Followers
53.8M
About this metric
Public follower count at check time.
The New York Times X stats
X@nytimes
Profile data checked Aug 6, 2026, 3:17 PM
Report generated Sep 13, 2026, 7:42 AM · Methodology
70/100
Mostly strong signals
Typical views
5.8M
About this metric
Median views across 14 sampled posts.
Responses / 1K views
9.4
About this metric
Median likes, replies, reposts, and quotes per 1,000 public post views.
Reply share
3%
About this metric
93.7K of 3M sampled interactions were replies.
Category scores
Out of 100Conversation response
Limited
47/100
Posting cadence
Limited
50/100
Search signals
Limited
57/100
Bio clarity
Strong
82/100
Topic consistency
Strong
85/100
Profile setup
Strong
90/100
Profile links
Strong
90/100
Post mix
Strong
95/100
Post context
Strong
99/100
Peer position
104 X profiles · Over 1M · updated Oct 6, 26Public engagement
51st percentile
Audit score
39th percentile
Bio and content
12 of 50 posts analyzedThe New York Times identifies itself through its name, states a global explanatory journalism mission, and promotes a free first app month.
Audience
Readers seeking breaking news, politics, international affairs, culture, human-interest reporting, and access to The New York Times app.
Positioning
A broad news organization presenting reporting as truth-seeking context that helps readers understand global events.
Bio/content match
StrongAll 12 sampled posts present reported news or features across politics, world affairs, culture, social issues, sports, and human interest.
Public interactions across sampled popular posts
50 sampled postsAmplification
19%
Bookmarks / 1K views
0.41
Posts analyzed
50
Conversation patterns
View consistency
84%
Popular-post sample: Median 5.8M / average 6.9M
Top vs typical
3.1x
Popular-post sample: Highest sampled result divided by the median
Reply share
3%
Popular-post sample: 93.7K replies or comments / 3M interactions
Category details
Conversation response
Public reactions are below the rough 0.18% audience-size reference for this sample.
- 0.10% median public reactions per follower
- 0.18% rough audience-size reference
- 50 posts with public response totals sampled
Posting cadence
Posting cadence is not scored because the available public sample is popularity-ranked, not chronological.
- 50 popular posts analyzed
- No posting-frequency claim was inferred from this sample
Search signals
The account has limited identity or recurring topic signals in the public sample.
- Verified identity found
- Category unavailable
- Recurring topics: breaking
Bio clarity
The New York Times identifies itself through its name, states a global explanatory journalism mission, and promotes a free first app month.
- Display name identifies The New York Times.
- Bio promises truth-seeking and help understanding the world.
- Bio offers non-subscribers a free first month in the app.
Topic consistency
All 12 sampled posts present reported news or features across politics, world affairs, culture, social issues, sports, and human interest.
- Breaking-news posts cover Trump, Mamdani, Takaichi, and Bolsonaro.
- International reporting includes Japan, Brazil, Britain, and Spanish football.
Profile setup
The profile has strong public identity signals; bio and external links are optional context.
- Display name found
- Avatar found
- Verified account
Profile links
The profile provides a public destination beyond X.
- Public external link found
- Verified account
Post mix
The captured sample is broad enough to compare format results.
- 3 content formats found
- 50 posts sampled
Post context
Most sampled posts provide enough visible text to establish useful context.
- 50 of 50 posts included text
- 50 included at least 20 characters
- 50 included at least 80 characters
Profile roast
Calling tiaras, pet rocks, and 90-year-old tortoise paternity world-understanding is grandiose bullshit with a news link attached.
@nytimes · C · 70/100
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