EnglishAndrew Neil is on Twitter (X) as @afneil, with 1,226,968 followers and 97,137 posts. It gained 2,426 followers in the last 7 days and 545 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 744 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.061% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @afneil gained 545 followers (+0.04%). In the last 7 days the change was +2,426 followers. Andrew Neil is on a 6-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +288 followers on Jul 20, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 744 interactions against 1.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.061%. Measured over 108 original posts, its engagement rate beats 62% 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 75K times each, and 0.998% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 6.08% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 108 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 29, 2026. Recurring tags: #brexit, #bbcqt, #betteroffout.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
On a 6-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +288 followers on 2026-07-20.
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Bio
Columnist for Daily Mail UK and MailOnline USA. @TimesRadio anchor. Former Chairman of The Spectator, Editor Sunday Times, BBC TV anchor, Chairman Sky TV
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