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 125 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026, ranking #5,119 (top 5%) among 486,860 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 7,396,959 followers as of September 2026 on this account and has published 336,817 posts. The account has been mentioned by 1,501 accounts, with 8,021 total mentions.
Who follows Financial Times on X?
The accounts that follow Financial Times include 538 founders, 119 angel investors, 216 influencers and 84 VCs. Among them are Ansem, Nic Carter, Joseph Lubin, Raoul Pal, Db and Tyler Winklevoss.