EnglishIan McKellen is on Twitter (X) as @IanMcKellen, with 3,566,880 followers and 3,066 posts. It lost 1,061 followers in the last 7 days and 4,549 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 1.2K interactions, an engagement rate of 0.033% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @IanMcKellen lost 4,549 followers (-0.13%). In the last 7 days the change was -1,061 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +125 followers on Oct 18, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 1.2K interactions against 3.6M followers, an engagement rate of 0.033%. Measured over 9 original posts, its engagement rate beats 52% of 20,182 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 70K times each, and 1.68% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.96% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 9 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
Best tracked day: +125 followers on 2026-10-18.
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Ian McKellen on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for Ian McKellen?
- Ian McKellen posts on Twitter (X) as @IanMcKellen. The profile is at x.com/IanMcKellen, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does Ian McKellen have on Twitter?
- Ian McKellen (@IanMcKellen) has 3,566,880 followers on Twitter (X). It lost 1,061 followers in the last 7 days and 4,549 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Ian McKellen join Twitter?
- Ian McKellen joined Twitter (X) in January 2010. The @IanMcKellen account is 16 years old. Searches for Ian McKellen age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.