Financial Times is a global business and financial news media outlet whose main X presence has moved to Financial Times, with this account now closed. Financial Times's Twitter Score is 116 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #6,433 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Financial Times was founded by James Sheridan and Horatio Bottomley and was acquired by Nikkei Inc. from Pearson in 2015 for £844 million. The publication has expanded its digital assets reporting through dedicated products including a Digital Assets Dashboard, multi-asset crypto indexes, and a Cryptofinance newsletter, alongside coverage through FT Alphaville. In summer 2025, Jon Slade was announced as chief executive, succeeding John Ridding.
Financial Times has 7,295,290 followers as of July 2026 on this account and has published 336,825 posts. The account has been mentioned by 1,460 accounts, with 7,956 total mentions.
Who follows Financial Times on X?
The accounts that follow Financial Times include 534 founders, 89 angel investors, 266 influencers and 114 VCs. Among them are Ansem, Nic Carter, Raoul Pal, Joseph Lubin, Db and Tyler Winklevoss.