Science News Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @ScienceNews has 5,338,676 followers and 82,417 posts on X. Account age: 17 years (joined January 2009).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @ScienceNews gained 24,322 followers (+0.46%). In the last 7 days the change was +3,503 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 50% of tracked News accounts. Science News is on a 5-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +6,222 followers on Jul 19, 2026. At the current pace, @ScienceNews is on track to reach 5.5M followers in about 29 weeks.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 30 interactions against 5.3M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 189 original posts, its engagement rate beats 15% of 3,716 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 25K times each, and 0.122% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.461% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 189 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026.
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Follower growth
On a 5-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +6.2K followers on 2026-07-19.
Bio
Covering the latest news in all fields of science. Publisher @society4science. See also @SN_Explores.
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Science News on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does Science News have on X?
- Science News (@ScienceNews) has 5,338,676 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 3,609 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Science News join X, and how old is the account?
- Science News joined X in January 2009. The @ScienceNews account is 17 years old. Searches for Science News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has Science News published?
- Science News has published 82,417 posts on X. That is about 12.8 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is Science News verified on X?
- Yes. Science News is verified on X with a blue checkmark (X Premium).
- What does Science News post about?
- Science News is classified under News in our directory. Bio: "Covering the latest news in all fields of science. Publisher @society4science. See also @SN_Explores.".
- Is Science News gaining or losing followers?
- Science News is currently gaining followers, with a net +24,322 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was +3,503.
- How fast is Science News growing on X?
- Science News is adding roughly 811 followers per day on average over the last 30 days. At this pace it is on track to reach 5.5M followers in about 29 weeks.
