14 original posts, its engagement rate beats 65% of 3,758 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 150K times each, and 0.762% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.89% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 14 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026. Recurring tag: #quakecon.
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Follower growth
On a 62-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +171K followers on 2026-07-19.
Bio
AGI at Keen Technologies, former CTO Oculus VR, Founder Id Software and Armadillo Aerospace
Notable followers
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John Carmack on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does John Carmack have on X?
- John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) has 3,863,301 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 90,051 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did John Carmack join X, and how old is the account?
- John Carmack joined X in August 2010. The @ID_AA_Carmack account is 16 years old. Searches for John Carmack age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has John Carmack published?
- John Carmack has published 18,203 posts on X. That is about 3.1 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is John Carmack verified on X?
- Yes. John Carmack is verified on X with a blue checkmark (X Premium).
- What does John Carmack post about?
- John Carmack is classified under Tech in our directory. Bio: "AGI at Keen Technologies, former CTO Oculus VR, Founder Id Software and Armadillo Aerospace".
- Is John Carmack gaining or losing followers?
- John Carmack is currently gaining followers, with a net +518,526 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was +92,829.
- How fast is John Carmack growing on X?
- John Carmack is adding roughly 17,284 followers per day on average over the last 30 days. At this pace it is on track to reach 4.0M followers in about 2 weeks.