Judd Legum is a journalist and newsletter publisher who founded Popular Information, an independent, ad-free accountability publication covering politics and power. Judd Legum's Twitter Score is 43 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #21,885 (top 5%) among 493,952 tracked accounts.
Judd Legum founded ThinkProgress before departing to launch Popular Information, per a WIRED report from July 2018. Popular Information publishes four days a week and carries no advertising, sustaining itself as a paid newsletter. The publication has covered crypto-policy accountability topics, including a July 2026 piece examining President Donald Trump's $TRUMP meme coin income and related regulatory actions. Judd Legum also reported in June 2026 that Polymarket removed or ended sponsorship labels on posts after Popular Information identified Polymarket-sponsored content on X that pushed election misinformation.
Judd Legum posts actively on Twitter, with 78,284 posts on record. The account has been mentioned by 256 accounts, with 950 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Judd Legum include 173 founders, 38 angel investors and 60 influencers. Among them are Anthony Pompliano, Jeremy Allaire, Mario Nawfal, Emin Gn Sirer, Camila Russo and Matthew Graham.