EnglishESPN is on Twitter (X) as @espn, with 58,639,560 followers and 164,125 posts. It gained 9,257 followers in the last 7 days, for a net loss of 56,537 over the last 30 days. A typical post draws 2.5K interactions, an engagement rate of 0.004% per follower.
Insights
ESPN ranks #22 of 24,842,516 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. It also ranks #1 among Sports accounts. Over the last 30 days @espn lost 56,537 followers (-0.10%). In the last 7 days the change was +9,257 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 84% of tracked Sports accounts. ESPN is on a 5-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +51,282 followers on Jun 23, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 2.5K interactions against 59M followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 516 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 20,444 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 503K times each, and 0.496% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.857% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 516 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tags: #mitb, #jets, #nba.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
On a 5-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +51K followers on 2026-06-23.
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Bio
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ESPN on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for ESPN?
- ESPN posts on Twitter (X) as @espn. The profile is at x.com/espn, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does ESPN have on Twitter?
- ESPN (@espn) has 58,639,560 followers on Twitter (X). It gained 9,257 followers in the last 7 days, for a net loss of 56,537 over the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did ESPN join Twitter?
- ESPN joined Twitter (X) in March 2007. The @espn account is 19 years old. Searches for ESPN age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.