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Scientific American Twitter (X) Account Stats

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New York CityAccount age: 18 years (joined May 2008)x.com

Scientific American is on Twitter (X) as @sciam, with 4,248,429 followers and 78,154 posts. It lost 432 followers in the last 7 days and 2,720 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 48 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.001% per follower.

Followers
4.2M
Growth (7d)
-432
Following
789
Influence
1.4K
Posts
78K~11.6/day
Likes given
5.9K
Media posts
17K
Follower ratio
5.4K:1

Insights

Over the last 30 days @sciam lost 2,720 followers (-0.06%). In the last 7 days the change was -432 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +175 followers on Sep 23, 2026.

Engagement

Bottom quarter for its size
Per follower
0.001%
of 4.2M followers
Per impression
0.388%
12K views on a typical post
Reach
0.29%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
48
interactions (median)
Saved
0.073%
9 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
5.8/day
active 97% of days
Peak time
10:00 UTC
Tuesday

A typical post picks up 48 interactions against 4.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 167 original posts, its engagement rate beats 12% 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 12K times each, and 0.388% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.291% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.

Measured over 167 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026.

Full engagement report

Follower growth

7-day
-432
30-day
-2.7K
90-day
-6.4K
Avg / day
-91
2026-06-09-11K over 119 days2026-10-26

Best tracked day: +175 followers on 2026-09-23.

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Scientific American on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions

What is the Twitter handle for Scientific American?
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How many followers does Scientific American have on Twitter?
Scientific American (@sciam) has 4,248,429 followers on Twitter (X). It lost 432 followers in the last 7 days and 2,720 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
When did Scientific American join Twitter?
Scientific American joined Twitter (X) in May 2008. The @sciam account is 18 years old. Searches for Scientific American age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.