Mehdi Hasan Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @mehdirhasan has 2,316,517 followers and 231,156 posts on X. Account age: 16 years (joined April 2010).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @mehdirhasan gained 67,495 followers (+2.91%). In the last 7 days the change was +15,312 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 81% of tracked News accounts. Mehdi Hasan is on a 62-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +19,252 followers on Jul 19, 2026. At the current pace, @mehdirhasan is on track to reach 2.5M followers in about 12 weeks.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 1.0K interactions against 2.3M followers, an engagement rate of 0.045%. Measured over 172 original posts, its engagement rate beats 72% of 3,739 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 143K times each, and 0.722% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 6.18% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 172 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026. Recurring tags: #a, #6amw, #apracecall.
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Follower growth
On a 62-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +19K followers on 2026-07-19.
Bio
British-American journalist. Editor-in-chief and CEO of new media company @zeteo_news. Subscribe here: https://t.co/sEC1ETzeiV.
Notable followers
The biggest accounts in our directory following @mehdirhasan.
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Mehdi Hasan on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does Mehdi Hasan have on X?
- Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) has 2,316,517 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 15,571 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Mehdi Hasan join X, and how old is the account?
- Mehdi Hasan joined X in April 2010. The @mehdirhasan account is 16 years old. Searches for Mehdi Hasan age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has Mehdi Hasan published?
- Mehdi Hasan has published 231,156 posts on X. That is about 38.6 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is Mehdi Hasan verified on X?
- Yes. Mehdi Hasan is verified on X with a blue checkmark (X Premium).
- What does Mehdi Hasan post about?
- Mehdi Hasan is classified under News in our directory. Bio: "British-American journalist. Editor-in-chief and CEO of new media company @zeteo_news. Subscribe here: https://t.co/sEC1ETzeiV.".
- Is Mehdi Hasan gaining or losing followers?
- Mehdi Hasan is currently gaining followers, with a net +67,495 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was +15,312.
- How fast is Mehdi Hasan growing on X?
- Mehdi Hasan is adding roughly 2,250 followers per day on average over the last 30 days. At this pace it is on track to reach 2.5M followers in about 12 weeks.
