EnglishThe Washington Post Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @washingtonpost has 19,312,661 followers and 533,274 posts on X. Account age: 19 years (joined March 2007).
Insights
The Washington Post ranks #158 of 18,796,892 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. Over the last 30 days @washingtonpost lost 13,438 followers (-0.07%). In the last 7 days the change was -4,837 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +345 followers on Aug 15, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 95 interactions against 19M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 451 original posts, its engagement rate beats 13% of 3,739 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 47K times each, and 0.202% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.244% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 451 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026.
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Follower growth
Best tracked day: +345 followers on 2026-08-15.
Bio
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Notable followers
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The Washington Post on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does The Washington Post have on X?
- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) has 19,312,661 followers on X (Twitter). It lost 4,917 followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did The Washington Post join X, and how old is the account?
- The Washington Post joined X in March 2007. The @washingtonpost account is 19 years old. Searches for The Washington Post age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has The Washington Post published?
- The Washington Post has published 533,274 posts on X. That is about 75.1 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is The Washington Post verified on X?
- Yes. The Washington Post carries a Business verification on X.
- Is The Washington Post gaining or losing followers?
- The Washington Post is currently losing followers, with a net -13,438 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was -4,837.
- What is The Washington Post's rank on X?
- The Washington Post ranks #158 out of 18,796,892 X (Twitter) accounts in our directory by follower count, which is the top 0.01% of all tracked accounts.