EnglishScientific American is on Twitter (X) as @sciam, with 4,248,199 followers and 78,151 posts. It lost 406 followers in the last 7 days and 3,046 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 45 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.001% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @sciam lost 3,046 followers (-0.07%). In the last 7 days the change was -406 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +175 followers on Sep 23, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 45 interactions against 4.2M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 169 original posts, its engagement rate beats 12% 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 11K times each, and 0.401% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.264% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 169 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 27, 2026.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
Best tracked day: +175 followers on 2026-09-23.
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Scientific American on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for Scientific American?
- Scientific American posts on Twitter (X) as @sciam. The profile is at x.com/sciam, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does Scientific American have on Twitter?
- Scientific American (@sciam) has 4,248,199 followers on Twitter (X). It lost 406 followers in the last 7 days and 3,046 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Scientific American join Twitter?
- Scientific American joined Twitter (X) in May 2008. The @sciam account is 18 years old. Searches for Scientific American age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.