The Economist
@TheEconomistX profile
followers
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Showing the last figure from our directory until the first live reading lands.
Read live from our own X scraper. Exact follower count, no rounding.
Daily followers history
Full stats, rankings and growth breakdown live on @TheEconomist's directory profile.
The Economist on X: the numbers
| X followers at page load | 26,276,255 |
|---|---|
| Handle | @TheEconomist |
| Reading taken | not yet |
| Refresh interval | every 30 seconds |
| Precision | Exact integer, as published |
| Change over 62 days | +177,222 (+0.7%) |
| Measured by | PlayerSells, from our own scrapers |
How this X counter works
@TheEconomist has 26,276,255 X followers. The counter above re-reads that number every 30 seconds while the page is open and animates the change.
No social platform pushes follower counts to anyone in real time, ours included. Every live counter on the internet - including the ones streamers put on screen - polls a number on an interval and animates the gap. Read live from our own X scraper. Exact follower count, no rounding.
X exposes the exact integer, so this counter shows a measured number rather than a rounded one. When a reading fails we hold the previous value and label it instead of extrapolating a plausible-looking replacement.
The daily chart above is not from this session: it is 62 days of readings from the X directory we run, which has tracked @TheEconomist since June 9, 2026. Over that window the account went from 26,098,959 to 26,276,181 followers.
Frequently asked
- How many followers does The Economist have on X?
- @TheEconomist has 26,276,255 X followers.
- How often does this X counter update?
- Every 30 seconds while the page is open. Read live from our own X scraper. Exact follower count, no rounding.
- Is this The Economist's exact follower count?
- Yes. X publishes the exact integer, so the figure here is measured rather than rounded or estimated. When a reading fails we hold the previous value and label it instead of guessing.
- How fast is The Economist growing on X?
- Over the last 62 days @TheEconomist went from 26,098,959 to 26,276,181 followers, a change of +177,222 (+0.7%). That works out to about 2,858 followers per day.
- Do live follower counts update in real time?
- Not strictly. No social platform pushes followers counts to third parties as they happen, so every live counter - including this one - takes a reading on an interval and animates the change between readings. This counter reads X every 30 seconds and tells you when the next reading is due.
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