EnglishNicholas Kristof Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @NickKristof has 1,799,531 followers and 58,607 posts on X. Account age: 17 years (joined October 2008).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @NickKristof lost 1,656 followers (-0.09%). In the last 7 days the change was -411 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +834 followers on Jun 29, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 380 interactions against 1.8M followers, an engagement rate of 0.021%. Measured over 70 original posts, its engagement rate beats 58% of 3,774 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 35K times each, and 1.10% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.93% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 70 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026. Recurring tags: #rsf, #iran, #storytelling.
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Follower growth
Best tracked day: +834 followers on 2026-06-29.
Bio
NY Times columnist, author and farmer of cider apples and wine grapes @KristofFarms
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Nicholas Kristof on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does Nicholas Kristof have on X?
- Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) has 1,799,531 followers on X (Twitter). It lost 393 followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Nicholas Kristof join X, and how old is the account?
- Nicholas Kristof joined X in October 2008. The @NickKristof account is 17 years old. Searches for Nicholas Kristof age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has Nicholas Kristof published?
- Nicholas Kristof has published 58,607 posts on X. That is about 9 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is Nicholas Kristof verified on X?
- Yes. Nicholas Kristof is verified on X with a blue checkmark (X Premium).
- Is Nicholas Kristof gaining or losing followers?
- Nicholas Kristof is currently losing followers, with a net -1,656 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was -411.