The Sydney Morning Herald is on Twitter (X) as @smh, with 877,854 followers and 249,077 posts. A typical post draws 6 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.001% per follower. It has been on X since October 2008, an account age of 17 years.
Insights
Its strongest tracked day added +29 followers on Jun 24, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 6 interactions against 878K followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 120 original posts, its engagement rate beats 10% of 15,823 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 7.0K times each, and 0.085% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.802% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 120 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 23, 2026.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
Best tracked day: +29 followers on 2026-06-24.
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Bio
Australia's leading news source. Independent. Always.
Notable followers
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The Sydney Morning Herald on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for The Sydney Morning Herald?
- The Sydney Morning Herald posts on Twitter (X) as @smh. The profile is at x.com/smh, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does The Sydney Morning Herald have on Twitter?
- The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) has 877,854 followers on Twitter (X). The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did The Sydney Morning Herald join Twitter?
- The Sydney Morning Herald joined Twitter (X) in October 2008. The @smh account is 17 years old. Searches for The Sydney Morning Herald age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
