EnglishFinancial Times is on Twitter (X) as @FT, with 7,101,560 followers and 374,096 posts. It gained 6,113 followers in the last 7 days and 30,554 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 59 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.001% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @FT gained 30,554 followers (+0.43%). In the last 7 days the change was +6,113 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 89% of tracked News accounts. Financial Times is on a 17-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +42,363 followers on Jun 23, 2026. At the current pace, @FT is on track to reach 7.5M followers in about 56 weeks.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 59 interactions against 7.1M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 826 original posts, its engagement rate beats 10% of 20,182 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 29K times each, and 0.206% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.404% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 826 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tags: #indopacific, #uschina, #weekendreading.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
On a 17-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +42K followers on 2026-06-23.
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Bio
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Financial Times on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for Financial Times?
- Financial Times posts on Twitter (X) as @FT. The profile is at x.com/FT, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does Financial Times have on Twitter?
- Financial Times (@FT) has 7,101,560 followers on Twitter (X). It gained 6,113 followers in the last 7 days and 30,554 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Financial Times join Twitter?
- Financial Times joined Twitter (X) in January 2009. The @FT account is 17 years old. Searches for Financial Times age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.