EnglishSky News Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @SkyNews has 9,089,019 followers and 768,983 posts on X. Account age: 19 years (joined July 2007).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @SkyNews gained 62,768 followers (+0.69%). In the last 7 days the change was +8,312 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 68% of tracked News accounts. Sky News is on a 5-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +19,448 followers on Jul 19, 2026. At the current pace, @SkyNews is on track to reach 9.5M followers in about 29 weeks.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 90 interactions against 9.1M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 525 original posts, its engagement rate beats 18% of 3,774 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 92K times each, and 0.098% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.01% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 525 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026. Recurring tags: #presspreview, #thewrap, #thisiswhy.
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Follower growth
On a 5-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +19K followers on 2026-07-19.
Bio
The full story, first. Free, wherever you get your news @skynewsbreak for breaking news. Live on the Sky News app - download here: https://t.co/NE20fhqoIQ
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Sky News on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does Sky News have on X?
- Sky News (@SkyNews) has 9,089,019 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 7,915 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Sky News join X, and how old is the account?
- Sky News joined X in July 2007. The @SkyNews account is 19 years old. Searches for Sky News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has Sky News published?
- Sky News has published 768,983 posts on X. That is about 110.1 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is Sky News verified on X?
- Yes. Sky News carries a Business verification on X.
- What does Sky News post about?
- Sky News is classified under News in our directory. Bio: "The full story, first. Free, wherever you get your news @skynewsbreak for breaking news. Live on the Sky News app - download here: https://t.co/NE20fhqoIQ".
- Is Sky News gaining or losing followers?
- Sky News is currently gaining followers, with a net +62,768 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was +8,312.
- How fast is Sky News growing on X?
- Sky News is adding roughly 2,092 followers per day on average over the last 30 days. At this pace it is on track to reach 9.5M followers in about 29 weeks.