The Associated Press is an independent nonprofit news cooperative that describes itself as a nonpartisan news organization whose journalism reaches four billion people every day. The Associated Press's Twitter Score is 117 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #6,371 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
The Associated Press was co-founded by five New York City newspapers and has grown into one of the world's most widely distributed news services, operating in almost 250 locations in nearly 100 countries. The organization has made selective forays into blockchain and Web3 infrastructure: in 2020, Associated Press election data was published using Chainlink infrastructure to deliver U.S. presidential election results via blockchain-based access. The Associated Press was formerly affiliated with Chainlink for that initiative.
The Associated Press also previously partnered with Xooa to launch an NFT marketplace for photojournalism, with NFTs minted on Polygon, announced in January 2022. That same year, in February 2022, AP canceled a planned NFT sale of an image depicting migrants in an overcrowded boat following public criticism, stating the image was a poor choice for an NFT and would not be auctioned. Both the Chainlink and Xooa affiliations are no longer active. The Associated Press has 16,241,150 followers as of July 2026 and has published 393,295 posts on the platform. The Associated Press has been mentioned by 1,650 accounts, with 26,114 total mentions.
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