EnglishABC News Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @ABC has 18,577,694 followers and 513,680 posts on X. Account age: 17 years (joined April 2009).
Insights
ABC News ranks #164 of 19,849,608 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. It also ranks #13 among News accounts. Over the last 30 days @ABC gained 50,586 followers (+0.27%). In the last 7 days the change was +4,666 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 75% of tracked News accounts. ABC News is on a 6-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +37,647 followers on Jun 23, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 91 interactions against 19M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 738 original posts, its engagement rate beats 10% of 6,873 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 44K times each, and 0.205% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.239% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 738 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 9, 2026.
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Follower growth
On a 6-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +38K followers on 2026-06-23.
Bio
The only official ABC News account. Download our mobile app for the latest updates: https://t.co/BHFi2mi2To
Notable followers
The biggest accounts in our directory following @ABC.
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ABC News on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does ABC News have on X?
- ABC News (@ABC) has 18,577,694 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 4,689 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did ABC News join X, and how old is the account?
- ABC News joined X in April 2009. The @ABC account is 17 years old. Searches for ABC News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has ABC News published?
- ABC News has published 513,680 posts on X. That is about 80.7 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is ABC News verified on X?
- Yes. ABC News carries a Business verification on X.
- What does ABC News post about?
- ABC News is classified under News in our directory. Bio: "The only official ABC News account. Download our mobile app for the latest updates: https://t.co/BHFi2mi2To".
- Is ABC News gaining or losing followers?
- ABC News is currently gaining followers, with a net +50,586 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was +4,666.
- How fast is ABC News growing on X?
- ABC News is adding roughly 1,686 followers per day on average over the last 30 days.
- What is ABC News's rank on X?
- ABC News ranks #164 out of 19,849,608 X (Twitter) accounts in our directory by follower count, which is the top 0.01% of all tracked accounts. It also ranks #13 in News.