EnglishThe Athletic is on Twitter (X) as @TheAthletic, with 1,702,791 followers and 111,184 posts. It gained 14,821 followers in the last 7 days and 39,049 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 35 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.002% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @TheAthletic gained 39,049 followers (+2.29%). In the last 7 days the change was +14,821 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 90% of tracked Sports accounts. The Athletic is on a 35-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +55,734 followers on Jul 19, 2026. At the current pace, @TheAthletic is on track to reach 2.0M followers in about 35 weeks.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 35 interactions against 1.7M followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Measured over 558 original posts, its engagement rate beats 17% of 20,944 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 17K times each, and 0.201% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.03% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 558 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 27, 2026. Recurring tags: #fever, #aces, #cbj.
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On a 35-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +56K followers on 2026-07-19.
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The Athletic on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for The Athletic?
- The Athletic posts on Twitter (X) as @TheAthletic. The profile is at x.com/TheAthletic, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does The Athletic have on Twitter?
- The Athletic (@TheAthletic) has 1,702,791 followers on Twitter (X). It gained 14,821 followers in the last 7 days and 39,049 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did The Athletic join Twitter?
- The Athletic joined Twitter (X) in December 2016. The @TheAthletic account is 9 years old. Searches for The Athletic age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.