EnglishMaria Popova is on Twitter (X) as @themarginalian, with 838,619 followers and 156,947 posts. A typical post draws 60 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.007% per follower. It has been on X since October 2007, an account age of 19 years.
Insights
Its strongest tracked day added +9 followers on Jun 24, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 60 interactions against 839K followers, an engagement rate of 0.007%. Measured over 113 original posts, its engagement rate beats 29% of 20,444 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 10K times each, and 0.581% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.23% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 113 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 26, 2026. Recurring tag: #birddivination.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
Best tracked day: +9 followers on 2026-06-24.
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Bio
Reader. Writer. Creator of The Marginalian (long ago named Brain Pickings). Author of #Figuring. Lover of trees. Petter of moss. Rider of a cobalt blue bicycle.
Notable followers
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Maria Popova on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
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- Maria Popova posts on Twitter (X) as @themarginalian. The profile is at x.com/themarginalian, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
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- Maria Popova (@themarginalian) has 838,619 followers on Twitter (X). The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
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- Maria Popova joined Twitter (X) in October 2007. The @themarginalian account is 19 years old. Searches for Maria Popova age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.