EnglishThe Root is on Twitter (X) as @TheRoot, with 534,506 followers and 173,092 posts. A typical post draws 47 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.009% per follower. It has been on X since March 2009, an account age of 17 years.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 47 interactions against 535K followers, an engagement rate of 0.009%. Measured over 43 original posts, its engagement rate beats 32% of 21,185 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 3.4K times each, and 1.38% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.639% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 43 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 27, 2026.
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Bio
The Root is a digital magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary and news from a variety of Black perspectives.
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- What is the Twitter handle for The Root?
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- When did The Root join Twitter?
- The Root joined Twitter (X) in March 2009. The @TheRoot account is 17 years old. Searches for The Root age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.