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Brian Cox Twitter (X) Account Stats

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Brian Cox is on Twitter (X) as @ProfBrianCox, with 2,995,056 followers and 32,825 posts. It lost 1,315 followers in the last 7 days and 1,994 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 596 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.02% per follower.

Followers
3.0M
Growth (7d)
-1.3K
Following
1.1K
Influence
1.4K
Posts
33K~5/day
Likes given
1.0K
Media posts
911
Follower ratio
2.7K:1

Insights

Over the last 30 days @ProfBrianCox lost 1,994 followers (-0.07%). In the last 7 days the change was -1,315 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +10,990 followers on Jun 23, 2026.

Engagement

Middle of its size range
Per follower
0.02%
of 3.0M followers
Per impression
0.92%
65K views on a typical post
Reach
2.16%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
596
interactions (median)
Saved
0.026%
17 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
0.67/day
active 40% of days
Peak time
07:00 UTC
Sunday

A typical post picks up 596 interactions against 3.0M followers, an engagement rate of 0.02%. Measured over 10 original posts, its engagement rate beats 44% of 21,397 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 65K times each, and 0.92% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.16% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.

Measured over 10 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 29, 2026. Recurring tags: #cern, #physics, #research.

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Follower growth

7-day
-1.3K
30-day
-2.0K
90-day
+25K
Avg / day
-66
2026-06-09+71K over 124 days2026-10-31

Best tracked day: +11K followers on 2026-06-23.

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Bio

Professor of Particle Physics at The University of Manchester

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What is the Twitter handle for Brian Cox?
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How many followers does Brian Cox have on Twitter?
Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) has 2,995,056 followers on Twitter (X). It lost 1,315 followers in the last 7 days and 1,994 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
When did Brian Cox join Twitter?
Brian Cox joined Twitter (X) in December 2008. The @ProfBrianCox account is 17 years old. Searches for Brian Cox age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.